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The Bar: A year in advocacy

Herbert Smith's advocacy unit was greeted with significant scepticism from the Bar when it was launched. A year on, Rachel Bennett reports on the unit's progress and its successes to date
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Browns Score Patent Victory

On Feb. 14, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the NFLP is the senior user of the "Dawg Pound" phrase.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Court Rules Affirmative Action Program Illegal

Todd Dean, a white man who unsuccessfully applied for employment with the fire department, sued Shreveport in 2000, alleging the department's hiring practices were racist.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Orkin To Pay $2.25 Million

A 2003 arbitration panel's punitive damages award was reinstated, finding that Orkin Exterminating Inc. failed to deliver on its lifetime contract for termite protection.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

PETA Sues Circus CEO

PETA brought suit Feb. 17 against Kenneth Feld, chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Bros.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Enzyte Maker Pays $2.5 Million

Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals Inc. has reached a multi-state agreement to pay $2.5 million for unsubstantiated product claims and deceptive business practices.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

China's Crackdown

Government officials step up enforcement of new securities law.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SOX Under Fire

Ken Starr fires first shot in the war against Sarbanes-Oxley.
18 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Data Dangers

Counsel share proactive measures for keeping e-discovery under control.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Electronic Trash

E-waste laws create confusion among corporate consumers and electronics manufacturers.
15 minute read

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