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Bratz Trial Winner, Manatt Refugees Form New Firm
Publication Date: 2013-05-09
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Jennifer Keller, the attorney who won an $88.5 million verdict against Mattel Inc. in the battle over the Bratz doll, has teamed up with three former partners at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips to create a new litigation boutique based in Irvine, Calif.

February 03, 2003 | Law.com

Brobeck Looks for Answers

The financial wrangling was underway Friday as lawyers and staff at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison scrambled to find new jobs in the aftermath of the firm's sudden collapse. Brobeck and its bankers are in negotiations that could keep the firm out of bankruptcy. Decisions are pending about how much -- if any -- severance the firm will pay and whether partners will have to dip into their savings to help pay off the firm's obligations.
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February 07, 2006 | National Law Journal

D.C. Firms View China With Caution

Dozens of U.S. firms have swept into the Chinese market in recent years -- 39 of the largest 250 U.S. firms have offices in Shanghai, Beijing or Hong Kong. But Washington, D.C., firms have been late to the game, with some justification. Most of the law firm money to be made stems from burgeoning corporate activity -- foreign investment, IPOs and mergers and acquisitions -- which is largely the province of big firms in New York and L.A. Still, China won't be ignored -- there's just too much money at stake.
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L.A. Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Countrywide Subprime Class Action--Again
Publication Date: 2009-04-08
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Los Angeles federal judge Mariana Pfaelzer denied motions by Countrywide, its auditors, its underwriters, and its outside directors to dismiss an amended shareholder class action against them. The ruling comes less than four months after Judge Pfaelzer denied motions to dismiss the plaintiffs' first complaint. She has also refused to dismiss a shareholders derivative suit against several Countrywide directors and officers.

TiVo Wins Key PTO Ruling on DVR Patent
Publication Date: 2010-10-07
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The decision reaffirming TiVo's patent could give the company a major boost in its ongoing litigation with EchoStar, AT&T, and Verizon.

February 14, 2001 | Law.com

Old Firm, New Tricks

Despite increased revenue and being the only Seattle-based firm to make the 1999 Am Law 100 chart, Perkins Coie faced an identity crisis in 2000 as Silicon Valley firms moved north. Perkins was used to being the big fish in a small pond; now big-city-associate salaries threatened its retention rate. A new funky office space, an innovative bonus system and a little optimism saved the day.
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August 01, 2006 | Law.com

Midlevel Associates Survey: Firms Improve, but Complaints Continue

With the results of The American Lawyer's 2006 midlevel associates survey comes the realization that not necessarily every associate aims for partnership. But one thing that has stayed the same is the level of frustration. And though the lack of communication between associates and partners continues to be a major gripe, at least one firm has taken heed of last year's poor survey score to make improvements. Plus: Take a look at how smaller and midsize boutiques rank against Am Law 100 and 200 firms.
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Court Revives Lawsuit Against Madoff Feeder Fund, E&Y
Publication Date: 2013-08-13
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Reversing a lower court judge, an appeals court in Seattle ruled that Tremont Group Holdings and others must face tort and state securities law claims brought by FutureSelect Portfolio Management., a Redmond, Wash.-based investment advisor that lost $195 million of its clients' money in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

IP Litigation Roundup: USDA Sued over Grape Patents
Publication Date: 2012-11-30
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As usual, there was plenty of news about tech patents last week, including the latest developments in the Apple/Samsung fight. But the most interesting story was about a portfolio of patents for grape varieties that's held by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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