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March 27, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Insurers Told To Cover City's Defense Costs

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April 30, 2007 | Law.com

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At Holme Roberts & Owen, a new manager is all business ... Foley poaches for China office ... Not just on firms' shoulders.
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January 03, 2005 | Law.com

Taxing of Telecommuters to Go Before New York State's High Court

The Court of Appeals will hear a case Wednesday that focuses on the question: To whom does a telecommuter pay state income tax? Although Thomas Huckaby of Tennessee does not live in New York, does virtually no work there and spends little time there, New York claims it's entitled to tax 100 percent of his income because his employer is based there. The case is being closely watched by other states striving to reconcile old tax codes with contemporary work habits.
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March 20, 2003 | Law.com

Chip Maker Grabs Oregon Company for $584M in Stock

San Jose-based television and PC display chip maker Genesis Microchip Inc. has acquired Tualatin, Ore.'s Pixelworks Inc. in a stock deal worth about $584 million. Attorneys in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Genesis. Lawyers in the Menlo Park office of O'Melveny & Myers represented Pixelworks. Also: An Illinois judge threw out a $125 million class action filed against two supermarket chains that allegedly conspired to fix the price of milk in their Chicago locations.
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September 01, 2005 | Law.com

Federal Judge Breyer Runs Up Against Brother's Supreme Court Ruling

When a DEA officer contradicted himself over the reliability of an informant in U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer's courtroom, Breyer demanded to know who would be responsible for investigating. Public defender Barry Portman said that while he hopes the investigation will help defendants who face charges -- thanks to questionable snitches -- he's skeptical it will have much of an effect. That's because of a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision authored by Breyer's older brother, Justice Stephen Breyer.
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July 02, 2007 | Law.com

The Globalization of Investigations

For clients whose primary presence is in the United States, including e-commerce businesses, cross-border cooperation among law-enforcement organizations raises distinct and difficult issues. An effective defense requires knowledge of treaties and criminal law in two or more jurisdictions and collaboration among defense counsel in different countries.
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December 11, 2006 | Law.com

Name Partner Schulman Exits Milberg Weiss

Steven Schulman, a name partner at Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman, resigned from the embattled class action firm Friday, seven months after he and another partner were indicted in an alleged kickback scheme. Lawyers familiar with the case said the timing of his departure was designed to maximize his payout on leaving the partnership. Schulman's spokesman said the resignation will have no impact on Schulman's joint defense with the firm, but some say Schulman is not averse to negotiating with prosecutors.
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June 23, 2000 | Law.com

Employment Bias Suits Made Easier

A unanimous decision earlier by the U.S. Supreme Court could make proving employment discrimination cases easier, lawyers on both sides of the suits agree. Plaintiffs' employment lawyers are thrilled with the decision, while management-side lawyers, though more circumspect, reluctantly agree that the ruling lowered the ante for plaintiffs.
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April 25, 2007 | Law.com

Subprime Crash May Be a Boon to Attorneys

As subprime lenders get ready to confront a host of legal and financial challenges in the coming months, attorneys are preparing for growing workloads. Outside attorneys will be needed to help companies with corporate restructurings, asset sales and bankruptcy filings; guide them through state and federal government probes; and take on class actions by consumers, investors and employees. "We're seeing this hit across multiple practice areas," says Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg's Jerry Biederman.
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January 04, 2010 | National Law Journal

Movers

George Jordan III of Fulbright & Jaworski has been elected to the board of directors of the American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
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