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October 12, 2005 |

Diving Into the Appellate Practice Pool

While preparing to launch a federal appellate department, name partners John Quinn and A. William Urquhart sought someone who would boost the reputation of the L.A.-based firm, which was known mainly for intellectual property work. And they wanted someone able to reassure clients that the firm could take cases all the way to the Supreme Court and prevail. If that person was also prominent enough to lure clients independently, so much the better. Enter constitutional scholar and litigator Kathleen Sullivan.
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Tech Defendants Score on Joinder Question at Federal Circuit
Publication Date: 2012-05-07
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The America Invents Act clamped down on the kinds of multi-defendant patent infringement suits favored by "trolls," but plenty of such cases are still pending. Now, thanks to a win Friday by lawyers at Orrick and Gibson Dunn, defendants may be able to split the cases into much more manageable bites, in friendlier jurisdictions.

August 15, 2012 |

Technological Prowess Can Influence Your Future

Lawyers who apply technology to solve problems — and understand technology case law — have a better chance to rise to prominence, along with their firms.
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June 14, 1999 |

Law Firms Woo Silicon Alley Start-Ups

An increasing number of New York firms are marketing themselves to fledgling Silicon Alley start-ups, in the hopes they will one day become high-tech powerhouses that generate significant billings. The recent Venture Downtown financing conference in NY was a case study in how firms are building brand-name recognition.
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February 23, 2007 |

Backing away from the cliff

WHEN A HIGHLY RESPECTED law firm managing partner tells the press, "we're all lemmings running headlong toward the cliff," every lawyer should pay close attention. Something important is going on in the legal community.The firms are all saying the expected things: that the raises won't affect billing rates or billable hour requirements.
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August 01, 2012 |

Legal Nerdvana

Technology prowess can influence your future.
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September 10, 2012 |

U.S. Welcomes Israeli Investors

Recently signed legislation grants eligibility for the E-2 visa to citizens of Israel, says John Exner IV of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp.
6 minute read
May 09, 2012 |

Marketplace

New York City has reached an agreement with NYU to establish in downtown Brooklyn an applied science research institute to address the needs of cities. The Center for Urban Sciences and Progress will be located at a 460,000-square-foot office building at 370 Jay St. that was once the headquarters of the MTA but has been nearly vacant for the last decade, housing only some MTA and NYPD staff.
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December 01, 2009 |

No More Baby Steps

After a terrific run as a big-firm partner, Pfizer's Amy Schulman knows how the game is played and has set out to change all the rules.
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October 17, 2011 |

Predictive Coding: Reading the Judicial Tea Leaves

In the wake of Judge Andrew Peck's endorsement of predictive coding, consultant Mark Michels examines key e-discovery cases for more signs of judicial support.
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