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June 24, 2013 |

Covington Repping Top Tech Companies Amid NSA Data Push

Covington & Burling is advising AOL and Microsoft in response to the National Security Agency's secret surveillance data requests, as the ex–government contractor who leaked details about the government's top secret spying program earlier this month to a former Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz associate seeks asylum in Ecuador with the aid of lawyers from WikiLeaks.
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August 02, 2010 |

CIVIL ACTIONS

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July 01, 2010 |

ITC Annual Survey 2010

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December 01, 2009 |

Protecting Trademarks in Web 2.0

In order to protect brands and trademarks, brand owners should plan to conduct regular assessments of available social networking and Web 2.0 sites, with an eye to determining their popularity with the brand's target consumers and the ease of using these sites for infringement purposes.
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May 29, 2007 |

EEOC Looks at Caregiver Bias

The EEOC recently announced that it may develop enforcement guidelines to address the growing problem of "family responsibility discrimination," which has led increasing numbers of employees to sue employers for discriminating against them because of caregiving responsibilities. No federal law expressly prohibits caregiver discrimination, so FRD plaintiffs have pursued claims under a variety of state and federal laws. Employers fear that the EEOC may take action that makes it easier for FRD plaintiffs.
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February 14, 2005 |

9th Circuit to Rehear Arguments in Nazi Memorabilia Case Involving Yahoo

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday it would rehear some arguments in the dispute over whether Yahoo can host auctions for Nazi memorabilia on its U.S. sites. French human rights groups' 5-year-old lawsuit against Yahoo seeks to ban the sale of Nazi-related items on any Internet site viewable in France. Starting in February 2001, French courts began levying fines on Yahoo of more than $13,000 per day for failing to take down the offensive items.
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September 14, 2007 |

How Associates Become Rainmakers

By the time most law firm associates have reached the senior level, they've developed the technical skills and proficiency necessary to be good lawyers and the personality traits necessary to please clients. The associates who are able to use these qualities to bring in new business, as opposed to simply completing the work assigned by partners, are much more likely to become partners themselves one day. So, how does one make the transition to rainmaker? Consultant Monica Goebel has some tips.
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March 01, 2005 |

Newsbriefs

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December 27, 2007 |

Ballard Spahr Seeks New Fortunes in Los Angeles

Recently, Philadelphia-based Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll became the latest Eastern U.S. firm to open an office in Los Angeles, snagging four partners in recent months from Baker Hostetler. Lawyers at the firm expect to recruit in areas such as IP and high-stakes employment litigation. "We have almost 600 lawyers, and a quarter of them are in the West," says Chairman Arthur Makadon. "We're no longer an Eastern firm. The hope is that within a few years, half our lawyers will be in the West."
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September 07, 2010 |

7th Circuit favors British firm in dispute over French press coffee makers

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, in ruling in favor of a British manufacturer of French press coffee makers, served up extensive dicta about how U.S. courts should interpret foreign law.
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