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Lobbyist's Breach of Contract Suit Against Intellectual Ventures Reveals Details of IV's Anti-Reform Campaign
Publication Date: 2011-03-17
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An economist named Pat Choate, in a suit claiming IV reneged on a promise to pay him about $500,000, says the plan was to target Senators Harry Reid and Pat Leahy and others in an effort to strip proposed patent reform legislation of provisions to limit damages.

March 21, 2011 | Legaltech News

Claimant Says Patent Aggregator Did Not Pay for Anti-Reform Campaign

An economist named Pat Choate has filed a suit claiming patent aggregator Intellectual Ventures reneged on a promise to pay him $495,000 to organize opposition to patent reform bills circulating in Congress in 2009 and 2010. The plan was to target Senators Harry Reid and Patrick Leahy to strip proposed patent reform legislation of provisions to limit damages.
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August 27, 2007 | National Law Journal

Adding a little humor to firm recruiting videos

Law firms continue experimenting with technology and new summer associate program models to enhance recruitment, and an edgy new Choate, Hall & Stewart recruitment Web site is adding entertainment to the mix. The Boston law firm's site takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to showcasing the nebulous concept of law firm culture. In the professionally acted "Choate vs. Megafirm" clips, for example, the beleaguered "Megafirm" associate is covered in Post-It notes, tied up in rope or heading to the beach in a suit.
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August 29, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The Marrying Kind

Writing in a landmark case legalizing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, Margaret Marshall of Choate Hall & Stewart took a strong stance against "the creation of second-class citizens."
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April 30, 2008 | National Law Journal

Choate Hall appoints first full-time hiring, pro bono partner

Choate, Hall & Stewart named insurance & reinsurance attorney Kathy Cloherty Henry as its first full-time hiring and pro bono partner. Henry will also become co-chair of the firm's hiring committee and report directly to the firm's co-managing partners William Gelnaw and John Nadas in her new role.
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March 17, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Lobbyist's Breach of Contract Suit Against Intellectual Ventures Reveals Details of IV's Anti-Reform Campaign

It's no surprise that Intellectual Ventures, the voracious patent aggregator founded by Microsoft billionaire Nathan Myhrvold, campaigned fiercely against reforms that would make patent enforcement tougher.
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August 29, 2007 | Law.com

Humor Helps the Firm Go Video

In professionally acted clips on an edgy Choate, Hall & Stewart Web site, a beleaguered "Megafirm" associate is buried in Post-it Notes, tied up or packed off to the beach with an inner tube over his business suit. "There are serious recruiting messages embedded in playful videos," according to John Nadas, co-managing partner at the single-office, 200-lawyer firm, which primarily competes with national firms for talent. Will the unusual tactic give Choate the last laugh?
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February 09, 2000 | Law.com

Privilege Over Box of Documents Waived After Inadvertent Disclosure

A paralegal's mistake of sending a banker's box of privileged documents to opposing counsel waived the attorney-client privilege over the documents, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled. The court found that not enough was done to protect the privileged documents from inadvertent disclosure, and also found that the sheer volume of documents released made it difficult to correct the mistake.
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November 04, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

CEO, GC Credit Previous Experience for Company's Success

Chris Choate and Michael Barrington are respectively the general counsel and CEO of AmeriCredit Corp., one of the fastest-growing corporations in the country, boasting $15 billion in receivables and upward of 5,000 employees. The two men recently shared with Texas Lawyer associate editor Cristina Smith an inside look into the company and how the GC and CEO work together to achieve AmeriCredit's goals and aspirations.
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April 11, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Intellectual Ventures Plays Defense

A breach of contract suit claims that the patent aggregator stiffed lobbyist for anti-patent reform efforts.
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