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September 01, 1999 |

Justice's Secret Weapon Against Microsoft

While the Department of Justice was reeling from a June 1998 ruling that seemed to doom its claim that Microsoft violated antitrust laws, David B. Fein got to work. Hired by Joel Klein, DOJ's antitrust chief, with less fan fare than David Boies, the in court star for the government, Fein's investigative work and preparation of witnesses may have turned the tide against Microsoft.
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February 21, 2007 |

FCC to Review Satellite Radio Merger

Federal Communications Commission staffers agreed to examine the $13 billion merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, announced Monday, though a key agency official acknowledges that it will be a difficult review. The Satellite Licensing Order, adopted by the agency in 1997 when it issued satellite licenses for XM and Sirius, prohibits one entity from owning the two satellite radio licenses. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin appeared to indicate that he would consider removing the prohibition.
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July 19, 1999 |

Venturing Into The Unknown

Northern Virginia's blooming 'dot.com' sector is roiling the already competitive Washington area legal market. New businesses are drawing Silicon Valley law firms with a track record for representing emerging companies. Many firms are already finding it difficult to attract and hold on to the best and the brightest young lawyers.
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July 23, 2007 |

Shhh! Pro Bono�s Not Just for Liberals Anymore

Lawyers should not be discouraged from proposing conservative pro bono to their firms.
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January 04, 2010 |

Federal Circuit rules patent false-marking fine of up to $500 applies per item

Patent lawyers say a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision rejecting a lower court's fine, which treated many items falsely marked as patented as a single violation, is likely to spur similar cases.
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April 10, 2007 |

Supreme Court Quickens Pace With Big Cases to Come

Crunch time is coming early this term at the Supreme Court. It's not just that the Court is substantially behind in issuing opinions -- only 22 so far this term, compared to 35 at this point last term. Several of its knottiest issues -- "partial-birth abortion" and the use of race in public school class assignments, to name two -- have yet to emerge. The busy April argument calendar is likely to make for frayed nerves and fractured rulings through the end of the term in June.
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IndyMac's Ex-CEO Settles for $1 Million, Denies Liability for Lender's Collapse
Publication Date: 2012-12-14
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A week after winning a $169 million jury verdict in a case against three former IndyMac executives, the FDIC reached a settlement on Friday with Michael Perry, the failed mortgage lender's ex-CEO. In the settlement, Perry denies any liability for the problems that sank the mortgage lender, but agrees to pay $1 million to the FDIC, which also intends to recover another $11 million through the director and officer insurance policies that covered Perry.

November 12, 2007 |

The 2007 NLJ 250

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Shutdown Clobbers U.S. Lawyers and Agencies, Stalls Litigation
Publication Date: 2013-10-01
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Government lawyers sought Tuesday to put hundreds—if not thousands—of civil cases on hold, while regulatory agencies went dark and more than 1,000 Department of Justice lawyers across the country stayed home without pay.

September 29, 2009 |

First, Client Files Malpractice Suit, Now Insurer Says No to Malpractice Coverage

Tax lawyers Jonathon Moore and Charles Bruce already had their hands full defending themselves from allegations that they botched a client's matter, resulting in millions of dollars in Internal Revenue Service back taxes and penalties. Now the lawyers' insurance company has come forward saying it no longer wants to cover the malpractice case.
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