Staff Reporter

October 02, 2008 | National Law Journal

Patent lawsuit filings in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas — long considered a national "rocket docket" for intellectual property litigation — are ebbing after a steady increase during the past seven years. There are no statistics yet to show how fast cases are moving this year, but lawyers are noting the sluggish pace. "I've got a case down there, it's no rocket-docket at all," said Bill Frankel, a Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione partner in Chicago.

By Lynne Marek / Staff reporter

3 minute read

August 05, 2008 | National Law Journal

Almost two out of five executives are still harried by electronic discovery issues more than 18 months after amendments to federal e-discovery rules, according to a recent online poll of more than 520 executives. A sizeable number of executives, 17.5%, characterized their company as "not ready to handle complex discovery requests."

By Sheri Qualters / Staff reporter

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July 11, 2008 | National Law Journal

McDermott, Will & Emery attracted two corporate attorneys from Dewey & LeBoeuf's corporate office. Byron Kalogerou, who was previously a senior counsel at Dewey, joined McDermott Will as a partner. Terrence W. Mahoney, who was a Dewey partner, is a senior counsel at McDermott.

By Sheri Qualters / Staff reporter

1 minute read

May 08, 2008 | National Law Journal

Ropes & Gray announced plans to open a new Hong Kong office with three lawyers from Morrison & Foerster's Hong Kong office. Boston attorney Alison T. Bomberg, who specializes in debt financing transactions, is relocating to Hong Kong. The Hong Kong office is the firm's third new office in eight months.

By Sheri Qualters / Staff reporter

2 minute read

June 19, 2008 | National Law Journal

A Massachusetts state court awarded a plaintiff $3 million in damages in a case against a process service company he claimed never served him with subpoenas. The lawsuit claimed unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, negligence, fraud, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress and interference with advantageous business relations.

By Sheri Qualters / Staff reporter

2 minute read

December 24, 2008 | National Law Journal

Investors in Tremont Group Holdings Inc., owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., have sued the hedge fund claiming gross negligence for placing money with money manager Bernard Madoff, who has admitted to a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

By Pamela A. MacLean / Staff reporter

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September 05, 2008 | National Law Journal

Embattled mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, whose text-messaging scandal involved months of legal wrangling by a massive team of heavy-hitter lawyers, is going to jail, losing his job and law license, and has to cough up a $1 million fine for lying under oath. Kilpatrick pleaded guilty Thursday to two felony charges stemming from his false testimony at a whistleblower trial that cost the city $8.4 million. Kilpatrick denied having an affair with his chief of staff and firing a police officer, testimony that was contradicted by text messages.

By Tresa Baldas / Staff reporter

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November 06, 2007 | National Law Journal

New York University School of Law and the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law will launch a bachelor of laws and juris doctorate dual-degree program in mid-2008. Students in the program would spend three years in Singapore and two years in New York City.

By Vesna Jaksic / Staff reporter

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February 05, 2008 | National Law Journal

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr said a range of strong practice areas pushed revenue per lawyer up 9.1% in 2007 and profits per equity partner up 8.6% to $1,064,688. Keeping lawyer hiring in check also helped WilmerHale boost its revenue per lawyer gain, said co-managing partner and Boston-based intellectual property litigator Bill Lee.

By Sheri Qualters / Staff reporter

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April 20, 2007 | National Law Journal

Ralph Miles joined the New York office of Venable, leaving McCarter & English, where he was a partner in both the real estate and public finance groups. He will head the New York real estate group at Venable.

By Sandhya Bathija/Staff reporter

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