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February 22, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fiscal Sanity and the Third Branch

A state judge who nullified the portion of an increased-pension contribution law that applies to judges imagines assaults on the Constitution where none exist.
5 minute read
May 14, 2009 | The Recorder

Silicon Scene

A Latham & Watkins partner says it's still a rough market for M&A, but when a buyer has $440 million burning a hole in its pocket, you can get things done fast.
3 minute read
June 08, 1999 | Law.com

Exorcising a Cold War Ghost

In spite of this spring's baseball diplomacy and an easing of the trade embargo, most Americans still cannot visit Cuba or do business there, says attorney George Kraw.
6 minute read
March 01, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Communication Is Key in Move From Law Student to Lawyer

Whether you start your legal career at a 1,000-lawyer international megafirm or a five-lawyer boutique, as a corporate transactional associate or a patent attorney, the first few years in practice can be overwhelming.
7 minute read
August 02, 2007 | Law.com

Senator-Lawyer Did Not Wield Undue Influence as Jury Foreman, Judge Finds

A New Jersey jury that handed up an $860,000 verdict in a supermarket slip-and-fall case last year was not unduly influenced by one of its members -- a state senator who is also a lawyer -- the trial judge says. Turning down a defense motion to overturn the award, the judge ruled that Robert Martin, the panel's foreman, had not been the sage he portrayed himself to be in an article he wrote about his experience. The article caught the eye of defense lawyers, adding fodder to a pending appeal.
5 minute read
October 03, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Combating Shareholder Derivative Actions

For corporate lawyers and their public clients who are thinking about buying or selling a company, Pennsylvania law provides a particularly powerful tool to defend against some types of routine shareholder derivative lawsuits.
8 minute read
June 18, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Audit of Employee's Pager Messages Ruled Reasonable Search

In its first ruling on the privacy of workplace texting, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday said that a city audit of an employee's messages on a city-owned pager was a reasonable search under the Fourth Amendment
3 minute read
March 27, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Judge takes Robbins Geller to task for 'overstated expenses'

A judge found fault with "overstated expenses" — including $72 bottles of wine — billed by a plaintiff firm in a class action settlement.
3 minute read
October 08, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

Ex-Employee Sued By Litigation Services Company

Litigation services company Barnes & Roberts has sued former employee Jonathan Andron and wants to bar him from working for or consulting with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld on anything competitive with the services offered by B&R, whose target market is patent litigation.
4 minute read
July 14, 2010 | The Recorder

Kozinski Changes Mind, but 'Fed-a-Pult' Result Unchanged

On re-rehearing, the Ninth Circuit's chief judge says Tallman erred in murder soliciation case
3 minute read

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