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September 27, 2012 | National Law Journal

In campaign donations, DLA Piper skews toward Obama, Kirkland votes for Romney

Lawyers at the nation's biggest law firms are voting with their wallets — and Barack Obama is the clear winner. His biggest supporters? Lawyers at DLA Piper, who have given Obama more than $345,000 in direct campaign donations as of September 21, according to data from the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics and its website, Opensecrets.org.
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August 18, 2003 | National Law Journal

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The birth of a sales force — and other offbeat items.
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October 10, 2005 | National Law Journal

Music piracy defendants fighting back

In the last year-particularly in the last six months-a growing number of defendants have refused to settle music industry suits, challenging what they allege are groundless lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America.
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August 23, 2010 | National Law Journal

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December 06, 2010 | National Law Journal

'Girls Gone Wild' founder has until Thursday to produce document

A federal judge has pressured Joseph Francis, founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" franchise, to turn over a document this week in order to resolve possible criminal contempt charges before the end of this year.
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September 28, 2009 | National Law Journal

Strange justice in Indian country

The treatment of native peoples is one of the darkest chapters in American history. Although nothing can be done to change that history, extending basic legal protections to residents of Indian country, equal to those enjoyed by their fellow citizens, is a modest goal.
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July 25, 2005 | National Law Journal

Deferred prosecution: A primer

In the early common law, corporations were not subject to criminal liability. In America, as business corporations came to dominate the private-sector economy, corporate criminal liability emerged, first with respect to strict-liability offenses, then more generally.
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March 11, 2013 | National Law Journal

Judge rejects sanctions in fight for ownership of 'Superman'

A federal judge, although "deeply troubled" by his behavior, has refused to sanction prominent entertainment attorney Marc Toberoff for alleged discovery violations during his lengthy court battle over the rights to Superman.
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February 15, 2011 | National Law Journal

Iowa lawyer suspended for having oral sex with client in courthouse library

The Supreme Court of Iowa on Feb. 11 suspended Clovis Bowles after it determined that he violated attorney ethics rules by having sex with a client and obstructing an investigation into the matter.
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October 19, 2009 | National Law Journal

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How women negotiate; Heller sells art to pay its debts; and Lanier will have Houston livin' on a prayer in this week's column.
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