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MoFo, Wilson Sonsini Square Off in Closing Arguments of Bet-the-Company Silicon Valley Trade Secrets Case
Publication Date: 2009-04-17
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MoFo's Arturo Gonzalez--he of the howling wolf necktie--is closing in on the kill for Hansen Medical, which is seeking $50 million in damages from a company with a market cap of only $20 million.

March 27, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Corporate Scorecard 2009 Equities

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May 02, 2000 | Law.com

Silicon Valley Firms Asked To Pony Up for Pro Bono

Silicon Valley firms get a bad rap for their poor record on pro bono. Now they're getting a chance to do something about it. A group of attorneys and legal services agencies launched a campaign to raise $5 million over the next three years. The goal is to get firms to contribute "the equivalent of one billable hour -- pegged at $250 -- for each Silicon Valley-based lawyer for each year of the campaign," says attorney Ian Feinberg.
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February 03, 2005 | Law.com

Unlikely Legal Duo Fights for Freer-Flowing Wine Market

They call themselves "the last-minute babes of Stanford Law." Last term, there was Jenny Martinez, arguing the landmark enemy combatant case Rumsfeld v. Padilla, with less than a week's notice. And in one of this term's biggest cases, former Stanford Dean Kathleen Sullivan argued in December for the interstate shipment of wines to consumers, beating out former Solicitor General Kenneth Starr for the case.
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September 14, 2004 | Law.com

Operation Munich

Other U.S. firms have IP practices in Munich -- the IP epicenter of Europe -- but Jones Day is one of only two firms doing patent prosecution there, using a local office staffed with German patent practitioners. Some lawyers question the firm's tactics of competing directly with German patent firms and training German lawyers to act more American. But lawyers at a few large U.S. firms say they'll eventually -- and reluctantly -- follow Jones Day's lead.
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May 03, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Pro Bono Digest

E arly this year, Evan A. Davis, President of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, sent an e-mail to Association members announcing the formation of the City Bar Pro Bono Society. It read in part:
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December 21, 2009 | The Recorder

Defendant Recognizes Juror as His Judge

A case in S.F. Superior got a little weird when it turned out that the defendant (charged as a habitual biter of police officers) had previously appeared before one of the jurors — another S.F. judge. Also Blogged: The Judicial Council is suing another unlicensed contractor that maintained its courthouses.
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July 09, 2007 | National Law Journal

Shhh! Pro Bono's Not Just for Liberals Anymore

Contrary to popular wisdom, pro bono isn't just the province of liberals. Bolstered by influential organizations and pro bono advocates, some big firms regularly champion libertarian causes, while others challenge race-based policies and represent opponents of gay rights and abortion. As the politics of pro bono become more fluid, distinctions between liberals and conservatives are also blurring. The shift, seen in recent Supreme Court showdowns, is a quiet phenomenon that's 20 years in the making.
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June 27, 2001 | Law.com

Pickett's Charge

Stephen Pickett is in the midst of the biggest crisis of his career -- a disaster that could bankrupt the company he's worked for since 1978, and trash the economy of the state where he's lived his entire life. Pickett is the general counsel for Southern California Edison. With the California energy crisis raging, he is caught in a swirl of lawsuits, regulatory battles, and high-stakes negotiations.
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Big En Banc Day at the Federal Circuit: Court Hears Arguments in Therasense Inequitable Conduct Case, EchoStar Contempt Appeal
Publication Date: 2010-11-09
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You couldn't ask for a whole lot more excitement (at least for patent lawyers) than Tuesday's double feature. In the morning: arguments in Therasense v. Becton Dickinson, the case that is widely expected to redefine standards for the inequitable conduct claims that have swamped the courts in recent years. And in the afternoon: EchoStar's last, best chance to get out from under a $100 million contempt ruling in its epic infringement fight with TiVo.

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