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July 19, 1999 |

Venturing Into The Unknown

Northern Virginia's blooming 'dot.com' sector is roiling the already competitive Washington area legal market. New businesses are drawing Silicon Valley law firms with a track record for representing emerging companies. Many firms are already finding it difficult to attract and hold on to the best and the brightest young lawyers.
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February 22, 2010 |

2028: An Inmate Odyssey

More than three years after former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling reported to federal prison to begin serving a quarter-century sentence, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in his appeal today. Skilling is incarcerated in the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Littleton, Colo. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons Web site, his projected release date is Feb. 21, 2028. The Supreme Court will look at two issues: the "honest services" theory of criminality that is included in 18 U.S.C. �1346 and the U.S. district judge's denial of Skilling's motion for a change of venue.
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September 02, 2013 |

How to Shop E-Discovery Software

"E-discovery software" is short-hand for a complex, emerging market of products that help companies satisfy their e-discovery obligations in large, document-intensive lawsuits. E-discovery software is a billion dollar industry, so it makes sense to learn how to shop the market if your company is confronting serious litigation.
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April 19, 2010 |

Firm Believer: Baron & Budd Fires Back At Lawyer in Battle Over Alleged Misrepresentations

A Dallas County jury began hearing testimony in a suit in which a former Baron & Budd lawyer alleges Russell Budd, a founder of the well-known asbestos litigation firm, made negligent and fraudulent misrepresentations to induce him to join the firm in May 2006. Jim Hartnett Jr. (pictured, left) represents plaintiff Gary Cruciani.
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East Texas IP Hot Streak Continues with Wi-Lan Verdict
Publication Date: 2013-07-17
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Companies fighting patent infringement claims once went three frustrating years without a single jury win in the Eastern District of Texas. So far this year, they've prevailed at trial seven times, far eclipsing the number of plaintiffs wins. What gives?

Second Time's the Charm for Plaintiffs in Antitrust Class Action over Optical Disk Drives
Publication Date: 2012-04-22
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A dozen Am Law firms failed to convince a federal judge in San Francisco to throw out claims that many of the world's leading consumer electronics companies conspired to fix prices for CD, DVD and Blu Ray recordable and rewritable drives.

March 21, 2000 |

AG Asks Texas Firms for a Loan

In a market where wet-behind-the ears associates at large Texas firms are paid base salaries of $110,000, the Office of the Attorney General can't compete for lawyers with money. So the agency is trying to lure associates out of the private market by offering what it can -- courtroom experience and the glamour of public service.
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April 24, 2009 |

Flash training 2010 Test: Part 2a

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April 28, 2006 |

2006 Am Law 100: Two More Billion-Dollar Firms

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