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Black Lobbyists Seek a Higher Profile
After a long history of being largely shut out on K Street, African-American lobbyists are again trying to step up their game and, through the long-established, but at times inconsisent, Washington Government Relations Group, are making efforts to become more visible on K Street and Capitol Hill.
No Pattern Seen in Recusals by Alito
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr.'s most high-profile recusal this term came on Oct. 9, when the court's orders list stated that Alito took no part in the denial of review in 'Chevron v. Naranjo,' a long-running effort by Ecuadoran natives to seek damages from Chevron for causing extensive pollution in their region.
What Went Wrong at Defunct IP Boutique Morgan & Finnegan?
After bleeding partners for several years, Morgan & Finnegan dissolved in February and filed for bankruptcy in March. Its collapse supports the thinking among some that IP boutiques are an endangered species in a market that tends to favor scale and one-stop shopping. Specialty shops can survive, through a proper combination of growth in size, retaining their talent and bringing in a critical mass of patent litigation. Former partners of Morgan & Finnegan say the boutique largely failed on all three fronts.
Judicial Profile: Singhal went against grain and never stopped trying
Circuit Judge Raag Singhal, Broward's first Asian-American judge, hopes other Asian kids will get curious about pursuing law careers.
Innocent Purchasers May Still Be Liable Under the Spill Act
The Spill Act contains an affirmative defense to liability for pre-1993 purchasers of land that was already contaminated; yet there is no clause in the act creating such liability. How did that happen?Alcoholic Tested Without Cause Can Proceed With Bias Claim
In a ruling that might induce some companies to re-examine their policies, a New Jersey appeal court has reinstated a disability bias suit by a worker terminated by an ExxonMobil subsidiary over a positive alcohol test.
Assessing District Court Decision to Let Jury Take Indictment Home
In their Second Circuit Review, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison partners Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss 'United States v. Esso,' where the court, in a matter of first impression in any appellate court, held that permitting a jury to bring home a copy of an indictment for review, when accompanied by appropriate limiting instructions, does not violate a defendant's right to a fair trial.Foo's Food Reflects the Wisdom of the Ages
It was a childhood in a Taiwanese town, bordered on one side by the Pacific Ocean and on the other by farmland, that introduced Susanna Foo to the fresh seafood and fresh-from-the-garden vegetables that dominate the constantly changing fare at Philadelphia, Pa.'s Susanna Foo Chinese Cuisine. Foo's tea-smoked duck breast, jalapeno-rosemary marinade, and saffron basmati rice have a taste that's anything but provincial.