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Former DOJ FCPA Chief Mendelsohn: Expect Size and Scope of FCPA Cases to Increase
Publication Date: 2010-07-21 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
We called Mendelsohn after reading about a newly disclosed, eight-country probe of four pharmaceutical companies and noting the rapid upward spiral of recent FCPA settlements. His prediction: FCPA defense is only going to get hotter.
Midlevel Associates Survey: Firms Improve, but Complaints Continue
With the results of The American Lawyer's 2006 midlevel associates survey comes the realization that not necessarily every associate aims for partnership. But one thing that has stayed the same is the level of frustration. And though the lack of communication between associates and partners continues to be a major gripe, at least one firm has taken heed of last year's poor survey score to make improvements. Plus: Take a look at how smaller and midsize boutiques rank against Am Law 100 and 200 firms.
Motorola Credit Corporation v. Uzan
Under Swiss Law Governing Agreements Nonsignatory Defendants Lacked Right to Compel Arbitration
Hot again, Silicon Valley approaches 'critical mass'
The capital markets are opening up in Silicon Valley — and lawyers have noticed. Best known for its startup technology companies and venture capital, the region has seen renewed investor interest in emerging companies, a spate of initial public offerings and several mergers and acquisitions involving some of the region's largest businesses, including Cisco Systems and Google.
Judge to Oracle Directors: You Don't Get to Decide Where You Can Be Sued
Publication Date: 2011-01-05 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
After Oracle's board enacted a bylaw mandating that derivative suits had to be filed in Delaware Chancery Court, the company's lawyers invoked the bylaw in moving to dismiss two San Francisco federal district court derivative suits. No dice, said Judge Richard Seeborg, addressing a question of first impression.
Acacia Bows Out of Chip Patent Suits Against Tech Heavyweights
Publication Date: 2013-03-19 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
The patent aggregator Acacia Research Corporation conceded defeat on Tuesday in a quintet of cases it brought three years ago against Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Sony, and Lenovo.
How to Get a Job at the Justice Department
Never one of the DOJ in-crowd, departing Deputy AG James Comey is apt to be replaced by a very different sort of lawyer -- one with references from Judge J. Michael Luttig, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia or Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. The White House is systematically staffing key Justice Department posts with attorneys groomed by a tight circle of judges and ex-government officials seen as guiding lights in the conservative movement. The result: a narrower path to plum DOJ jobs.TRENDING STORIES
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