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January 02, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

An Old Trap in the New 'First-to-File' Era

On March 16, the U.S. patent system will change from a "first-to-invent" to a "first-to-file" system under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). This will trigger a race to the USPTO with every new idea and invention. The new norm for inventors will be to file early and file often. Along with this new norm, will come many traps, new and old, for the unwary.
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August 14, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

On Final Day, Attendees Find Out How Big the ABA Really Is

We always knew the American Bar Association was big, but the report by the organization's treasurer at the House of Delegates meeting in Honolulu showed just how enormous it is-in dollar amounts
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July 24, 2013 | National Law Journal

Just How Business-Friendly is the Supreme Court, Anyhow?

The U.S. Supreme Court term just ended was good for business—but not, percentage-wise, as good as you might think. The annual Mayer Brown analysis of the high court's business docket shows that in the 25 cases last term that pitted a business against an individual or government agency, business prevailed in 16—a 64 per cent win rate.
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November 01, 2005 | Law.com

Pulling the Rug Out

Bowing to government pressure, companies aren�t always paying legal fees for their top execs.
7 minute read
January 24, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Businesses blast official's detainee spiel

IT'S A RARE day when law firms get called out for their pro bono work. But that's exactly what happened when Pentagon official Charles "Cully" Stimson rattled off a list of firms representing Guantanamo Bay detainees-including Atlanta firms Sutherland Asbill Brennan and Alston Bird-predicting that businesses would shun their outside counsel for making the companies foot terrorists' legal bills.
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January 18, 2001 | Law.com

eAttorney: Critics Vent Wrath on Web Site

It probably never occurred to Samuel B. Kellett Jr. that he would become the subject of an Internet soap opera when he founded eAttorney. But that's what happened after eAttorney laid off staff and shelved its ASP product. Lately, eAttorney has been targeted on an irreverent Web site that uses the "F" word as its URL. Should the company resign itself to potential investors seeing the site?
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March 21, 2005 | National Law Journal

Justice Deferred: DOJ Gets Companies to Turn Snitch

The Justice Department is making greater use of deferred prosecutions � formally endorsed by Larry Thompson when he was deputy attorney general � as a way of getting companies to clean up their acts without being forced out of business.
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October 18, 2012 | Law.com

Defining the General Counsel's Role in CEO Succession Planning

The abrupt departure of Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit provides a timely reminder that while all eyes are on the directors and the chief executive during a high-profile transition, a company's general counsel has a key role to play in succession planning.
4 minute read
May 31, 2005 | Law.com

Diverse Is Yet To Come

In-house lawyers have some blunt advice for law firms that say they are trying to diversify their ranks by hiring more minority attorneys: Try harder.
9 minute read
September 12, 2006 | Daily Report Online

N.Y. contractors battle over 9/11 claims

WHEN CONGRESS WROTE a check for $1 billion in federal emergency money to buy insurance for New York City contractors and subcontractors who worked in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, they expected the firefighters and cleanup crews to get paid for illnesses allegedly caused by unsafe working conditions.Instead what they got is an insurance company that refuses to settle claims.
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