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December 06, 1999 | Law.com

The Searcher

It took someone with both vision and practical sense to create Lexis-Nexis. That person is Jerome Rubin. Rubin was not a scholar along the lines of Brandeis or Cardozo. But in the daily practice of law, Rubin's creation has a greater footprint than any other computer tool, save possibly the word processor.
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July 22, 1999 | Law.com

Taking Stock

One way to get close to Internet clients is through the Silicon Valley venture capital community. Another is through Masayoshi Son and his voracious Softbank Corp. At least, it may turn out that way for Morrison & Foerster, whose Tokyo office scored the Japanese-based company as a client last year. Many of MoFo's deals involved companies backed by Softbank's prodigious investment arm. "It has helped validate our representation in the Internet and e-commerce areas," says MoFo's managing partner in Tokyo.
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Robert Khuzami of the Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Division
Publication Date: 2010-04-22
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The enforcement credibility of the beleaguered agency now depends on its success in the Goldman fraud suit--the regulatory equivalent of a bet-the-company case. Good thing Khuzami has a sense of humor. He's going to need it.

Former Dodgers Owner's Ex Loses Bid to Undo Settlement
Publication Date: 2013-09-11
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Jamie McCourt had claimed that her 2011 divorce agreement with Frank McCourt should be dismantled because her ex-husband fraudulently portrayed the value of the Dodgers at below $300 million. He sold the team last year for $2.15 billion.

October 03, 2005 | Law.com

Don't Call Them Slackers

While some law firm leaders gripe that today's associates are a bunch of slackers, associates respond that they're working just as hard and in a vastly different landscape from their predecessors. Associates report an increase in billable hours, plus round-the-clock demands, thanks to advances in technology and accessibility. Meanwhile, some associates say that working 60-plus hours when a partnership is no longer guaranteed just isn't worth it.
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Federal Law Preempts State Law Claims Against Foreign Airlines, Second Circuit Rules
Publication Date: 2012-10-12
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An appellate court ruled on Thursday that the Federal Aviation Act preempts the state regulation of all airlines. The decision came in a long-running litigation in which major carriers have been accused of conspiring to keep cargo shipping rates artificially high.

June 28, 1999 | Law.com

Bristol Stomp

Bristol Technologies Inc., the small software company suing mighty Microsoft Inc., has thrived on a strategy of tackling its biggest, most intimidating targets first. That fearlessness went into Bristol's decision to sue Microsoft on antitrust, fair trade and quasi-contractual grounds. The trial began June 3 and is expected to last about six weeks. So far, the case shows that standing up to Goliath doesn't make the challenger a hero, or promise upset results.
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April 19, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The Efficiency equation

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September 01, 1999 | Law.com

Justice's Secret Weapon Against Microsoft

While the Department of Justice was reeling from a June 1998 ruling that seemed to doom its claim that Microsoft violated antitrust laws, David B. Fein got to work. Hired by Joel Klein, DOJ's antitrust chief, with less fan fare than David Boies, the in court star for the government, Fein's investigative work and preparation of witnesses may have turned the tide against Microsoft.
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October 24, 2000 | Law.com

Ms. Legal Lonelyhearts Tells You What to Do!

San Jose, Calif., attorney George Kraw doles out advice to the likes of a wannabe-Grisham, a rapper, a Silicon Valley lawyer who wants out, and an East Coast lawyer who's confused on how to make it big as a California made-for-T.V. lawyer.
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