Lisa Shuchman
Lisa Shuchman is Executive Editor of Law.com International. At ALM she has also worked for The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel. Prior to joining ALM, she worked in Japan for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and in the U.S. for the Associated Press, The Industry Standard, and regional newspapers. She received a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @LisaLawReporter.
February 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Trolls, Smartphones, and Red Heels2012 was another banner year for IP litigation. Here are our top hits.
By Lisa Shuchman
13 minute read
December 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Big SuitsVirnetX v. Apple; USA v. Reserve Management Company et al.; Voom HD v. EchoStar; NML Capital v. Republic of Argentina
By Tom Coster, Michael D. Goldhaber, Lisa Shuchman, Jan Wolfe
10 minute read
August 21, 2008 | Law.com
IP Boutiques Get Creative to Compete for TalentIP boutiques face a growing challenge in recruiting and retaining talent. General practice firms often build their IP practices by luring away experienced partners and associates who have been trained by boutiques, and they can often promise more money. Some of the larger IP specialty firms have matched the high salaries being offered to first-year associates by large general practice firms. But even smaller boutiques that don't pay astronomical salaries have strategies to bring in smart lawyers.
By Lisa Shuchman
3 minute read
August 01, 2008 | Corporate Counsel
Boutiques Need Creativity to Compete For TalentFeature
By Lisa Shuchman
3 minute read
May 01, 2007 | Law.com
Mind the Gap?Large law firms fire back at Richard Sander's controversial study of their minority hiring practices.
By Lisa Shuchman
7 minute read
October 30, 2007 | National Law Journal
Exit StrategiesLaw firms, under pressure from clients to improve their diversity, are working harder to attract minority lawyers but often fail to keep recruits for more than a few years. "There is often a bias, unconscious or conscious, on the part of partners and senior associates that keeps minority associates from the good assignments. So these minorities ... leave the firm," says Edwards Angell Chief Diversity Officer Paulette Brown, who has some ideas on what firms can do to retain minority attorneys.
By Lisa Shuchman
9 minute read
January 16, 2003 | Law.com
Search and DestroyLast June several media powerhouses sued Gator Corp. for, among other things, trademark and copyright infringement, and are asking for more than $46 million in damages. Gator's alleged offense: It overruns the media companies' Web sites with pop-up ads. The trial, scheduled to start later this month, comes down to a question of how much control publishers have over their Web sites.
By Lisa Shuchman
9 minute read
November 01, 2008 | Corporate Counsel
A Tale of an Inventor Cleaning UpGertrude Rothschild thinks women scientists deserve respectand royalties.
By Lisa Shuchman
6 minute read
July 15, 2005 | Law.com
Missing the MarkIn November 2003 the United States acceded to the Madrid Protocol, a multinational registration system that enables companies to register trademarks in multiple countries simultaneously through the company's home trademark office. But U.S. companies have been reluctant to use the protocol, in large part because of the countries that haven't signed on and certain treaty rules. Another major deterrent: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
By Lisa Shuchman
8 minute read
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