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June 29, 2010 |

States face hard choices as budgets dry up

Californians don't see much evidence that the worst economic contraction since the Great Depression is coming to an end. Unemployment was 12.4 percent in May, 2.7 percentage points higher than the national rate. Lawmakers gridlocked over how to close a $19 billion budget gap are weighing the termination of the main welfare program for 1.
4 minute read
April 10, 2006 |

My Personal Road Models

By Karl Ritzler, Special to the Daily ReportWhen Wayne and Linda Phears moved to Atlanta from Washington, D.C., in 1974, they packed all their luggage and two small dogs into their 1960 Jaguar XK 150. It was their only car while Wayne Phears established himself as an attorney in downtown Atlanta.Today, he's a founder of Phears and Moldovan, a firm specializing in commercial and health-care litigation.
8 minute read
December 19, 2006 |

Judge Rules Infamous 'Mustang Ranch' Brothel Can Operate With Famous Name

The infamous Mustang Ranch brothel has been cleared to operate under its famous name, 18 months after it reopened for business at a new location. A federal judge ruled that the exclusive owner of the Mustang Ranch trademark is Lance Gilman, who bought the gaudy pink stucco buildings that once housed the bordello. The judge's decision went against rival brothel owners David and Ingrid Burgess, who sued Gilman over the trademark to the best-known little whorehouse in the West in January 2004.
2 minute read
December 14, 2010 |

Ponzi Schemes 101: Don't Be the Next Victim

Yes, it's true, there are some David Letterman-style Top Ten lists that are more fun than this one on avoiding Ponzi and pyramid schemes. But that doesn't mean that corporate counsel really, really shouldn't read this one ...
8 minute read
November 27, 2006 |

Vaunted Legal Scholar Switches Sides in Supreme Court Patent Case

One of the nation's top IP law scholars has switched sides in a Supreme Court case that could decide how patents are granted. Mark Lemley, a Stanford University professor, initially asked the high court to hear KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. But last month, he filed a brief asking the Court to take no action in the case, which is scheduled for oral argument on Tuesday. It's extremely rare, say observers, for a practitioner to change positions in a high court case. Why did Lemley do it?
7 minute read
August 22, 2006 |

Cooley Godward and Kronish Lieb Agree to Merge

Leading Silicon Valley law firm Cooley Godward has agreed to merge with New York litigation boutique Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman to create a national firm of 550 lawyers, effective Oct. 1. Although the 440-lawyer Cooley has made no secret of its merger ambitions and its quest for a substantial New York presence, Kronish Lieb is something of a surprise partner. The 110-lawyer firm has long been regarded as one of the city's most fiercely independent firms.
5 minute read
March 10, 2011 |

Bigfoot Sues, Says Cops Stomp on Phony Monsters' Civil Rights

First there was a Bigfoot sighting. Now, there's a Bigfoot suing.
4 minute read
March 28, 2012 |

Speed Dialing

For Simpson Thacher partner?and Dealmaker of the Year?Alan Klein, a three-week turnaround window made timing the essential ingredient in Microsoft's acquisition of Skype.
4 minute read
December 06, 2004 |

Virtual IP Rights Rock Online Gaming World

San Francisco-based game developer Linden Lab has rocked the online role-playing game world by granting "Second Life" players IP rights to their virtual creations. Linden Lab insulates itself from real-world liability with a user license agreement, but a player who develops a new virtual car model might have a copyright claim against another player who makes unauthorized virtual duplicates. The possibilities may soon draw U.S. law into virtual worlds.
3 minute read
April 28, 2003 |

Building an IP Practice -- the Wilson Way

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is facing challenges in its bid to build a robust IP litigation practice.
6 minute read

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