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May 07, 2012 | Legaltech News

ILTA and LegalTech Kick Off Insight 2012 in London

Insight 2012, a two-day information technology event co-produced by the International Legal Technology Association and ALM's LegalTech, opens Tuesday at the Central Hall Westminster in London.
5 minute read
September 04, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Eckert Seamans Hires White-Collar Head From Dilworth

White-collar attorney David M. Laigaie has left Philadelphia-based Dilworth Paxson to join Pittsburgh-based Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott as a member and head of the firm's corporate investigations and white-collar defense practice.
6 minute read
May 22, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Public Employee Firings for Social Media Postings: Who Needs 'Friends'?

Mary Noe, an Impartial Hearing Officer for special education cases, writes that the message from the New York and New Jersey cases is that public employees cannot assume that their postings will escape scrutiny because they are limited to a chosen audience.
12 minute read
March 28, 2005 | Law.com

Wins Make Anders a Hot Commodity

Flush from winning a conviction against former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Anders said he's not planning on switching sides to high-paying white-collar defense work -- at least not yet. But with a guilty verdict against Ebbers for accounting fraud, in addition to his work in the government's win against Frank Quattrone last year, Anders most likely could take his pick among firms with corporate governance and white-collar practices.
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January 04, 2010 | Law.com

Calif. Judge Said to Be on Short List for Federal Circuit

Will Silicon Valley finally get a judge on the high court of patent law? San Jose, Calif.-based federal Judge Jeremy Fogel is on the White House short list for the open spot on the Federal Circuit, according to a person briefed on the matter. Although there is a movement to get a district court judge on the Federal Circuit, it may not be easy for Fogel to get nominated, given the other contenders and competing interests.
5 minute read
July 15, 1999 | Law.com

'Young, Hip, Cool and Fun'

Nestled in a San Francisco loft, the law offices of Britton Silberman & Cervantez evoke the casual comfort of a software company. With more than 200 clients, seven-attorney Britton Silberman & Cervantez is thriving. Their success is due in no small part to the partners' backgrounds: all came from start-ups. Their collective expertise "saves our clients time and money," Silberman says. "They don't have to spend time training us. We laugh at their jokes and know all the acronyms."
8 minute read
October 01, 2004 | Law.com

Fewer Trials, More Tribulations

Whether the shrinking number of jury trials is good or bad news depends on whom you ask, but one thing is certain: Fewer trials mean fewer trial-ready lawyers.
4 minute read
February 07, 2005 | Law.com

Mediation Begins in Bay Area Clergy Abuse Cases

As Northern California's clergy sex abuse cases head toward trial next month, the pressure to settle the mammoth litigation is mounting. Mediation proceedings open today in the so-called Clergy III cases, about 150 claims against dioceses in Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Monterey and Stockton. While the church says it is eager to put the cases behind it, the insurers who would bankroll a good part of any payout are reportedly far less enthusiastic.
4 minute read
August 04, 2000 | Law.com

Ennis Remembered by Colleagues

Bruce Ennis, who died July 29 after a nearly two-year battle with leukemia, became one of the best, if not the best, modern-day advocates before the U.S. Supreme Court. He argued 16 cases -- three while at the ACLU, the rest at his own firm or, since 1988, with Jenner & Block. "He was the best lawyer the ACLU ever produced -- no question about it," says Burt Neuborne, Ennis' successor at the ACLU.
7 minute read
July 16, 2007 | Law.com

As Medical Patents Surge, So Do Lawsuits

A surge in patents that protect surgeries and other medical methods has triggered numerous lawsuits in recent years, with inventors fighting more vigorously than ever to protect their intellectual property rights. Patent lawyers say doctors and scientists are suing to protect everything from laser eye surgery techniques to stent procedures to methods for declawing a cat.
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