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The American Lawyer

Kardashian, Jenner Lawyer Among 13 Destined for Dickinson Wright

Dickinson Wright is hiring 13 lawyers from Gordon Silver, a struggling Las Vegas-based firm now down to its final six partners. The additions give the Detroit-based Am Law 200 firm an office in Reno, Nevada, as well as the services of an IP partner who represents the Kardashian family and newly minted Caitlyn Jenner. While Gordon Silver's fate remains uncertain, Jenner is breaking new ground.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Out of the Wild, and Into Big Law

IP litigator Michael Simons recalls his early childhood growing up in a two-room log cabin three-and-a-half miles from the road in Canada's northwest Yukon Territory. The Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld partner says his upbringing helps him keep things in perspective during difficult trials.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Solar Firm Slaps Rival With Trade Secret Suit

SunPower says exiting employees copied thousands of files before joining SunEdison.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Uber Turns to Durie Tangri in Dispute Over Founding

Partner Ragesh Tangri, who previously defended Snapchat against similar claims, has also gone toe-to-toe with plaintiff Kevin Halpern.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Feds Charge Chinese Professors With Economic Espionage

The two had worked at tech companies and allegedly spied for the Chinese government.
3 minute read

Law.com

Tensegrity DQ'ed in Suit Against Former Weil Client

Matthew Powers and Steven Cherensky can't continue in a case that pit them against a former client and their former firm.
3 minute read

Law.com

Lawyer Revs Up Feud With Ride-Share Industry

Christopher Dolan, an SF personal injury attorney, accelerated his campaign against Uber this past week with claims the company was founded on a stolen idea.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Grewal Slams Investors, Lawyers Over Email Erasure in Trade Secrets Case

The judge sanctioned four early backers of San Jose-based Clear View Technologies for evidence spoliation and scolded lawyers for disregarding “obvious red flags.”
5 minute read

The Recorder

Suit Accuses Uber Founders of Stealing $40 Billion Idea

Christopher Dolan says his client brought Uber CEO Travis Kalanick the concept of using mobile technology to link drivers and passengers.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Define Trade Secrets Before and During Litigation

In business as in life, it never hurts to be clear on what each party brings to a relationship and what those things are really worth. A series of decisions in Synygy v. ZS Associates highlight the critical importance of defining an enterprise's trade secret information when using that information to run the business as well as when a dispute breaks out and litigation ensues.
7 minute read

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