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April 01, 2013 |

Tesla climbs on first quarterly profit as Model S beats forecast

Tesla reached "full profitability" as Model S sales were more than 250 units higher than the 4,500 that the electric-car maker projected in mid-February.
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John Desmarais's Round Rock Research Is Selling 'Covenants Not to Sue' at Upcoming Ocean Tomo Patent Auction
Publication Date: 2011-03-10
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Since leaving Kirkland last year, Desmarais has deployed the usual litigation-and-licensing tactics to monetize his portfolio of 4,200 patents. But now he's trying something we haven't seen before.

Dell Can't Keep Desmarais LLP Away from Discovery in Round Rock Cases
Publication Date: 2012-10-25
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A bid by Dell Inc. to block the entire Desmarais LLP law firm from accessing confidential discovery material in patent cases brought by Round Rock Research fell flat on Wednesday, when the Federal Circuit left orders in place that barred only Round Rock founder John Desmarais from viewing the files.

April 13, 2007 |

In re: Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation

Rehearing of IPO Class Action Issue Denied; No Reason to Revise Standard for Class Certification
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November 18, 2010 |

New Deals

Seeking to expand its resources in shale gas, Chevron Corporation has a definitive agreement to acquire independent natural gas producer Atlas Energy for $4.3 billion. Also, Caterpillar Inc. will acquire mining equipment manufacturer Bucyrus International in a transaction valued at approximately $8.6 billion.
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March 14, 2007 |

Using Bankruptcy as a Corporate Governance Tool

A Delaware Chancery Court decision is receiving a great deal of attention from corporate transactional and corporate restructuring attorneys alike. In Esopus Creek Value LP v. Hauf, the court prevented a financially sound company, which failed to meet reporting requirements and was therefore prohibited from holding a shareholder vote, from executing an agreement outside of bankruptcy to sell substantially all of its assets without first obtaining common stockholder approval as required.
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November 27, 2012 |

The 2012 Patent Litigation Survey

Patent reform helped spur a burst in litigation, but it's still a big game of Whack-a-Troll.
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September 24, 2007 |

Missile Maker's Defender

GC Jay B. Stephens has steered a significant turnaround in Raytheon's fortunes since his arrival -- the firm faced "pretty big, bet-the-company issues" when he came aboard, he said. A pair of securities class actions were in progress, not to mention an export-control investigation and a three-year SEC probe. Meanwhile, Raytheon's global power plant business was draining $2 billion in cash. Stephens said he and his crew "stopped the bleeding" and resolved the issues through litigation and arbitration.
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November 17, 2010 |

In China, Competition Is Heating Up

Never mind the domestic business climate. During the second quarter of 2010, China surpassed Japan as the world's second-largest economy behind the United States with nearly $1.34 trillion in gross domestic product, and firms with a beachhead in the People's Republic are profiting by that growth.
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July 29, 2013 |

Continental Breakfast: John Pickering, Irwin Mitchell

American Lawyer chief European correspondent Chris Johnson meets regularly with senior legal sector figures at their favorite breakfast joints to chew over the industry's tastiest talking points. This week, John Pickering, CEO of U.K. personal injury specialist Irwin Mitchell, discusses the firm's conversion to an Alternative Business Structure and the prospect of raising outside capital.
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