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February 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Trolls, Smartphones, and Red Heels

2012 was another banner year for IP litigation. Here are our top hits.
13 minute read
January 13, 2005 | Daily Report Online

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.
11 minute read
January 25, 2013 | The American Lawyer

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.
16 minute read
July 31, 2001 | Law.com

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.
10 minute read
July 16, 2013 | Law.com

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.
9 minute read
March 28, 2006 | Law.com

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.
7 minute read
May 15, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

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.
26 minute read
December 15, 2000 | Law.com

Arguing on the Edge

American Lawyer Media rounds up the news from the most recent -- and final -- election recount litigation, which shifted the spotlight from Florida to D.C. Last week's Bush v. Gore hearing set the stage once again for former clerks to take to the airwaves, offering inside information about justices, and for Bush and Gore supporters to take to the streets outside the Supreme Court.
14 minute read
October 17, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

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.
14 minute read
July 27, 2005 | Law.com

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.
10 minute read

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