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Few Barn-Burner Cases at the High Court This Term
On Oct. 6, the U.S. Supreme Court again opens for business with a low-key docket that may, with few exceptions, stay that way.The Better They Know You, The Better They Like You
When Carter Phillips rose to argue his case, it was his fifth Supreme Court oral argument of the term -- for a total of 42 appearances before the high court. Before him, that day, was Seth Waxman of Wilmer Cutler who was also arguing his fifth case of the term. The court's grant of time to veteran attorneys is being read as another sign that the court likes to hear arguments from familiar voices -- a trend that sees the high court consistently turning to attorneys who have argued before them previously.Firm Builds on Delaware Base for Patent Case Wins
When Pfizer GC Jeffrey Kindler faced a challenge to the patents on its blockbuster drug Lipitor, he went with Delaware's Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz -- a relatively small IP firm -- instead of a big-name, mega-lawyer firm in its stable of outside counsel. The move paid off with a judgment in Pfizer's favor. And the win couldn't have come at a better time for Connolly Bove, which was getting ready to open its second satellite office in Los Angeles and start prospecting for work out West.O'Connor Will Be Swing Vote in Affirmative Action Controversy
Williams & Connolly Lawyer Steers States Through Uncharted Waters in Microsoft Case
As the U.S. Department of Justice and half the states that brought an antitrust suit against Microsoft Corp. worked out a settlement agreement, the rest of the states -- led by California, home of some of Microsoft's biggest rivals -- knew they would have to go it alone. It was time to find a trial lawyer, and one name kept coming up: Brendan Sullivan Jr. of Washington, D.C.'s Williams & Connolly.Court Watchers Assess Term's Impact on Rehnquist Legacy
Even without any official announcements from the ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist on his future, some were saying this term's rulings on property rights and federalism -- along with a batch of decisions overturning prisoners' death sentences, expanding civil rights remedies and striking down a Ten Commandments display -- served as something of an ending point to the Rehnquist Court. Says attorney Thomas Goldstein: "This term was the closing of a chapter, if not the closing of a book."New York Presses for State Regulation of National Banks
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