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June 11, 2008 | The Recorder

Q&A: Fandango's Stacey Olliff

Fandango's general counsel discusses life in the online world, why lawyers should never say no and the joys of "Sex."

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August 19, 2009 | The Recorder

Misconduct Undoes Reyes Backdating Conviction

A Ninth Circuit panel reverses the only major conviction the government wrung from the stock options scandal, citing prosecutorial misconduct.

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March 10, 2010 | The Recorder

In It to Win It at Cypress Semiconductor

GC Victoria Tidwell needs outside counsel to understand something about her company's culture: They're playing for keeps.

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January 18, 2013 | The Recorder

Changing Discovery Practices

A recent amendment to the California Code of Civil Procedure requires preparation of privilege logs by counsel in state court, explains Hsiao (Mark) Mao of Kaufman Dolowich.

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February 10, 2012 | The Recorder

Claims of the Unborn

Whether an injury to a fetus in utero is covered by workers' compensation is a live, but unresolved, issue for California practitioners, says T.J. Reichert of Meckler Bulger.

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April 26, 2005 | The Recorder

In Camera

Former judge goes from traffic tickets to theater tickets; Walker likes Egyptians; BALA gala.

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May 04, 2004 | Law.com

An Amicable Split for Lerach, Milberg Weiss

The divorce is final. William Lerach and his West Coast colleagues have officially split from Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach. The two entities issued separate releases Monday announcing the separation, which has been in the works for the past year. It took a year for the partners at the nation's largest plaintiffs firm to work out an amicable split. "We were very committed to part consensually without suing each other,¿ Lerach said. ¿You have to come to agreement on about 5,000 different items.¿

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