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August 10, 2012 | The Recorder

Quinn's Trial Antics Aimed at Another Audience

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January 22, 2004 | Law.com

On the Mend

Last year, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich partner Diane Holt Frankle could just say the word "deal" and be mobbed by associates anxious for work. That changed last spring with Zoran Corporation's $358 million acquisition of Oak Technology. For Gray Cary, the Zoran deal was the first tangible sign of a turnaround in M&A activity after two years of declines. Deal activity actually grew in 2003. Bay Area firms with significant M&A practices had a hand in 410 deals, a 45 percent increase from 2002.
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March 15, 2012 | Law.com

Former Weil Patent Litigator May Have Conflict in First Suit at New Firm

Matthew Powers and his Tensegrity Law Group filed suit this week against Amazon, a company he represented before leaving Weil last year.
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December 19, 2012 | The Recorder

People v. Watkins

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September 02, 2011 | The Recorder

Alsup to Call His Own Expert at Oracle/Google Trial

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October 19, 2012 | The Recorder

Garfias-Rodriguez v. Holder

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May 07, 2004 | Law.com

When Pillow Talk Becomes Public

In the debate over gay marriage, rhetoric has obscured a practical issue: Important rights that heterosexual married couples take for granted are denied to same-sex partners. Among the rights at stake as the federal government and states consider the issue of same-sex marriages, or unions, is the marital-communications evidentiary privilege that protects confidential communications made between spouses in a valid marriages.
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October 13, 2003 | The Recorder

Court May Take a Look at the Power of the Pardon

When President Clinton pardoned William Borders Jr on his last day of office, Borders thought his long path of rehabilitation had finally brought him to where he could resume his law practice-and redirect it toward helping young people and the community. The D.C. Court of Appeals did not agree, ruling that the pardon did not automatically entitle Borders to reinstatement. Now Borders is before the Supreme Court in a potential landmark case that asks the justices to interpret the scope of the pardon power.
8 minute read
October 06, 2011 | The Recorder

If at First You Don't Succeed

When the initial mediation doesn't result in settlement, persistent follow-up efforts by the mediator often lead to resolution, explains Richard Williams of Gray Duffy.
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