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Christensen's prosecutor joins Bingham McCutchen
Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Saunders, lead prosecutor in the federal government's criminal case against celebrity sleuth Anthony Pellicano and prominent Los Angeles attorney Terry Christensen, plans to join Bingham McCutchen in March.
A Variety of Paths Can Lead to Success
On Sept. 19, Texas Lawyer assembled a panel at the University of Houston Law Center to talk to a group of law students on a variety of topics. The panelists, six lawyers included in Texas Lawyer's "40 Under 40," held forth on what distinguishes a good lawyer from a great lawyer, balancing work and family, and the importance of mentor-mentee relationships.Finding Counsel for Noncitizens
Judge Robert A. Katzmann, on the occasion of being honored with the Federal Bar Council's Learned Hand Award, told his audience: "This evening I speak to you about what we, together, bench and bar, can do to help meet an urgent, pressing need - the need for adequate representation for a vulnerable population of human beings - immigrants. Immigrants often come to this country in fear, fleeing from persecution, escaping from poverty, not knowing the language, not knowing to whom to turn for competent legal advice, all the while working to make a better life."
New Partners For 2010: Numbers Down at Most Large Firms in Texas
The largest firms in Texas promoted 69 lawyers to partner or shareholder for 2010, the third year in a row that the firms promoted fewer new partners and shareholders in the Lone Star State. Three of the top 26 firms in the state had not announced their promotions before Texas Lawyer's presstime. Chad Key (pictured) of Kelly Hart & Hallman in Fort Worth was one of those promoted to partnership.Fox Rothschild Puts Brakes on First-Year Salary Hikes
Fox Rothschild announced Tuesday that it wouldn't increase first-year associate salaries for its incoming September class, instead holding the line at $125,000. "We said to ourselves that there are financial implications to raising associate salaries and there was no appetite for our partners to absorb it," said administrative partner Mark L. Silow. At the same time, the firm has enhanced several aspects of its bonus pool, according to Silow.
Silver Lining for Patent Skeptics in Ultramercial Ruling
Publication Date: 2013-06-26 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
Critics of business method patents were none too happy when the Federal Circuit once again endorsed a controversial patent owned by Ultramercial LLC. But the case could be a vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to limit the patent-eligibility of business method patents next term.
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