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December 20, 2001 |

Behind the Scenes: Lobbying Battles of 2001

Lobbying, a unique hybrid of government, law and business, compels us to measure success differently. Great lobbying campaigns can have any of a number of outcomes, many often shaded in gray. What matters is how the game is played. Here is a particular angle on 10 of the most important issues before Congress in 2001, a rundown of the players and a nifty illustration of the old maxim "politics makes strange bedfellows."
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November 04, 2002 |

Civil Actions

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October 18, 2007 |

Night at the Museum

Among corporate governance scandals, the J. Paul Getty Trust's stood out. An investigation by the California attorney general's office led to the appointment of a monitor, apparently the first time one has been named to oversee a nonprofit organization. But then-GC Peter Erichsen's proactive response to Getty's corporate governance problems is also noteworthy. Erichsen volunteered full cooperation and embraced reform, turning the AG's iron fist into a velvet glove.
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February 19, 2009 |

Newsbriefs

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Gas Buyers Reach $21.6 Settlement in 'Hot Fuel' MDL
Publication Date: 2012-06-19
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Everyone knows that fuel prices tend to go up in the summer. But are consumers in warmer states also getting less gas than they're (over)paying for? That's what a class of gas purchasers alleged in five-year-old consolidated litigation over "hot fuel" that settled on Friday.

Coppola Sues Cork and Bottle Maker over Not-So-Fine Wines
Publication Date: 2009-12-08
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Director Francis Ford Coppola's wine company claims that faulty bottles and caps it bought from Vinocor USA turned 55,000 cases of international wines from its "Encyclopedia" collection into a useless collection of vinegar.

Research in Motion to Pay Visto $275 Million to Settle Patent Litigation
Publication Date: 2009-07-16
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All good things must come to an end, and from what we gather the global patent war between Research in Motion and Visto has been a very good thing to the lawyers involved. On Thursday, both companies announced that they had agreed to settle all litigation over RIM's Blackberry patents, with RIM paying Visto $267.5 million. In exchange RIM gets access to all Visto patents and acquires some of its intellectual property.

January 04, 2010 |

Litigation Department of the Year: Gibson Dunn

When other firms and conventional strategies come up short, clients in deep trouble turn to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher -- helmed by marquee partners like Ted Olson -- for fresh, aggressive thinking and innovative rescues. "I call them lifeboat lawyers, because our careers depend on them," says Wal-Mart Executive Vice President Thomas Mars. For those rescues, and a broader record of excellent work for hard-pressed clients, The American Lawyer names the firm its Litigation Department of the Year.
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July 27, 2004 |

Boston in Common

The first time Judith Droz Keyes attended a Democratic National Convention was in 1968, and she never got inside. At the time, her husband was in Vietnam, in the same squadron as John Kerry. Eight months later, Keyes' husband died in battle, spurring her to participate in the anti-war movement. That's where she met Kerry. Keyes, a Morrison & Foerster partner, is now attending her second Democratic Convention -- only this time she's inside, along with dozens of other attorney delegates.
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October 09, 2009 |

Non-L.A. Firms Breaking Into Entertainment Law

When Summit Entertainment LLC needed an attorney to help promote its new vampire movie, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," General Counsel David Friedman turned to someone he knew well: an old colleague from his former job at Paramount Pictures.
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