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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.

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