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November 20, 2007 | Law.com

Protecting Your Brand in Cyberspace

Aspects of the Internet that are attractive to business can also be a source of concern for legal counsel charged with brand protection. Ted Claypoole and Adam Palmer list some common concerns involving online brand protection and suggest strategies for mitigating those concerns.
8 minute read
February 06, 2002 | Law.com

Top Defense Verdicts

A look at the top defense verdicts of the year 2001, from environmental contamination to products liability.
64 minute read
April 13, 2005 | Law.com

Warning: Not for the Kids

Broadcasts like George Carlin's "Filthy Words" monologue more than three decades ago have spurred the Federal Communications Commission to create a standard for protecting children from "indecency" on the air. But the agency's spate of decisions over the years have actually done little to clarify the indecency standard, say our commentators. It could be time for a new tack.
8 minute read
December 26, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Color of Money

Scholarship awards, it turns out, aren't an especially efficient way to identify and recruit outstanding minority law students for long-term employment. At best, scholarships help firms brand themselves as minority-friendly, enabling law firms to promote themselves and their diversity efforts to minority law students and laterals.
9 minute read
October 17, 2002 | Law.com

A Timely Niche

New York-based Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle has been sued in Texas by hundreds of investors who claim that the firm aided a securities brokerage client in defrauding them out of hundreds of millions of dollars. The case reminds law firms of the danger they face when they represent unsavory clients. Allan Diamond, the investors' lawyer, forecasts increased lawyer liability on the horizon in securities litigation.
5 minute read
April 26, 2004 | Law.com

DNA's Missing Notes

A researcher who claims he co-invented the automatic DNA sequencer used to map the human genome doesn't have the evidence to prove his case, a Los Angeles federal judge has ruled. Henry Huang's laboratory notebooks did not provide clear and convincing evidence that he invented the technology, concluded U.S. District Judge Mariana Pfaelzer. Huang contends that the work he did as a postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology from 1977 to 1982 was used to develop the automatic DNA sequencer.
4 minute read
June 03, 2002 | National Law Journal

Suburban Screen Gems

Moviegoing Bethesdans have reason to celebrate and a Virginia theater goes digital.
9 minute read
February 23, 2004 | Law.com

Lab Notebooks Not Enough Proof for DNA Patent

A researcher who claims he co-invented the automatic DNA sequencer used to map the human genome doesn't have the evidence to prove his case, a federal judge has ruled. Henry Huang contends that work he did as a postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology from 1977 to 1982 was used to develop the automatic DNA sequencer. But Huang's lab notebooks did not provide clear and convincing evidence that he invented the technology, Los Angeles-based U.S. District Court Judge Mariana Pfaelzer wrote.
4 minute read
July 10, 2007 | National Law Journal

Playing Fantasy Law Firm IPO Can Be Fun

In May, Australia's Slater & Gordon became the first law firm to complete an initial public offering. Will any American firms follow suit? Probably not. The U.S. legal industry is regulated by a mishmash of 50 state laws. There's little chance they'll be federalized anytime soon. Still, it's fun to think about. The American Lawyer spoke to investment bankers, law firm consultants and academics to figure out how, in a fantasy world, the stock market might treat a U.S. law firm.
3 minute read
April 30, 2007 | National Law Journal

Three Firm Leaders Come Out All-Stars in Peer Survey

The consultants at Edge International took it upon themselves to poll law firm leaders on which of their peers they admire the most. And the winner is Robert Dell, head of international powerhouse Latham & Watkins. Dell garnered a rousing 13 percent of the vote, beating out Goodwin Procter's chair and managing partner Regina Pisa and DLA Piper's Joint Chief Executive Officer Lee Miller, who each got 6.5 percent. Check out the article to see who rounded out the top 10.
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