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New CNET General Counsel Has In-House History in Tech
Andy Sherman admits that he has, as he puts it, "high standards" when it comes to working with outside counsel. The newly appointed general counsel for San Francisco's CNET Networks Inc. has a reputation as a GC who grills his outside lawyers on their advice. Sherman joined CNET late last month from Sybase Inc., and replaced Sharon Le Duy, who stepped down last fall amid revelations of stock option backdating at the company.Patent re-examination: Handle with care
ON THE SURFACE, patent reexaminations seem as inexplicably popular as Paris Hilton. In a reexam the Patent and Trademark Office takes a second look at an issued patent, basically double-checking its work. Reexams are easy to get, but they're hard to win-less than 20 percent of them end with a patent canceled entirely. Yet the PTO procedure is enjoying a renaissance.Bush Win May Not Ease Battle for Microsoft
The election of George W. Bush is viewed in many quarters as great news for Microsoft. A business-oriented Republican administration may settle its antitrust case on favorable terms, and the chance of a judge-ordered breakup of the company has become vanishingly small. That analysis may ultimately prove correct. But the software company remains a long way from being rid of its antitrust headaches.
'Comprehensive' Results Against Union Tactic
A union might've called its public-image campaign a comprehensive strategy, but the hospital chain on the receiving end thought it was smear tactics. O'Melveny partner F. Curt Kirschner helped the hospitals win $17 million.
Expansion-Minded Law Firms Look to Korea
This week, Shearman & Sterling associate Justin Chang is off to Korea, where he hopes to develop relationships that can generate future business. And he and his firm aren't alone. Though China grabs the headlines, Korea and its economy -- the 11th largest worldwide -- are increasingly in the sights of U.S. firms hoping to expand global practices. A handful are lobbying the government there to open up the country to foreign law offices, a step some say could happen as early as next year.3rd Circuit: Consolidating Arbitrations Up to Arbitrator
When multiple disputes are at issue and all are subject to arbitration, the question of whether they should be consolidated into one arbitration or handled separately is an issue to be decided by the arbitrator and not the courts, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.Alito Speeches Show Warmer, Wittier Nominee
Here's a startling revelation about U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito Jr. that you probably haven't read yet: He has a sense of humor.Trending Stories
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