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August 02, 1999 |

E-mails Helped Microsoft in Conn.

This time the damning e-mails worked in Microsoft's favor. The deadliest, according to two jurors who spoke to The National Law Journal, was a May 1998 message from a Bristol director to Keith Blackwell, the company's chief executive. It referred to the coming lawsuit as the We sue Microsoft for money' business plan.
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September 28, 2000 |

Appealing Practice

Arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court has always been the Matterhorn of the legal profession -- and it's getting steeper. The Court's plummeting docket and intense questioning from the bench have combined to change advocacy before the nation's highest court. Enter: the Supreme Court specialists, a veteran group of mostly white, male lawyers who are, in essence, the sherpas of the Matterhorn-turned-Everest.
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February 27, 2006 |

Pay Hike at Quinn Ups Ante in Salary War

Less than five months after the first salary hikes began in Southern California, a Los Angeles-based firm is again upping the ante. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, one of two firms that led the first round of raises in September, told associates Thursday evening that the firm would match new pay scales recently announced in New York. Effective March 1, first-year salaries will increase $10,000, to $145,000. Will this second round of increases catch on?
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Citing Morrison (Yes, Morrison), Seventh Circuit Revives Price-Fixing Case Against Foreign Potash Producers
Publication Date: 2012-06-28
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Sure, the decision focuses mainly on the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvement Act. But it's not every day you see Morrison v. NAB used in support of a ruling that foreign defendants must face U.S. claims over alleged overseas misconduct.

October 27, 2009 |

Largest Mergers and Acquisitions

2009 Almanac - Largest Mergers and Acquisitions
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DOJ Flexes Antitrust Muscles in American-US Airways Suit
Publication Date: 2013-08-13
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It’s the second mega-suit filed by DOJ litigators since William Baer, a former partner at Arnold & Porter, took over as head of the antitrust division in early January.

June 14, 1999 |

'All You Need Is Hate' Prompts a Legal Refrain

So-called rogue Web sites allowing viewers to take a chain saw to Gwen Stefani, the lead singer of No Doubt, and pulverize actress Drew Barrymore into a bloody pulp were taken down last year after lawyers for the targeted celebrities dispatched cease-and-desist letters to the pages' creators or to Internet companies who hosted the sites. Lawyers for celebrities who have found themselves the subject of these vehement (and sometimes violent) Web sites are fighting back.
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Rambus Says Judges Blew Hearsay Call in $4 Billion Price-Fixing Case
Publication Date: 2012-10-30
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Rambus is asking the California Court of Appeal to revive its price-fixing case against Micron and SK Hynix, saying that lower courts erred by excluding evidence that its alleged co-conspirators pleaded guilty to federal charges. Rambus also accuses Hynix of improperly striking two of the three African-American members of the jury pool, in part because Rambus' lead trial counsel was African-American.

September 25, 2007 |

Diversity Viewpoints

Our ongoing Hot Topic page rounds up the latest stories about efforts to improve diversity in the legal profession, plus the specific challenges and milestones of that journey.
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December 07, 2009 |

The Importance of Director Confidentiality Programs

The most effective boards are often those that govern by consensus. And it is imperative that directors feel comfortable speaking openly.
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