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July 11, 2013 |

Permanent Mandatory Injunctions To Require Environmental Compliance

Whether the plaintiff is a government agency or an individual citizen, it is not always easy to get defendants to comply with environmental orders.
6 minute read
November 17, 2004 |

2004 Quality of Life Survey

General counsel are feeling the strain from increased stress, longer work hours and an emphasis on hypervigilance in an era of high-profile corporate scandals -- but even with all that, most remain content with their jobs and proud to be in-house lawyers. Those are among the findings of Corporate Counsel's latest survey on work-life issues. Even with the "Enron effect" making some lawyers feel like targets, it seems that, for GCs, the good vibe lives on.
8 minute read
July 15, 1999 |

'Young, Hip, Cool and Fun'

Nestled in a San Francisco loft, the law offices of Britton Silberman & Cervantez evoke the casual comfort of a software company. With more than 200 clients, seven-attorney Britton Silberman & Cervantez is thriving. Their success is due in no small part to the partners' backgrounds: all came from start-ups. Their collective expertise "saves our clients time and money," Silberman says. "They don't have to spend time training us. We laugh at their jokes and know all the acronyms."
7 minute read
September 29, 2003 |

Supreme Court Vacates Classwide Awards

On June 23, in Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned two multimillion-dollar classwide awards, holding that where a mandatory arbitration agreement is silent as to class claims, it is for the arbitrator, not a court, to decide whether the agreement permits arbitration of class claims.
10 minute read
January 07, 2008 |

Somebody has to look out for the veterans

Sidley Austin attorney Ron Flagg rallied lawyers at his firm and at other law firms nationwide to make a difference in the lives of a U.S. war veterans seeking government disability benefits. As many as 400 attorneys at 50 law firms have shown interest in the pro bono program Flagg created, and 70 cases have been parceled out for review during the project's first two months. Flagg eventually hopes to be sending 100 cases per month to volunteer lawyers.
4 minute read
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November 22, 2011 |

Executive and Legislative Action for Week of Nov. 14, 2011

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Nov. 14. House and Senate members are scheduled to return to session on Dec. 5.
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How IP Litigation Stole the Show in 2012
Publication Date: 2012-12-31
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The novelty of IP litigation being "hot" wore off long ago, but never did the practice dominate headlines quite as much as in 2012.

April 01, 1999 |

Penalties Proposed for Lawyers Who Advise on Corporate Tax Shelters

The U.S. Treasury Department and the American Bar Association are urging Congress to impose penalties on attorneys and accountants who advise companies to participate in tax avoidance schemes. The Treasury Department has proposed a multi-pronged plan to attack abusive shelters. But critics charge that the line between legitimate and abusive shelters is often unclear, and that the Treasury Department and the ABA shed little light on the matter.
7 minute read
June 26, 2007 |

A Sea Change in Election Reform

In another loss for the Supreme Court's moderate wing, justices declared McCain-Feingold's ban on certain issue ads unconstitutional.
5 minute read
April 12, 2004 |

Judges Say No -- Loudly -- To Citing Unpublished Opinions

Federal judges are usually a reticent bunch outside the four corners of their courtrooms and their rulings. But at a Tuesday hearing in Washington, D.C., testimony will reveal a judiciary that is passionately and publicly up in arms over an obscure proposal that critics say would drastically change how judges do their jobs and increase litigation costs for clients. The proposed rule would forbid all appeals courts from placing restrictions on the citation of so-called unpublished opinions.
9 minute read

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