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Alston Seals Calif. Deal, Adds 94 Lawyers
Alston & Bird's partnership on Wednesday approved the firm's expansion into California by acquiring a Los Angeles firm and an intellectual property practice in Silicon Valley. The L.A. firm, Weston Benshoof, has 83 lawyers, and the IP group is Akin Gump's 11-lawyer Silicon Valley office. Alston's managing partner, Richard R. Hays, said the firm added the West Coast offices in response to client demand -- particularly in the IP, energy and sustainability, financial services and litigation areas.Suit shows judge is too invested in oil case
Someone sues you and wins a big ruling. Surprised at your loss, you then learn the judge owns shares in a company that will benefit from his decision. That's supposed to be impartial There has got to be a rule against that, right There is. And it should have prevented U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman of New Orleans from deciding whether to lift the Obama administration's six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling.Intellectual property verdicts triple in value in 2011
Among the largest verdicts last year, intellectual property cases nearly tripled in value compared with 2010. The result was due in large part to a trade secrets case that ended in a $2.3 billion verdict against a former employee who fled to China and didn't show up for trial. But even without that case, IP verdicts would have spiked by 24 percent to more than $3 billion.
Supreme Court Recusals Hit Home in Controversial Apartheid Suit
For want of a quorum, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed a controversial lawsuit brought by South African citizens to proceed against American and foreign corporations for their role in perpetuating apartheid. Backed by the Bush administration and the South African government, the companies had asked the high court to reverse a 2nd Circuit ruling that allowed the suit to proceed under the Alien Tort Statute. But with four justices recusing themselves, the lower court ruling is effectively affirmed.Clement builds practice on liberal clientele
Until this summer, Paul Clement had never been hugged by a client.He'd been in George W. Bush's solicitor general's office for eight years, building a reputation as one of the most skilled appellate advocates of his generation as he argued the trickiest of cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and appellate courts.Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 10, No. 75 -- April 19, 2002
Google joins Apple as stocks dominate most since 2004
The combination of this month's retreat in global equities and gains by U.S. consumer stocks has made American companies the five biggest in the world for the first time in eight years.Trending Stories
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