By Anthony Lin | September 11, 2006
The end of John K. Weir's career at Holland & Knight arrived on his Connecticut doorstep the Saturday morning of Nov. 16, 2002, in an express mail envelope. The enclosed memo from firm G
By Miriam A. Cherry | November 7, 2005
What can Martha Stewart and Donald Trump teach us about the law of the workplace? Surprisingly, a lot. In the midst of the usual reality-show madness, their television program, "The Ap
By Marcia Coyle | October 3, 2006
The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new term this week with a challenge that could have profound business implications for patent holders and those who pay them for licenses to use the patents in deve
By Petra Pasternak | March 22, 2006
In today's super-regulated business environment, Novellus Systems Inc.'s recent search for its first general counsel is something of a curiosity.Founded in 1984, the San Jose-based maker of
By Mark Yacano | April 25, 2006
It has been well reported that the number of suits actually making it to trial has dropped sharply in recent years. By some accounts, jury trials now comprise less than 2 percent of all cases filed
October 9, 2007
Houston-based Spectra Energy Corp. is one of the three largest natural gas transmission companies in North America. In the United States and Canada, it controls approximately 17,500 miles of tra
By James Mittenthal & Olivia Gerrol | September 13, 2005
Every few years the legal industry must adapt its document review and production processes to accommodate new tools and techniques. From managing paper-based document collections in boxes, to
By Ronald Schechter, Martha Cochran and Jill Newell | February 28, 2007
As spending on federal contracting reached record levels in recent years -- a reported $400 billion in 2005 alone -- the risks, as well as the rewards, of doing business with the federal govern
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | October 19, 2007
The red flag that triggers a government investigation of a company is sometimes a whistleblower or some other complaint. But more often than not, it's just a little something in the news that doesn
By Anthony Lin | December 1, 2005
In the space of a few short years, the BlackBerry two-way pager redefined large law firm life. Firmly tethering lawyers to client matters wherever they might wander, the little blue devices op
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