Vanessa Blum

November 08, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The lawyers may bill as much as $1,000 an hour. But a federal judge in San Jose was counting pennies Wednesday when he parsed billing rates for Apple's lawyers at Morrison & Foerster and Samsung counsel at Quinn Emanuel and sanctioned both sides in the epic Apple-Samsung fight.

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February 28, 2013 | The Recorder

But federal judge hopeful William Orrick III faces Republican opposition.

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June 20, 2013 | The Recorder

Shearman & Sterling partner James Donato and San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman would be the president's eighth and ninth picks for the Northern District.

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October 17, 2005 | National Law Journal

In an interview last week, Timothy Flanigan said that it was delays in the confirmation process, not questions about his dealings with indicted Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, that led him to ask President George W. Bush to drop his nomination.

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January 14, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Cooley partner John Dwyer, a go-to lawyer for eBay, will represent Meg Whitman in investor class actions over HP's ill-fated acquisition of British software firm Autonomy.

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December 26, 2012 | The Recorder

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February 11, 2013 | Law.com

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June 25, 2013 | The American Lawyer

U.S. District Judge William Alsup has indicated he'll certify a class of California residents in a flood insurance case against Wells Fargo, but he wants different counsel on the case.

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October 10, 2005 | National Law Journal

Months before the public airing photos taken at Abu Ghraib shocked the world in April 2004, the Pentagon's prosecution team had credible evidence that detainees had suffered abuse while in U.S. custody.

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October 12, 2012 | Law.com

A veteran of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California has returned to federal government as the new chief of civil litigation. Alex Tse, until recently a deputy city attorney for San Francisco, steps into the role long held by Joann Swanson, who retired last month after three decades in the U.S. Attorney's Office.

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