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September 10, 2009 |

United They Stood: Beating the Biggest Criminal Environmental Case

Faced with legal trouble, most companies have settled with the feds and given up their employees. Not W.R. Grace, which stuck with its execs in a massive asbestos case, refused to settle—and won.
11 minute read
November 15, 2010 |

Competition heats up in China

During the second quarter of 2010, China surpassed Japan as the world's second-largest economy behind the United States with nearly $1.34 trillion in gross domestic product, and firms with a beachhead in the People's Republic are profiting by that growth. "The underlying trend of an increasing interaction between China and the rest of the world is good for international firms like us who specialize in doing things like cross-border transactions," said Rowland Cheng, managing partner of the Shanghai office of Latham & Watkins.
6 minute read
July 13, 2009 |

40 Under 40

The National Law Journal predicts that these young Washington-area lawyers will play a major role in the legal community of the nation's capital — and therefore of the nation — for years to come. Selected by the editors based on nominations and reporting, these 40 individuals have already made their marks in private practice, in government agencies, on Capitol Hill and with public interest groups. Some have garnered headlines; others are less well-known. And not one has reached the age of 40.
24 minute read
November 08, 2010 |

Vanishing Act: Year II

For the second year in a row, the NLJ 250 declined — the biggest two-year drop in the survey's 33-year history.
5 minute read
March 05, 2012 |

Judges Weigh Disqualification for Former Big-Firm Lawyers

Given that patent litigation brought by nonperforming entities continues in full blossom, it's no surprise that former big-firm lawyers have been leaping in to get a piece of the action on the plaintiffs side. But representing NPEs carries risks for lawyers who earned their patent pedigrees at defense firms, as a pair of decisions highlighted on Feb. 23. One of the rulings was from Chief U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis of the Eastern District of Texas.
5 minute read
March 15, 2012 |

Boston Scientific Wins Double Damages for Infringement

A federal judge has doubled a jury's $20.7 million jury award for Boston Scientific Corp. in a patent infringement suit against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Cordis Corp. over stent technology.
3 minute read
September 17, 2007 |

Missile maker's defender

Q & A with Jay Stephens, vice president, general counsel and secretary to Raytheon Co., one of the Big Four U.S. defense contractors, and the world's biggest missile maker.
4 minute read
June 13, 2011 |

No quick exit for auto parts manufacturer

5 minute read
September 14, 2009 |

Former White House attorney joins Jenner & Block in L.A.

Kenneth K. Lee, former associate counsel to President George W. Bush, has joined Jenner & Block's Los Angeles office as a partner. The move comes about one month after veteran insurance coverage litigator Jerold Oshinsky joined that office.
3 minute read
March 15, 2012 |

Round Rock Faces Third Suit in Patent Backlash; Matt Powers Takes on Amazon

The backlash against Round Rock Research's arsenal of patents appears to be gaining steam.
3 minute read

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