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Haag Promotes DOJ Insider to Crim Chief
SAN FRANCISCO -- A veteran prosecutor who helped bring charges against Giants slugger Barry Bonds, the Unabomber and two disgraced Enron executives will take over next month as Criminal Division...
Bingham Adds IP Partner in Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Silicon Valley IP litigator has jumped from Ropes & Gray to Bingham McCutchen, extending the firm's streak of hiring in the practice. Partner Sasha Rao brings 17 years of...
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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.
S.F. Gay Marriage Crusader Stewart to Receive ABA Honor
SAN FRANCISCO — Two veterans of the San Francisco city attorney's office are slated to receive awards recognizing their work. Chief deputy city attorney Therese Stewart, known for her leading...
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Stanford Hires Harvard Law Professor to Direct New IP Clinic
SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley's companies aren't the only ones poaching each other's intellectual property. Stanford is in on it, too. Stanford Law School hired top Harvard cyberlaw expert...
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.
S.F. Firm Founder Allan Joseph, 1938-2013
SAN FRANCISCO — Allan Joseph, a founding partner of Rogers Joseph O'Donnell who held key posts at the American Bar Association, died Tuesday morning at his home here following a battle with...
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.
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.
Drawing on Lessons from Wal-Mart Battle, Lawyer Defeats Bigger Giant
The David vs. Goliath story line works for Jessica Grant — except she's 6 feet tall. The Sher Leff partner recently won a $236 million judgment against global oil behemoth Exxon Mobil for her...
Civil
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- Ninth Circuit Strikes Arizona Abortion Law
- Q&A: Counsel for Brocade, A10 Discuss Settlement Deal
- In Tobacco Litigation, State Wins Major Fee Award
- Lawyers Sanctioned Over Porn Lawsuits to Appeal at 9th Circuit
Courts News
- Brown Taps Three Prosecutors for S.F. Bench
- Capital Accounts: Judges Want Watchdog On Shorter Leash
- Orrick Confirmed to Fed Bench
- Brown Offers No New Money for Courts
- Path Cleared for Vote on Orrick Bench Nomination
Criminal
- Haag Promotes DOJ Insider to Crim Chief
- Juror's Online Research Forces New Trial
- Fed Criminal Chief Under Haag Leaving
- Judge OKs 'Stingray' Tracking
- Court Tries to Untangle Expert's Conflicting Duties
Government & Policy
- Pass Rate on February Bar Exam Was 41 Percent
- State AG Sues Chase Over Debt Collection Practices
- Bar to Raise Legal Aid Funds with Opt-Out Surcharge
- Governor Jumps Into Prop 65 Fray
- Cities Can Zone Medical Pot Clubs Out of Town
In-House
- Ullyot Exit Closes Chapter for Facebook
- DCM's Matthew Bonner
- Facebook GC Is Leaving Company
- Kilpatrick Hires Boston Scientific's VP of IP
- Lawyer Hires at Yahoo Underscore Sunnier Outlook
Law Firms
- After Defections, CalPERS Wants Winston Disqualified
- Bingham Adds IP Partner in Silicon Valley
- Yahoo Picks Up Tumblr for $1.1B
- Kirkland Reps S.F.'s Vista on $906M Buy of Software Maker
- Kasowitz Launches Los Angeles Office
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