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April 30, 2009 |

Ratings firms under fire for role in poor economy

Ron Grassi says he thought he had retired five years ago after a 35-year career as a trial lawyer. Now Grassi, 68, has set up a war room in his Tahoe City, Calif., home to single-handedly take on Standard Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings. He's sued the three credit rating firms for negligence, fraud and deceit.
19 minute read
May 30, 2007 |

DOJ Made Immigration Judgeships Political

Though allegations that Monica Goodling had politicized the hiring of federal criminal prosecutors were known by the time she testified before the House Judiciary Committee last week, her admission that she had taken political considerations into account in the hiring of immigration judges was not. As with the replacement of U.S. Attorneys, political appointees at the Justice Department appear to have trod upon department norms in filling immigration judge positions -- and may have even broken federal law.
10 minute read
December 13, 2004 |

Pot Politics: Controversy Over Medical Marijuana Returns to Texas Legislature

A bill proposed by State Rep. Elliott Naishtat of Austin could put the question of legalizing the use of marijuana for medical necessity before state legislators. It could set up medical necessity either as an affirmative defense to small amounts of marijuana possession or create an exception to a marijuana prosecution.
12 minute read
February 20, 2003 |

Winning Allegiance

After being frustrated, frazzled and impressed by Mark Tresnowski's tenacity at the negotiating table, Allegiance Telecom's co-founder asked the Kirkland & Ellis partner to join the Dallas-based telecommunications startup. As GC, Tresnowski has raised capital and helped keep Allegiance out of court. But now he faces a tougher test as the once-friendly investment community is running from anything connected to telecom.
14 minute read
March 20, 2000 |

Bar Reacts To Bezos Patent Reform Plan

A 1998 federal appeals court decision has given birth to the greatest land rush the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has ever known by establishing that not just hardware and software, but also business methods, constitute patentable subject matter. Two of the most controversial business methods patents have gone to Amazon.com, and impassioned discussions of such patents are popping up everywhere.
8 minute read
January 10, 2000 |

And They're Off

8 minute read
May 30, 2007 |

DOJ Made Immigration Judgeships Political

Though allegations that Monica Goodling had politicized the hiring of federal criminal prosecutors were known by the time she testified before the House Judiciary Committee last week, her admission that she had taken political considerations into account in the hiring of immigration judges was not. As with the replacement of U.S. Attorneys, political appointees at the Justice Department appear to have trod upon department norms in filling immigration judge positions -- and may have even broken federal law.
10 minute read
November 30, 1999 |

They Might Be Giants

In a culture shaped by law, the top trial attorneys can become cultural icons. Part predator, part prophet. Do your choices for the honorary title of Trial Lawyer of the Century match those of our legal scholar?
12 minute read
February 25, 2003 |

Winning Allegiance

13 minute read
December 19, 2011 |

Was 2011 a flight from turbulence?

As South Floridians look back on moribund times, the arrival of new cash, investors may signal breakout for 2012.
36 minute read

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