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March 02, 2012 | The Recorder

Decisions That Shape the Workplace

Important court opinions over the past year force in-house counsel to review company policies and procedures, says Lisa Lawson of Pennington Lawson.
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July 31, 2012 | The Recorder

Jurors Hear Competing Claims in iPad Copycat Case

Quinn Emanuel Partner Charles Verhoeven said Samsung didn't copy, it competed
4 minute read
April 19, 2013 | The Recorder

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
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January 26, 2009 | The Recorder

Brocade's Reyes Tried For Pardon, But Fell Short

Ex-CEO Gregory Reyes, one of the very few executives convicted for stock option backdating-related crimes, recently sought a pardon or commutation. But the DOJ sent his applications right back.
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September 12, 2003 | Law.com

Time for Recess

Here's my not-so-modest -- and admittedly politically risky -- suggestion for President George W. Bush: Now that Congress is back from its August recess, he should promptly announce that if the Senate fails to vote on the nominations of Priscilla Owen and William Pryor Jr. before it next leaves town, he will give them recess appointments. And he should try to convince Miguel Estrada, who has informed the president that he wishes to withdraw his nomination, to accept a recess appointment too.
8 minute read
April 20, 2012 | The Recorder

Viewpoint: Dispatches from Lesotho

9 minute read
March 23, 2012 | The Recorder

Offshore Investment

Companies looking for opportunities in the Cayman Islands need to take steps to ensure proper securitization and perfection, explain Appleby attorneys.
7 minute read
February 13, 2004 | The Recorder

Southern Exposure

For California law firms, Los Angeles roots seem to have been the secret to healthy growth in 2003. The top 10 highest grossing Los Angeles-based firms closed the books on an explosive financial year, turning in the kind of results that exist only as a boom-time memory for their struggling counterparts in Northern California. While the total gross revenue for the top 10 Bay Area firms in 2003 increased 5.5 percent from the year before, the top L.A. players boosted their overall revenues by 13.8 percent.
7 minute read
April 12, 2005 | Law.com

Judicial Profile: Winifred Smith

Attorneys who appear regularly in Winifred Smith's courtroom say the five-year judge, who assigns a heavy felony calendar at the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse, is no pushover. But she'll take time to hear a defendant's plight. "Some of the judges on our bench ... don't begin to have a clue about the kind of pressures and difficulties that most of our clients have to live with day to day," said public defender William Locke III. "She seems to be a lot more understanding about those difficulties."
5 minute read
November 16, 2012 | The Recorder

Avoid Knowing Too Much

New laws and regulations expose employers to liability based on information accessed about current or prospective employees, explains Jenica Mariani of Perkins Coie.
9 minute read

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