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Steven Weinberger, general counsel of Wisdom Natural Brands, boasted on an online social network last month that he saves money by drafting his own trademark applications before sending them to outside lawyers for review. Paul Escobar, the top lawyer at Cumberland Gulf Group of Companies, wrote back saying he, too, sometimes drafts legal documents to establish content and tone before outside counsel get their hands on them.
The Legal Times Awards: Champions & Visionaries
In this fifth annual special section, we honor Washington lawyers in two categories: Champions, those who have upheld the profession's core values through public service, pro bono efforts and advocacy for civil liberties, and Visionaries, attorneys whose business or legal acumen has expanded their firms, improved government or advanced the law.Pharma Price-Fixing Case Peters Out at High Court
It's been a tough slog through the courts for a group of pharmacy plaintiffs with antitrust claims against some of the biggest drug companies in the land. Plaintiffs lawyer Joseph Alioto of the Alioto Law Firm has stuck with the case for nearly a decade, including through two trips to the California Supreme Court. Now, he's finally run out of appeals.
After Andersen, Shred at Your Own Risk
After the Supreme Court's recent ruling in the Arthur Andersen case, document handling remains an "overwhelming" issue for in-house counsel, says Michael Kraft, GC and co-founder of Kraft Kennedy & Lesser Inc. "Be careful," he warns. The Andersen decision "doesn't relieve the GC or the company from the responsibility of following appropriate retention policies."Trending Stories
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