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Associate error opens backdating file
A FOURTH-YEAR associate at Orrick, Herrington Sutcliffe in San Franciso inadvertently disclosed a sensitive document about stock option backdating that the firm has spent the past five months fighting to keep under seal. The document-a complaint in a shareholder derivative action against former executives of Mercury Interactive Corp.D.C. Dollars: Strings Attached
With the economy still in the dumps, many companies are eager for new customers. One possibility: the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which has just started operations with a $37 billion budget. The hefty sum has caught the eye of businesses that make vaccines, software, surveillance equipment, and security-related gizmos.Supreme Court Ponders Religion's Place
Conference Call: The Supreme Court is back in action on Sept. 27 and will decide whether to take up controversial cases on the Ten Commandments, the religious rights of prisoners, and property rights.Firms Losing Top Talent to Clients
As base salaries and bonuses for in-house attorneys climb, internal law department hiring has increased - and law firm attrition has reached an all-time high.The Risks of Taking Your Electronic Devices Abroad
In this era of ever-evolving technology and increasing encroachments on personal data and privacy, Katherine A. Helm and Joel Cohen examine the special burdens faced by attorneys who travel with sensitive information stored on their electronic devices.More Law Professors Consult at Firms
Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe is one of several high-profile legal scholars who have taken outside jobs with law firms. "It's a useful umbrella for some of the work I want to do," he says. The positions provide professors with some cash as well as provide cachet to law firms, which can tout the scholar's expertise as a mark of distinction. But law schools want to make sure they're getting their money's worth from faculty members. And too much faculty consulting can raise red flags for the ABA.Subway Wins Connecticut Law Tribune's Law Dept. Tech Award
Subway wins the 2013 Connecticut Law Tribune Legal Department of the Year — Technology, recognizing Subway's installation of Serengeti Tracker to upgrade its technology infrastructure.9th Circuit to Ashcroft: Back Off
A 9th Circuit panel has blocked Attorney General John Ashcroft's attempt to declare Oregon's Death With Dignity Act illegal, and also told the AG to stay out of the medical business. Judge Richard Tallman wrote that Ashcroft's directive was "unlawful and unenforceable because it violates the plain language of the [Controlled Substances Act], contravenes Congress's express legislative intent, and oversteps the bounds of the attorney general's statutory authority."E-Discovery Zero Hour Approaches
With the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure looming, "everybody is a little terrified," says a law firm partner. The upshot: Lawyers need to get organized and help clients corral electronic information now -- or else.Trending Stories
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