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Electronic Arts and its lawyers at Davis Wright Tremaine and Keker & Van Nest got mixed tidings Wednesday in a pair of decisions from the Ninth Circuit. But the news was mostly bad for the video game maker, and nothing but good for plaintiffs lawyer Steve Berman.
Where Will the Troubles End for Sonsini and HP?
Wilson Sonsini Chairman Larry Sonsini, who has plotted his career and his law firm's path to dominance with the precision and focus of a master, found himself this year in a place he never expected to be: testifying before Congress on his role as outside counsel to Hewlett-Packard, caught up in a boardroom spying scandal. Sonsini and his firm have faced criticism before -- over alleged conflicts and investments in client stock -- but now they face a crisis that might not blow over.Van Sicklen was drastically outnumbered in the courtroom when he argued for confirmation of the Wisconsin insurance commissioner's plan to segregate $60 billion in Ambac insurance policies in an account that will pay policyholders only 25 cents on the dollar in cash. But sometimes, smaller is better.
Star Turn for Hollywood Newcomers
A few players are catching their big break in entertainment law, but for most, there's still no business in show business.Star Turn for Some Hollywood Newcomers
When Summit Entertainment needed an attorney to help promote its new vampire movie, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," general counsel David Friedman turned to an old colleague from his former Paramount Pictures job. That lawyer, Nancy Derwin-Weiss, had moved to Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon and helped it break through the barriers that have frustrated more than one East Coast firm's ambition to go Hollywood. And at least three other firms from outside California are using similar tactics to get into entertainment law.Trending Stories
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