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Federal Circuit Flattens Bayer Patent on Erectile Dysfunction Drug

In a win for Goodwin Procter, a unanimous panel ruled Wednesday that a patent covering Bayer's Staxyn is obvious in light of numerous previous patent applications and medical journal articles. The decision reverses U.S. District Judge Gregory Sleet of Delaware.
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National Law Journal

Trump's 8th Circuit Nominee Criticizes ABA Interviewer After 'Not Qualified' Rating

Husch Blackwell's Steve Grasz said during a Senate hearing that during an interview with the ABA, he was repeatedly asked about personal beliefs.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

DOJ 'Gag Order' Policy Doesn't Shut Door on Legal Challenges

Though Microsoft dropped its case against the U.S. government after the policy change, the legal challenges gag orders face may be far from over.
15 minute read

National Law Journal

Gibson Dunn Snags Saharsky From Solicitor General's Office

Nicole Saharsky, who has argued 29 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court as an assistant to the U.S. solicitor general, is joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as a partner and co-chair of the firm's appellate and constitutional law practice group.
34 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Facebook, Twitter, Google Counsel Testimony: Russian Influence Broader Than Initially Thought

In the first of three hearings with congressional committees scheduled for this week, attorneys from Facebook, Google and Twitter gathered Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to testify about Russia's efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Steptoe & Johnson Steps Up Brazil Expertise With New Partnership

The Washington, D.C.-based firm has inked an agreement with Fernando Quintana Merino, a longtime Brazilian in-house counsel and consultant, to expand its offerings in the corruption-plagued country.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Wilmer Hale Partner's $2M Pay, Benefits Disclosed in Social Security Inspector Nomination

Gail Ennis, a Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr securities litigation partner nominated for inspector general at the Social Security Administration, reported earning $2 million in partnership income, according to newly disclosed ethics documents.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Akin Gump Lawyer Was Compelled to Testify at Manafort Grand Jury

A Washington federal district judge this month ordered a former lawyer for Paul Manafort to testify before the grand jury convened as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, according to a court ruling unsealed Monday. U.S. District Chief Judge Beryl Howell rejected the argument that the testimony, from an Akin Gump partner in Washington, would violate two shields that provide some protection to attorney communication and work product.
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National Law Journal

Amy Berman Jackson, Judge Assigned to Manafort Case, No Stranger to Spotlight

Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has been assigned to oversee the special counsel's case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

What the US Labor Department's Overtime Appeal Means for Companies

The fate of the Obama-era regulation that made millions of more workers eligible for overtime pay remains unresolved after the U.S. Labor Department on Monday moved to defend the agency's power to set such a rule. “There is a great deal of uncertainty and anxiety and ambiguity,” one lawyer said. “This might be the biggest mess I've ever seen. There are a lot of complicated issues."
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