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June 27, 2011 | The Recorder

J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro

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June 11, 2012 | The Recorder

Parker v. Matthews

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January 13, 2005 | Law.com

Summer Hiring Reflects Cautious Optimism

A little more confident, Bay Area firms approached campus recruiting a little more aggressively this year, with a few firms significantly boosting their summer associate classes. Students in turn seemed a little more willing to place their bets on technology firms that just a few years ago retrenched. That's the story law firm leaders told as the results came in for this year's recruiting season.

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February 10, 2005 | Law.com

Trying for a Split - GOP lawmakers Prepare for Another Run at the Ninth Circuit

A crucial skirmish took place last fall in the long war over whether to carve up the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Conservative Republicans in the House were finally able to push through a split proposal on Oct. 5 by tying it to a Senate measure to create 58 new judgeships across the country. California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein swiftly blocked the bill. Now House Republicans, emboldened by their autumn victory, are preparing to try again to break up the nation's largest federal circuit court.

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March 15, 2013 | The Recorder

Practical Tips for Jury Selection

When asked to assist with voir dire, junior litigators should use these techniques as a guide, advise McKenna Long & Aldridge attorneys.

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September 13, 2012 | The Recorder

Maxwell v. County of San Diego

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January 05, 2005 | Law.com

Firms Opened their Wallets Wider than Ever in 2004

Law firm balance sheets took big hits this election year, as politically active firms filled campaign coffers at an unprecedented rate. Despite new rules designed to reduce the influence of big money in politics, the cover charge to play in Washington, D.C., only increased in 2004. To gauge that giving, The American Lawyer, a Recorderaffiliate, asked the Center for Responsive Politics to sort donation records of the Federal Election Commission by law firm.

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