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April 05, 2000 | Law.com

Dealmakers of the Year: Twelve Corporate Lawyers Who Led the Pack in 1999

A day in the life of a partner in a law firm that represents pre-IPO companies is hectic and stressful, but there is a new reward: client equity. The daily schedule of Cooley Godward partner Mark Tanoury sheds some light on the recent boom for law firms and how they go about deciding which companies they will represent.
25 minute read
March 29, 1999 | Law.com

Smoke Ender: DC Judge Could Make or Break Foreign Lawsuits

A recent hearing had Washington, D.C. federal judge Paul Friedman's courtroom crawling with two dozen lawyers trying to convince the judge that tobacco companies can't be held responsible in the U.S. courts for the medical bills of foreign smokers. There's a simple reason why cigarette-makers are assembling so much firepower: How the judge rules on the issue could have costly implications for the next stage in the tobacco wars.
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Judges Weigh Disqualification for Former Big Firm Lawyers in NPE Patent Battles
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Given that patent litigation brought by non-performing entities (n�e patent trolls) continues in full blossom, it's no surprise that Big Firm castaways are leaping in to get a piece of the action on the plaintiffs side. But representing trolls carries risks for lawyers who earned their patent pedigrees at defense firms, as a pair of decisions highlighted on Thursday.

December 01, 2003 | Law.com

Duplication Machine

If getting new clients is like seeking out new friends, then a law firm's work for a private equity firm is like having a roommate who throws nonstop parties.
5 minute read
April 11, 2007 | Law.com

Valley Firms Top Equity Deals List

A financial news service has been counting up the private equity and venture capital deals, and is reporting who scored big last year.
5 minute read
June 21, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-Clerks' Bonuses, Pay Rival Justices' Salaries

The intense annual competition to lure elite Supreme Court law clerks to top law firms is reaching record heights this year, with some firms offering jaw-dropping hiring bonuses of $150,000 or more.
9 minute read
August 30, 2000 | Law.com

Charles R. Morgan, BellSouth Corp.

Charles R. Morgan is executive vice president and general counsel of BellSouth Corp., the third-biggest player in the U.S. local phone service market. He says, "Lawyers have an important role here. Their views are considered important. Nobody says, 'That's not a legal matter--we're not interested in your view.'I've told the lawyers, 'You're in in-house heaven here.'"
6 minute read
March 23, 1999 | Law.com

GM Lawyers Defend Against 'Lies' Told to Get Documents

Lawyers for General Motors came out shooting last week in a Georgia courtroom when they finally got their chance to defend against allegations of suborned perjury and obstruction of justice. Accusing their chief accuser, GM nemesis James Butler Jr., of lying about them, GM lawyers also suggested that Butler may have "cooked" critical testimony against GM.
11 minute read
August 23, 1999 | Law.com

In-house counsel: Robert A. Boardman, Navistar International Corp.

Robert A. Boardman is general counsel of Chicago's Navistar International Corp., which manufactures a wide range of medium and heavy trucks, school buses, service vehicles and diesel engines in North America, Latin America and other regions worldwide.
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March 05, 2013 | Legaltech News

Is a Digital Picture Worth a Thousand Words?

More decisions address spoliation sanctions for failure to preserve digital videos and photographs, and courts are weighing the equities of the circumstances under which images have been "lost" when determining the appropriate sanction, writes Ganfer & Shore's Mark A. Berman.
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