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Trolls, Smartphones, and Red Heels
2012 was another banner year for IP litigation. Here are our top hits.Carlton Fields Bulking Up Atlanta Office
Meredith [email protected] Greg [email protected] months after establishing an Atlanta office, Carlton Fields has hired its first batch of lawyers.Atlanta managing partner Wayne H. Shortridge, who had been the office's only lawyer, has recruited four partners and an associate to the Florida firm's local office.The Score: Downey Brand Seeks to Keep the Kings in Sacramento
Jeffrey Koewler, a corporate partner at the largest firm in California's capital city, is seeking to find a new buyer for the NBA's Sacramento Kings in order to prevent the franchise from leaving town for Seattle. Covington & Burling—which this week represented Time Warner Cable on a television broadcast rights deal for MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers—is advising investors intent on buying the Kings and moving them to the Puget Sound region. An ownership group composed of partners at Perkins Coie and K&L Gates sold the Sonics in 2008.A Sense of Security: Harvey Pitt's Return
As the U.S. economy wavers, Harvey Pitt prepares to take on the post of Securities and Exchange Commission chairman. His unanimous approval by the Senate Banking Committee points to both the ultimately uncontroversial nature of his nomination and the pressure lawmakers feel to have someone directing the SEC at a time of increasing economic uncertainty.Eight Legacy Fulbright Partners Defect for Baker Botts
Baker Botts has bolstered its Middle East practice by hiring eight legacy Fulbright & Jaworski partners from Norton Rose Fulbright in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Riyadh—the latest in a series of merger-related defections from the London-based global legal giant.Pa. Supreme Court Suggests 'Probable Cause' Standard for Pre-Complaint Discovery Requests
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has remanded a case in which one of the heirs to the Tylenol fortune sought permission for pre-complaint discovery he expected would bolster his claims that he did not receive his due inheritance. The justices were not able to reach a consensus on how trial judges should handle such requests. The lead opinion suggested a standard of good faith and probable cause that the specific information at issue "is both material and necessary to" the filing of a complete complaint.Follow the Money: Victims of Terror File Novel Suits Against Bank They Allege Financed Hamas
Dallas lawyer Mark Werbner is leading a team of attorneys representing victims of Palestinian terrorism against the Jordanian-based Arab Bank for its alleged role in knowingly providing financial assistance to Hamas.A Lifelong Texan Is Called to Serve
If President Bush has his way and the Senate confirms Harriet Miers as a Supreme Court justice, she�ll move permanently to Washington, leaving behind � probably for good � not only her church, to which she is deeply devoted, but her extended family and scores of friends and colleagues.John Roberts: Comfortable in 'the Box'
A week before President Bush nominated John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court, Senate leaders had urged the president to look "outside the box" -- meaning the "judicial monastery" of sitting judges in general and federal appellate judges in particular -- and to consider candidates who would bring diversity to the high court. So, is Roberts outside the box, even with his D.C. Circuit seat? The answer, according to court scholars, political scientists and others: Yes and no.Trending Stories
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