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GC Helps Red Hat Change the Technology World
Red Hat Inc., the world's leading open-source and Linux software provider, offers a comprehensive line of software subscriptions, services and support. Its customers include a constellation of academic and research institutions, all levels of government and a who's-who list of corporations. GC Michael Cunningham says "it is a privilege to participate in a company like Red Hat that is doing some good around the world as well as making a profit."Pepper Hamilton Raising First-Year Associates' Salaries by $20,000
Pepper Hamilton increased its first-year associate salary by $20,000 from where it was this time last year, moving to $145,000 at six offices effective Sept. 1. Executive partner Robert Heideck says the firm decided to announce the salary increases a little bit later than other firms because it believes the best time to do so is right before the summer associates arrive and a few months before the new associate class begins. But one consultant says Pepper Hamilton's increase is a bit surprising.Silicon Valley Sees Hot Day in the In-House Market
GC Donald Rosenberg's sudden exit from Apple shook Silicon Valley Friday -- as did the news that his high-profile replacement is Oracle Corp.'s Daniel Cooperman. Rosenberg, who joined Apple last fall as the company grappled with stock option backdating trouble, will stay in California at San Diego-based Qualcomm Inc., a company with its own share of legal troubles, including a wide array of litigation against rival Broadcom. Meanwhile, Oracle promoted one of its own, Dorian Daley, to fill Cooperman's spot.Philip Morris Suit Proceeds Against Sales on Internet
Tobacco giant Philip Morris USA won a legal victory in its attempt to crack down on sales of its cigarettes that are manufactured overseas but sold online to U.S. customers, when a federal judge in New York denied a motion to dismiss one such case it is pursuing. The judge held that the tobacco manufacturer's trademark infringement allegations were "sufficient to raise an inference that defendants' sales of foreign Philip Morris brand cigarettes into the United States could be misleading to consumers ... ."Biovail Pharmaceuticals Fires Kasowitz Benson From High-Profile Case
Biovail Pharmaceuticals fired Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman from its case against several hedge funds and Wall Street analysts Friday, as questions continued over whether the law firm knowingly used documents covered by a protective order to help bring the suit. At issue are documents that were part of a separate class action involving Banc of America Securities LLC. BAS claims Kasowitz Benson and Biovail used the material to pump up the case against the hedge funds.Gibson, Dunn Joins Dubai Gold Rush
The L.A.-based firm will open an office in what�s becoming the Hong Kong of the Middle East. Consultants say there are lots of opportunities � but they don�t come cheap.Edwards Campaign Leads the Pack in Contributions From Lawyers
Lawyers and law firms dropped another $13 million into the coffers of the 2008 presidential campaigns during the second quarter of the year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Since the start of the year, the legal industry has contributed $27.5 million to the campaigns, 66 percent of which has gone to three Democratic candidates: former Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama. Edwards, a trial lawyer, continues to lead in lawyer contributions.Trending Stories
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