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July 07, 2009 | National Law Journal

Illinois judge dismisses two 19-year-old murder convictions

A Cook County, Ill., judge granted dismissals of 19-year-old murder convictions of two men on Tuesday after prosecutors requested the dismissals in court.
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October 28, 2009 | National Law Journal

PTO announces ombudsman pilot program

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is giving the intellectual property bar another valentine with a new "Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program" that offers patent applicants and attorneys a channel for inquiring about stalled patents.
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February 27, 2009 | National Law Journal

Shrinkage at Day Casebeer shows IP litigators no longer immune to recession

Even a tiny law firm whose bread is buttered by relatively recession-proof patent litigation has had to lay off lawyers. As of last summer, Day Casebeer, the Silicon Valley firm of high-end IP boutique fame and Qualcomm discovery fiasco infamy, was 38 lawyers strong. Today, the firm has 27 lawyers. So what's the deal with cutting lawyers when most every layoff has been blamed on a slowdown in corporate work? The guy who makes the sun rise at the firm explained that there were two causes for the cuts.
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March 23, 2009 | National Law Journal

DLA Piper to cut most partners' pay

DLA Piper informed all of its U.S. partners on Friday that it will reduce pay for most of them by 11.5% in 2009, while strong performers will get more money. The law firm projects that revenue will decline 7% in 2009 and that profits will drop 6%, according to U.S. managing partner J. Terence O'Malley, who said the move is a way for the firm to reduce its reliance on banks.
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October 15, 2008 | National Law Journal

Clifford Chance lays off 20 associates from U.S. litigation, dispute resolution practice

Clifford Chance is laying off 20 associates from its U.S. litigation and dispute resolution practice. The cuts will be in the London-based law firm's New York and Washington offices.
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August 23, 2011 | National Law Journal

UCLA dean defends donation from Milken brother

A $10 million donation to the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law has sparked a controversy, with one faculty member telling university administrators that accepting the gift will tarnish the law school's reputation.
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June 03, 2013 | Law.com

THE 2013 APPELLATE HOT LIST

This year's U.S. Supreme Court term lacks the high-stakes drama of last year's row over the Affordable Care Act, which seemed to attract briefs from every appellate shop around. There's still plenty to get excited about, however, as demonstrated by the cases we highlight in our annual Appellate Hot List.
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December 30, 2008 | National Law Journal

Former head of U.S. Patent office joins Whiteford Taylor

Bruce A. Lehman, the former head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during the Clinton administration, has joined Baltimore-based Whiteford, Taylor & Preston. The firm says this addition will help clients understand how the intellectual property landscape will change when president-elect Barack Obama moves into the White House.
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July 22, 2009 | National Law Journal

FTC targets retailers as well as manufacturers for deceptive advertising

Advertising lawyers are warning retailers about the legal dangers of selling products that make bogus advertising claims, stressing that they can be held liable even though they didn't make the product. Their warning comes on the heels of a recent settlement in which Rite Aid Corp. agreed to pay $500,000 in consumer refunds to settle claims that its Germ Defense tablets were falsely promoted as being able to prevent and treat colds and the flu.
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May 05, 2009 | National Law Journal

Steptoe expands in Los Angeles

Three lawyers from Los Angeles litigation boutique McNamara, Spira & Smith, including founder Michael McNamara, have joined Steptoe & Johnson's Century City, Calif., office. McNamara joined Washington-based Steptoe as a partner, while Kirsten Spira joined of counsel and J. Patrick Jacobs as special counsel.
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