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August 10, 2006 | Law.com

Hedge Funds Seek Deals of Steel

With hedge funds throwing money at movies like "Superman Returns," entertainment lawyers are seeing a surge in lucrative deals.
5 minute read
November 27, 2001 | Law.com

Same Old Song

Although the headline-grabbing battle between one-time music-swapping sensation Napster and the recording industry is winding down, the legal questions kindled by the Redwood City, Calif.-based company may not yet be extinguished. A spate of suits has followed, claiming Napster's file-sharing technology is being used to infringe copyrighted works.
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January 15, 2010 | Law.com

IPotential Founders Fight for Control of Patent Brokerage

The founders of patent brokerage IPotential have split up in an acrimonious business breakup. Joe Chernesky, president of IPotential, claims that CEO Ron Epstein tried to buy him out of the lucrative business, and when that didn't work, pushed him out. The fight between the two former friends culminated when Epstein allegedly disconnected Chernesky's computer access and demanded his keys to the office. The lawsuit reveals new details about the company and the long-simmering dispute.
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September 20, 2005 | Law.com

Former Tyco Executives Sentenced to Up to 25 Years in Prison

The two former top executives of Tyco International were each sentenced Monday to prison terms of 8 1/3 to 25 years on charges they stole more than $150 million in unauthorized loans and bonuses from the company. A Manhattan Supreme Court justice also ordered Dennis Kozlowski, Tyco's former chief executive officer, to pay $97 million in restitution to Tyco and $70 million in fines. Mark H. Swartz, the former chief financial officer, was ordered to pay $37 million in restitution and $35 million in fines.
5 minute read
December 05, 2006 | Daily Report Online

HP lawyer dropped into sea of trouble

LARRY SONSINI WAS about to have a bad day. It was the morning of Sept. 28, and Sonsini was preparing to testify before Congress about his role in the Hewlett-Packard Co. boardroom spying scandal. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce was focused on the company's use of pretexting, in which investigators lied about their identity to get phone records for HP directors and journalists.
26 minute read
March 02, 2004 | Law.com

Whack-a-Mole

After someone electronically lifted embarrassing e-mails from Diebold Inc. and posted them online, the company responded by sending cease-and-desist notices to organizations hosting Web sites and forums that had published or even linked to the e-mails. Copyright counsel say sending such notices under the DMCA usually succeeds in promptly curtailing online distribution. But critics contend that, because the technique is so effective, it's often abused.
7 minute read
April 06, 2009 | The Recorder

Monthly Lateral Report

The latest lateral moves.
6 minute read
February 04, 2003 | Law.com

McCain Pushes for Telecom Diversity

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R.-Ariz., has introduced the "Telecommunications Ownership Diversity Act of 2003," offering a market-based solution for the growing concentration of media and telecommunications ownership. The bill, introduced Thursday, would offer large capital gains tax deferrals to phone and media firms that sell assets to smaller companies or individuals.
3 minute read
April 26, 2007 | Law.com

Where the firms rank, 2007.

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July 23, 2010 | The Recorder

On the Move

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