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July 18, 2007 | National Law Journal

Courting a Jury

Because patent trials are rare, the few lawyers who have actually tried patent cases in front of juries are in high demand. Special skills are required: While every trial lawyer has to be adept at building rapport with a jury, patent litigators also often face the difficult challenge of making complicated technology understandable to those six or eight ordinary folks.
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July 18, 2007 | Legaltech News

Courting a Jury

Patent trials are rare and the few lawyers who have actually tried patent cases in front of juries are in demand. Special skills are required: patent litigators face the difficult challenge of making complicated technology understandable to those six or eight ordinary folks.
12 minute read
March 13, 2007 | Law.com

Law Firms Keeping Close Eye on Sidley Case

The EEOC's age discrimination case against Sidley Austin asks: Are mandatory retirement guidelines in a law firm's partnership illegal? Firms are saying age isn't a factor, despite a recent study that shows more than half of large law firms have a mandatory retirement age. "Law firms, by and large, have been mostly unaccountable," says employment lawyer Lynne Bernabei. "[The Sidley case is] the beginning of law firms having to make sure their employment practices comply with anti-discriminatory laws."
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May 20, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Chicago Firms Grow New York Offices As Stepping Stone to Super-Firm Status

ACCORDING to the Chicago Public Library`s Web site, the Windy City takes its nickname not from the wind howling off of Lake Michigan but from the boosterism-inspired claims 19th century Chicago businessmen made to East Coast investors. Detractors said the Chicagoans were full of wind.Mergers With Local Partnerships Drive a Race to Expand Staffing
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June 05, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Large Firm Lawyers On the Move

David Stew�art joins Mayer Brown's real estate practice as partner in the New York office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
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July 24, 2009 | Law.com

Former Milbank Chairman to Testify as Wills Expert in Astor Trial

Three months into the criminal trial of socialite Brooke Astor's son and the lawyer he hired who allegedly helped him loot his mother's estate, the presiding judge has cleared the way for former Milbank Chairman Alexander Forger to give expert testimony for the prosecution on the "patterns" of Astor's wills and codicils and the "professional practice standards" for trusts and estates attorneys. However, the judge barred Forger from testifying on some issues that could prove critical to the prosecution's case.
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May 22, 2008 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

In a $650 million transaction, Cablevision will form a partnership with the Tribune Co. under which it will purchase about 97 percent of the Newsday Media Group. The deal values Newsday at $632 million; Tribune also will receive $18 million at closing in prepaid rent for properties used in the business. Also, Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp. for $13.9 billion, a move that will more than double its technology services business.
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May 05, 2000 | Law.com

Coming Attraction

The dispute between the Walt Disney Co. and Time-Warner was only the latest fight between those who produce entertainment programs and those who distribute them. And it may look as tame as a spat between Wally and the Beaver when compared to the Terminator-like showdowns looming on the horizon. A new venue -- the Internet -- is changing the landscape in ways that no one can fully predict and that Hollywood rightly fears.
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November 07, 2009 | National Law Journal

The List, A-Z

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May 28, 2012 | National Law Journal

CIVIL ACTIONS

The following cases were recently filed in the Washington-area district courts. This information is provided by the district courts' official online bulletins.
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