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February 28, 2005 | Law.com

Siebel Challenges SEC Rule

A California business software company will face off with the SEC in a New York federal court next month over the boundaries of the federal agency's authority to regulate corporate speech. At the center of the clash between the SEC and San Mateo-based Siebel Systems Inc. is Regulation Fair Disclosure, which requires firms that disclose material, nonpublic information to securities market professionals, such as analysts, to disclose the same information simultaneously to the public.
10 minute read
October 19, 2007 | National Law Journal

Former Fish Partner Speaks Out on Patent Dispute

Last month, Scott Harris was one of Fish & Richardson's highest-paid partners. Now the patent prosecutor is out of a job and is being sued by his former firm for breach of his employment contract and ethical responsibilities. The suit claims that Harris obtained patents while a firm principal by misusing firm resources and engaging in unauthorized legal work. But Harris says his bosses all knew about his outside interest in patents.
5 minute read
January 18, 2006 | Law.com

Wilson Follows L.A.'s Suit on Salaries

Firm CEO John Roos says he wants to be able to attract the best candidates. "All of our competition had something to do with [the decision]," he said.
3 minute read
December 13, 2002 | Law.com

Suit Accuses DirecTV of Dishing It Out

The nation's biggest provider of satellite television programming, DirecTV, last year declared war on potential signal pirates. Now the alleged pirates have answered back, filing a suit in a Los Angeles County court charging DirecTV with wrongfully accusing thousands of innocent people of stealing its signals and threatening them with litigation.
5 minute read
January 31, 2007 | National Law Journal

Calif. Firms Not Matching N.Y. Associates' Pay

More California-based firms are opting for a segmented associate salary scale, hiking pay to $160,000 in New York offices but implementing a $145,000 scale on the West Coast. But a move from another large firm could be enough to force firms that have raised to less than $160,000 to go the rest of the way, says recruiter Avis Caravello. "Let's say Latham goes to 160 -- there's no way O'Melveny or Gibson will stand by and let it happen," she says. "All you need is for one big California firm to do it."
4 minute read
December 09, 2005 | Law.com

Winston & Strawn Seeks to Quash Subpoena of Managing Partner

Winston & Strawn is fighting an attempt to compel the testimony of managing partner James Neis in the upcoming trial of a suit filed against the firm by one of its New York partners. Anthony F. LoFrisco is suing the Chicago-based firm, claiming management breached an agreement that would have allowed him to avoid a process by which most partners' compensation was reduced after age 65. The firm asked a Manhattan judge to quash LoFrisco's subpoena of Neis for lack of personal jurisdiction.
2 minute read
February 22, 2010 | The Recorder

Steven Bauer, Latham & Watkins

The veteran trial lawyer got rid of one of the highest-profile trade secret cases in Silicon Valley — only to see it brought back to life again.
3 minute read
February 01, 2007 | National Law Journal

Sonsini Advised on Apple Options

When Apple tried to hammer out a new compensation agreement for iconic CEO Steve Jobs in 2001 -- an agreement now being probed by federal prosecutors -- the company called on Larry Sonsini, the lead partner at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati. People with knowledge of the federal probe say the Silicon Valley powerhouse was consulted on a 7.5 million-share grant to Steve Jobs that led to faked minutes of phantom meetings and an earnings restatement. Still unclear: What exactly did Sonsini know and advise?
7 minute read
July 05, 2006 | Law.com

Ways to Compete Against the Goliaths

With the rise of the billion-dollar law firm, small and midsize ones have feared they'd have to consolidate and pursue the models of bigger firms to be profitable and competitive. But that's not necessarily true. By thinking creatively -- and sometimes counterintuitively -- smaller firms can achieve profitability, recruit and retain top talent, and still preserve their independence. Here are four strategies to help firms distinguish themselves as attractive alternatives to the megafirms.
8 minute read
August 22, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Senior Partners Balking At Retirement Policies

A growing number of older partners who feel they have remained highly productive insist on holding onto privileged positions, either by negotiating special arrangements or by decamping to other firms.
9 minute read

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