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How I Made Real Estate Partner: 'Make Yourself Indispensable to Clients,' Says Ruth Schoenmeyer of Eversheds Sutherland

"Client relationships are similar to any other relationship in your life: they require a sense of connection, mutual respect, and care and feeding."
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Like Clockwork, US Supreme Court Is Pondering Another Patent Eligibility Case

The justices have plucked from obscurity a case about smart watch patents and once again asked the solicitor general for its views on patent eligibility. The justices also ask for the SG's views on a Hatch-Waxman case involving induced infringement.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kirkland Promotes Record Class of Lawyers to Partner

The firm's whopping 193 new partners this year is the firm's largest percentage increase in partner promotions in recent years.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Weiss, Edelson to Represent Highland Park Shooting Survivors in Cases Against Smith & Wesson

Paul Weiss has long been involved in combating gun violence, including ushering in a $73 million decision against Remington earlier this year. Other organizations involved across the two suits are Chicago firm Romanucci & Blandin, Everytown Law, and the Brady gun control organization.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Suckers' and Showstoppers: Everyone's Watching the Supreme Court's 2022 IP Docket

The court kicks off Term 2022 with arguments next month in the Andy Warhol fair-use case. Multiple life science companies are also asking the court to take up their patent cases, while a case on trademark extraterritoriality appears destined for certiorari.
12 minute read

Law.com

How I Made It to Law Firm Leadership: 'I Try to Incorporate Compassion and Lightheartedness Into My Leadership Style,' Says Manish Mehta of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff

"Sometimes opportunities will arise that seem to call for qualifications or experience that you may not possess. Be confident that you will excel in the role. Step up and seize the opportunity."
4 minute read

Law.com

State High Court Agrees to Three-Year Suspension for Attorney's 'Insulting and Threatening Communications' to Other Lawyers

Gomez, a former solo practitioner, has denied any misconduct and maintains that his statements were constitutionally protected speech.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Looking for More Growth, Eversheds Moves to New Space in Chicago

The firm opened in Chicago in 2019 with three lawyers, and now boasts 16 attorneys and around 10 business professionals.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Jay Edelson in a 'Battle for the Soul of the Plaintiffs Bar'

Edelson, part of what he describes as the reform wing of the plaintiffs bar, says the old guard isn't always representing plaintiffs' interests.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

The Name Game's Getting Harder—But This Lawyer's Helping Big Pharma in a Crowded Market

Crowell & Morning partner Virginia Wolk Marino says clearing new brand names with the USPTO and the FDA is an increasingly tricky challenge. That's why the newest pharmaceuticals often sport four syllables and novel letter combinations.
7 minute read

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