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Comparative Advertising a Growing Trend Among Firms
When Marvin Spivak wanted an advertising campaign that would set his intellectual property litigation team apart from the competition, he decided to make a bold move. Bold, that is, in the typically conservative world of law firm marketing.Government Questions Advancement of Fees
A move by prosecutors to attack the legal fee agreements of corporate executives in a high-profile white-collar crime case has raised concerns among corporate and defense counsel. Convictions in the case have rendered moot an important appellate question about the advancement of legal fees to accused corporate executives, but the lack of a Tenth Circuit ruling means that the advancement right is open for attack in future trials, lawyers say.Hallmark Seeks Rehearing of Dispute Over Paris Hilton Card
Execs: Misbehaving May Cost You
A possibly unprecedented move by prosecutors to attack the legal fee agreements of executives in a high-profile white-collar crime case has raised concerns among corporate and defense counsel. The maneuver took place during the trial of David Wittig and Douglas Lake, who were accused of looting Westar Energy of $37 million. Although their convictions have rendered moot the important appellate question, the advancement right is open for attack in future trials, lawyers say.Hallmark Seeks Rehearing of Dispute Over Paris Hilton Card
Hallmark Cards has asked the full "Hollywood Circuit" to reconsider a ruling that pits the company's First Amendment rights against Paris Hilton's right to her own image. A 9th Circuit panel ruled last month that a greeting card bearing Hilton's image and catch phrase constituted free speech and that Hilton is indeed "a topic of widespread, public interest," but that the hotel heiress still could argue that the card misappropriated her likeness. On Friday, Hallmark asked the en banc 9th Circuit to reverse that conclusion.Law Firm Ads No Longer Afraid to Name Names
In a print ad reading, "The only Fish in the sea" and displaying tropical sea life, Fish & Richardson takes a poke at Fish & Neave, the IP firm that was acquired by Ropes & Gray but has retained its original name. The ad highlights the growing trend of comparison-oriented ads in the typically conservative world of law firm marketing. The IP litigation field is "sharply competitive," said Fish & Richardson principal David Feigenbaum, adding that comparative advertising is a "good thing."Execs: Misbehaving May Cost You
A possibly unprecedented move by prosecutors to attack the legal fee agreements of executives in a high-profile white-collar crime case has raised concerns among corporate and defense counsel. The maneuver took place during the trial of David Wittig and Douglas Lake, who were accused of looting Westar Energy of $37 million. Although their convictions have rendered moot the important appellate question, the advancement right is open for attack in future trials, lawyers say.Trending Stories
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