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Top Orrick Litigator Jumps to Affymetrix
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe litigator Barbara Caulfield has jumped to the Santa Clara, Calif., biotech company Affymetrix as executive vice president and general counsel. Caulfield is the second key litigator that San Francisco-based Orrick has lost this year. "When you go in-house you are involved in a broader range of legal actions," she said.Class of '78: Still going after all these years
Of firms on NLJ's first survey, three-quarters remain among the nation's largest. What kept them on top?Antitrust Battle Builds Over Chicago Board of Trade Merger
While the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are trying to consummate their merger, a European rival is battling them in federal court. Eurex A.G. sued the Chicago institutions in 2003 on antitrust claims and is now demanding merger-related documents that the Chicago exchanges have filed with the U.S. Justice Department. The case is likely to go to trial as opposed to settling because Eurex is looking for a structural change in the markets, says one antitrust attorney.McDonald's Wants Suits Consolidated
Lawyers for restaurants are monitoring the "french fry actions," which may be just the beginning for fast-food companies.Firms Bet Big on Gaming Industry Patent Litigation
Increasingly sophisticated technology has made casinos the latest hotspot for patent litigation. As gaming companies amass stockpiles of patents, the industry is on its way to becoming the most active filer of patent suits. Due to the fierce competition in the $30 billion-a-year slot machine market, companies not only display a lack of restraint in suing each other; they're also unafraid of bringing in the big guns to take care of their litigation.Northern Virginia Salaries Head North
Firms in Northern Virginia jumped headlong into the salary wars in 1999. At the biggest firms, starting salaries jumped a full $10,000 this year, bringing them within shooting distance of the six-figure salaries D.C. firms are lavishing on their greenest associates.Bankrupt Thelen Collects More Than $400,000 in Clawback Settlement with Four Law Firms
DLA Piper, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, and Holland & Knight are among the latest to agree to settle unfinished business claims with the defunct law firm's estate.Trending Stories
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