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SEC Throws Weight at Hedge Funds
The Recorder
November 5, 2009
With backdating all but a thing of the past, the SEC has made hedge funds a target, with an aggressive eye on insider trading. That's what's gonna keep white-collar lawyers busy for the next while.
Silicon Scene
The Recorder
November 5, 2009
Cisco bought a small Web developer. Fenwick usually represents both, but here a referral brought a Latham partner in to pinch hit on the seller side of the $183 million deal.
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Court Looks for Line on Recusals
The Recorder
November 5, 2009
The state justices suggest that a judge need not remain recused from a matter forever. "When the basis for recusal is gone," said Justice Marvin Baxter, "I believe it's a violation of ethics for the judge to continue recusal."
Sheppard, Mullin Lures 5 from Allen Matkins
The Recorder
November 5, 2009
A team of land use attorneys leaves Allen Matkins for Sheppard, Mullin, which has been on something of a spree lately.
Expect Marriage Case to Stay Two-Party Affair
The Recorder
November 5, 2009
Ninth Circuit Judge Pamela Rymer and two colleagues seemed unswayed by a would-be intervenor in Prop 8 litigation.
$100M Deal Resolves Student Loan Class Action
The Recorder
November 4, 2009
A proposed settlement would forgive flight students' loans — and also allow class counsel, including a San Francisco firm, to ask for up to $4.97 million in fees and costs.
Justices Seem OK With DNA-Based Warrant
The Recorder
November 4, 2009
Hearing the case of an alleged rapist ID'd by DNA profiling, the California Supreme Court appears to think issuing an arrest warrant with only DNA as a description works fine.
It's Boss Versus Underling In DA Race
The Recorder
November 4, 2009
In the spirit of Election Day, Santa Clara prosecutor Jeffrey Rosen is officially kicking off his campaign — and his many, many criticisms — to unseat his boss, DA Dolores Carr.
Keker Wins Trade Secret Theft Case
The Recorder
November 4, 2009
Jeffrey Chanin led a team of lawyers against a Wilson Sonsini defense squad, winning a ruling over theft of trade secrets in the semiconductor business. Next: Seeking damages of up to $2 billion.
Lawyers Say Qualcomm Lied
The Recorder
November 3, 2009
In briefs telling their side of the massive Qualcomm discovery scandal, Lee Patch and other former Day Casebeer lawyers insist they did their jobs, but their client repeatedly deceived them.
Pot Case Produces Mellow Buzz
The Recorder
November 3, 2009
Both sides in a state Supreme Court medical pot case agree lawmakers overstepped in enacting possession limits, and both sides mostly agree on the remedy.
Melvin Brunetti, 1933-2009
The Recorder
November 3, 2009
The Reno-based judge was appointed to the Ninth Circuit by President Reagan, and took senior status in 1999.
One Way to Find a Job: Do Lunch
The Recorder
November 3, 2009
After an extended maternity leave, San Francisco lawyer Naomi Gray found her new job over lunch. Or rather, a series of lunches.
Discipline Appeal Draws Rare Amicus Brief
The Recorder
November 2, 2009
Benjamin Field, the Santa Clara prosecutor who drew a four-year suspension, gets backing from the California District Attorneys Association.
Government Funding, Just a Click Away
The Recorder
November 2, 2009
Wilson Sonsini's Marc Gottschalk helped create a Web portal that can guide renewable energy clients to public-sector financing.
On the Move
The Recorder
November 2, 2009
A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
Habeas Granted Thanks to Taped Medical Exam
The Recorder
October 30, 2009
A convicted rapist won release in one of the initial appeals to play out following the discovery of thousands of videotaped exams of alleged child sexual assault victims in Santa Clara County.
Brief Fight Likely to End in Compromise
The Recorder
October 30, 2009
The Supreme Court sounds willing to end its practice of shipping briefs from all the state's appellate cases to Westlaw and LexisNexis, which charge for them. An Irvine lawyer saw a copyright problem.
Lerach, Weiss Pass the Halfway Point
The Recorder
October 30, 2009
William Lerach and his partner in crime get to serve out their prison terms in halfway houses, thanks to a law signed last year.
Keker, Wilson Lawyers Square Off in IP Closings
The Recorder
October 29, 2009
Wilson Sonsini's David Steuer, pictured, and Keker's Jeffrey Chanin offered muted closings to a long, bitter battle between two Asian tech firms over trade secrets.
