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October 06, 2008 |

Global diamond cartel is cut down to size

A diamond may be forever, but to plaintiffs' lawyers who sought to litigate antitrust claims against the world's largest diamond supplier and an avowed monopolist, it seemed to take nearly an eternity to get De Beers S.A. into a U.S. court. For decades, the South African company had successfully evaded litigation by refusing to submit to any U.S. jurisdiction. But plaintiffs' firms' tenacity ended that streak with a $295 million settlement for DeBeers' customers earlier this year.
6 minute read
March 30, 2006 |

First-Years a Hot Commodity

A strong market is bringing more fledgling law students into the summer associate ranks, even though there's less chance of them becoming full-time employees.
7 minute read
September 16, 2013 |

Firm Objects to Criticisms of its Handling of BP Claims

A Virginia law firm plans to object to a special master's criticism of its role in the distribution of claims on the $9.6 billion settlement with BP PLC over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
3 minute read
July 29, 2008 |

Facebook Fends Off Attack of the Clones

In its bid to go global, Facebook is facing off against itself. Clones of the wunderkind social-networking Web site, some of which resemble Facebook right down to color, font and layout, have popped up in local languages around the world offering identical core services.
4 minute read
November 07, 2007 |

Mukasey Nomination Moves to Full Senate

Two Democrats, including Dianne Feinstein, joined the nine Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee in endorsing AG candidate Michael Mukasey.
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November 18, 2010 |

As Recession Brutalizes Key Practice, Firm Looks to Diversify London Base

Leading French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel has launched a London funds practice as it attempts to diversify a finance-focused practice that left the office brutally exposed to the rigors of the downturn.
3 minute read
August 01, 2003 |

Expert Advice: And The Survey Says . . .

Orporate Counsel's 2003 GC Compensation Survey found that compensation for the 100 best-paid general counsel grew by 9 percent last year. But what about everyone else? While pay for chief legal officers is typically set by board compensation committees, salaries for most in-house lawyers are governed by corporate compensation programs. And the unpleasant reality is that most of these plans significantly underpay legal professionals.
4 minute read
October 06, 2004 |

The Key to the Court

The next generation of top Supreme Court advocates may be assembling at Baker Botts. In July, the 164-year-old firm announced that it had hired three Supreme Court clerks fresh out of their year at the Court -- with the possibility of a fourth and fifth clerk coming over too. In launching a Supreme Court practice, the venerable law firm also rejuvenated and energized a prestigious part of its business.
7 minute read
August 18, 2011 |

'Original Patent Troll' is Back After Long Hiatus, With a New Name and New Patents

Anthony Brown, CEO of a new non-practicing entity called Cascades Ventures, is the man who inspired former Intel in-house lawyer Peter Detkin to coin the term "patent troll" a decade ago, referring to Brown, his company TechSearch, and their lawyer, Raymond Niro.
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