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August 28, 2007 | Law.com

Cleary Sanctioned for Trying to Interfere With Testimony

A federal judge has sanctioned Cleary Gottlieb for trying to dissuade a witness from testifying about his dealings with the Republic of Congo, which the firm is representing in a dispute with a hedge fund. Judge Loretta Preska said Cleary had "shown a willingness to operate in the murky area between zealous advocacy and improper conduct, and here it crossed the line." She ordered that a reprimand be circulated to all Cleary lawyers and that the firm be assessed attorney fees for the sanctions motion.
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December 27, 2006 | Law.com

Faked Documents May Be at Core of Apple Case

According to people with knowledge of Apple's situation, federal prosecutors are examining administrative documents that were apparently falsified by company officials to maximize the profits of option grants to executives. The faked documents could be a key issue for government officials deciding whether to pursue the Apple case as a criminal matter. There is also speculation that prosecutors are focusing on ex-GC Nancy Heinen and ex-CFO Fred Anderson. Meanwhile, CEO Steve Jobs has hired his own counsel.
5 minute read
May 17, 2005 | Law.com

Wineries Toast Supreme Court Ruling on Interstate Sales

The Supreme Court gave a cork-popping victory to winemakers Monday, striking down state laws that barred consumers from receiving direct shipments of wines from out-of-state wineries. The 5-4 decision caps a 20-year campaign by the wine industry to overturn states' protective laws, which the Court's majority found violate the commerce clause of the Constitution. "This is the best day for wine-lovers since the invention of the corkscrew," said Clint Bolick, who argued on behalf of the winemakers.
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February 01, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Most Calif. Firms Still Not Matching N.Y. Associates� Pay

More California-based firms are opting for a segmented associate salary scale, hiking pay to a $160,000 base in their New York offices but implementing a $145,000 scale in California.
4 minute read
April 25, 2007 | Law.com

Time Warner Fails in Bid to Block DIRECTV's 'Back to the Future' Commercial

Two months after barring advertisements in which Jessica Simpson and William Shatner tout a satellite TV company's high-definition service, a federal judge has permitted a similar endorsement by Christopher Lloyd reprising his Doc Brown role from "Back to the Future." Time Warner alleged that DIRECTV's statements in the commercial constituted false advertising, deceptive business practices and contractual breach under the federal Lanham Act and New York's General Business Law.
4 minute read
June 13, 2006 | Law.com

Judge Finds Little Confusion in Companies Sharing Name

A commercial lending company based in St. Louis has won the right to continue to call its business Omicron Capital, staving off an injunction and trademark challenge by a New York hedge fund of the same name. In Omicron Capital LLC v. Omicron Capital LLC, Southern District Judge Robert W. Sweet held that, given the sophistication of the consumers and the differences in the two businesses, there was little likelihood of confusion.
5 minute read
April 24, 2006 | National Law Journal

Gunderson Dettmer Snags Wilson Sonsini Trio for New Office

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, the Menlo Park, Calif.-based firm declared as good as dead by some observers after the Internet bust, is opening a new office in San Diego with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's Gari Cheever, Jeffrey Higgins and Ilan Lovinsky, who are all joining as partners. "San Diego is the third-largest market for [venture capital] activity after Silicon Valley and Boston," says firm founder Robert Gunderson Jr. But some warn that San Diego is over-lawyered.
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April 24, 2006 | Law.com

Gunderson Dettmer Snags Wilson Sonsini Trio for New Office

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, the Menlo Park, Calif.-based firm declared as good as dead by some observers after the Internet bust, is opening a new office in San Diego with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's Gari Cheever, Jeffrey Higgins and Ilan Lovinsky, who are all joining as partners. "San Diego is the third-largest market for [venture capital] activity after Silicon Valley and Boston," says firm founder Robert Gunderson Jr. But some warn that San Diego is over-lawyered.
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January 25, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Outside Counsel

A re the so-called anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act constitutional? The answer may depend on whom you ask.
11 minute read
October 18, 2006 | Law.com

Judge Sanctions Firm for Filing 'Cookie-Cutter' Patent Infringement Complaints

Memo to patent troll attorneys: Do your homework. A federal judge in the Western District of Washington has sanctioned an attorney and his law firm for sending dozens of "fill-in-the-blank" demand letters and filing cookie-cutter patent infringement complaints on behalf of a client, Eon-Net, a patent holding company. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman found that Eon-Net's scattershot patent enforcement strategy violates Federal Circuit Rule 11, and that the company's behavior was tantamount to extortion.
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