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July 09, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Lawyer takes on 'Supreme' capital case advocacy

THE TIMBRE OF Donald Verrilli Jr.'s voice changes when he argues a pro bono case to the U.S. Supreme Court. For his paying clients at Jenner Block, Verrilli, always soft-spoken and measured, is a master at gently steering the justices toward supporting his arguments in telecommunications and intellectual property disputes.
7 minute read
July 26, 1999 | Law.com

The Risks of Using Informers in Cases of Employee Wrongdoing

A company that suspects wrongdoing by a current or former employee, or is defending itself against a lawsuit, is faced with several difficult decisions -- foremost of which is how to protect the company and expose the wrongdoer. The safest decision may be to hire a professional investigator. If the company chooses to hire a non-professional informer instead, just how dangerous is that option? A recent lawsuit against Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. illustrates the issues.
14 minute read
December 02, 1999 | Law.com

Commissioner Hunt Says Now Is Time for 'Top Thinkers' to Deliberate to Ensure Solid Future for Securities Industry

The time is ripe for a summit meeting of the top thinkers in the business to ponder the short-term future of the securities industry, Securities and Exchange Commissioner Isaac C. Hunt Jr. said during a wide-ranging, exclusive interview. "I think all the best minds in this industry need to get together ... to talk about, think about, what the industry is going to look like in six months," he said. "I would have to guess nobody knows."
10 minute read
September 25, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Review

With the U.S. Supreme Court beginning its 2009 term next month, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp, partners at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, conduct their 25th annual review of the performance of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit over the past term, and briefly discuss the Second Circuit decisions scheduled for review during the new term. During the 2008 term, they report, the Court issued 61 decisions reviewing opinions by the federal courts of appeals, reversing or vacating judgments in 48.
15 minute read
October 24, 2006 | New York Law Journal

'Fairly Litigated'

5 minute read
January 09, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Corzine Seeking Top Assistant for A.G. Nominee

With seven days to go before his inauguration, Gov.-elect Jon Corzine is striving to find the right match for Zulima Farber, who heads his short list of four candidates for the top law job in the state, say sources close to the process.
5 minute read
September 13, 1999 | Law.com

Tort Lawyers Give Up Punies

Rarely does a lawyer get the chance to leave $4.5 billion on the table. But when plaintiffs' lawyer Brian Panish proposed to forgo most of the punitive damages his client had won in a suit against General Motors, he joined a small but significant trend: offering to trade big punitive damages for a corporate defendant's promise to make changes that may prevent future injuries. All this adds up to plaintiffs' lawyers behaving contrary to the greedy lawyer stereotype and giving up money to promote safety.
6 minute read
April 08, 2011 | Legaltech News

Federal Circuit Takes Up Patent-Eligibility Dispute Over Human Genes

Lawyers representing researchers, pathologists, and women's health groups urged the Federal Circuit to uphold a ruling that said a genetics company's patents on two human genes are invalid and unconstitutional. The court narrowly assessed whether an isolated gene is substantively different from DNA itself, and looked at the potential consequences for the biotechnology industry.
4 minute read
February 01, 2002 | Law.com

Protecting The Greatest

What's it like to represent your hero? Ronald DiNicola, a partner at Los Angeles-based Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, would know. As outside general counsel to legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, DiNicola fights for Ali's trademarks, handles the Ali family's endorsement deals and recently negotiated the boxer's rights in the movie "Ali," starring Will Smith.
4 minute read
November 23, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Defense-Oriented Decisions Dominated 2010's Biggest Non-Automotive Cases

As the plaintiff's bar can attest, in either context, 2010 was a tough one for them given the number of defense-favorable decisions handed down over the past year.
14 minute read

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