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August 02, 2000 | Law.com

High Stakes in a High-Tech Firing

Sandy Baratta, a vice president at California-based Oracle, was waiting at the airport to board a plane for a business meeting when her stock options and six-figure salary evaporated. She was told her ticket was canceled and when she phoned Oracle, she was told she was fired. Now, Baratta is suing. Her case provides a glimpse into the complicated world of employment law for high-tech executives.
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July 28, 1999 | Law.com

Plaintiffs Still Banking on Providian Lawsuits

A promise to set aside $20 million for cardholders who were overbilled will not impede a swell of litigation against Providian Financial, a credit card company with a trail of disgruntled customers. The company announced the refund last week, citing a computer error as the culprit behind overcharging about 700,000 customers. Plaintiffs' attorneys say the gesture is too little too late, and they plan to press ahead with a spate of lawsuits against Providian.
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Google Backs Samsung in Smartphone Patent Fight
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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A coalition of technology companies led by Android developer Google Inc. publicly stepped up to back Samsung Electronics at the Federal Circuit.

Next Stop For Tivo-EchoStar Battle: Supreme Court?
Publication Date: 2011-04-20
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An en banc ruling from 12 judges on the Federal Circuit gives Tivo more ammunition in its seven-year patent battle with EchoStar. But EchoStar probably isn't done fighting. "I think a cert petition is highly likely," said Edward Reines of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, who filed an amicus brief for the American Intellectual Property Law Association. "You can bet on it."

Oracle Tells Alsup Its Hands are Mostly Clean, Google's Are Not
Publication Date: 2012-08-19
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Oracle came out swinging on Friday in response to a request by U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco for the identity of writers on the Oracle-Google trial whom the companies may have supported financially.

June 15, 2000 | Law.com

Lawyers Retool Tech Practices After Dot-Com Downturn

While many attorneys optimistically predict their clients will survive, they also acknowledge that the nature of representing a start-up has changed. With the public markets all but closed, venture capitalists getting pickier and dot-coms burning through their cash, some high-tech lawyers have had to retool their practices to accommodate the changing landscape.
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May 09, 2005 | Daily Report Online

Firms Knock Competitors Through Comparative Ads

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Finnegan Henderson Persuades Supreme Court to Take Bilski 'Business Methods' Patent Case
Publication Date: 2009-06-01
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After a little-known Pittsburgh firm lost the en banc Federal Circuit appeal that significantly tightened standards of business methods patents, the IP powerhouse took over the appeal--and, despite resistance from the U.S. solicitor general and a big swath of the patent bar, won a grant of certiorari.

April 30, 2010 | Law.com

Some Perspectives on New Small Firm Costs

A recent Recorder roundtable brought together a group of entrepreneurial attorneys to share tips on how to build a small firm. Apparently, you still need money to launch a firm, but you don't have to spend a fortune. Some took a no-frills approach, like renting an initial space with views of brick walls, while others spent more to present an already-successful air. On a positive note, Dewey Watson, of Tierney, Watson & Healy, said it costs a lot less to run a law firm than it did 20 years ago.
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April 26, 2010 | The Recorder

Aglow with IPOs

U.S. venture-backed IPOs this year have already surpassed 2009's. The work has flowed to a lot of lawyers, like Cooley Godward Kronish partner Jodie Bourdet. But the fees aren't necessarily going up.
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