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The Global Lawyer: The Corporate Criminal Plea Sails Overseas
Publication Date: 2011-10-15
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The U.K. Bribery Act arrived this summer in a hail of publicity. But that act won't move mountains without a change in Britain's legal structure. "There's a real need [in the U.K.] for a middle ground between full-on criminal prosecution and civil recovery," said the former U.K. corruption prosecutor Matthew Cowie, now with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager & Flom.

Second Circuit Chills Russia's Stolichnaya Trademark Claims
Publication Date: 2013-08-05
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Russia's claims to the famed Stolichnaya vodka trademark in the U.S. were put on ice by a federal appellate ruling on Monday.

June 28, 1999 | Law.com

The Secret of Success

One key to pulling off a successful law firm merger might be stated as follows: You can't get to where you're going unless you know where you're at. Before a law firm initiates the process of entering into a merger or acquisition that will alter its nature and character, it should know itself well; it should understand the needs, desires, core values, priorities, and expectations of the relevant constituencies within the firm.
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September 22, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

HP Settles With Ex-CEO Mark Hurd

Mark Hurd vows to 'protect HP's confidential information' as Hewlett-Packard drops a lawsuit against its former CEO, settling a legal dispute over his decision to become co-president of rival Oracle Corp.
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March 15, 2010 | National Law Journal

Colliding, again, with the First Amendment

As the FDA charges after speech-based conduct, the public may lose out on valuable info.
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IP Litigation Roundup: More Bites at Apple
Publication Date: 2012-11-09
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Apple had a lousy week in patent litigation. Not only did it lose a hefty infringement verdict to a small software company called VirnetX, but a rate-setting case against Motorola Mobility Inc. went off the rails on the eve of trial.

September 27, 2007 | Law.com

The Global 100

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October 22, 2009 | Law.com

Deferred Associates Stay Busy Before Starting at Their Firms

Many incoming first-year associates at large law firms are dealing with months of unexpected free time because their firms have delayed their start dates from the fall of 2009 to January 2010 or later. While some are vacationing or relaxing after taking their bar exam, others have found jobs, either on their own or with the assistance of their firms. Here are five "What I Did on My Deferral" stories from incoming first-year associates at Texas firms.
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December 20, 1999 | Law.com

Battling a Bureacracy Run Amok

Nearly 45 years after it was begun, the impetus for the Security Risk Committee of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia seems to have come from an unusual source. The committee was established in January 1955 to provide legal and investigative help to federal employees who had been branded disloyal or security risks. It was the brainchild not of some firebrand defense lawyer but of the U.S. Navy's general counsel.
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Winston & Strawn Knocks Out Sanofi Cancer Drug Patents for Hospira at Federal Circuit
Publication Date: 2012-04-10
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In the court's first application of tougher standards for proving inequitable conduct, Winston's James Hurst convinced the Federal Circuit to back a district court's finding that two patents related to a Sanofi-Aventis cancer treatment were invalid.

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