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Partisanship blamed for holdup of Ga. bench nominees
Georgia Democrats hoping for confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominees for the federal bench in Atlanta say they're frustrated by the opposition of the state's two U.S. senators to one candidate and their silence on the subject. Neither Sen. Saxby Chambliss nor Sen. Johnny Isakson, both Republicans, will say why they have withheld their approval of V.Effect of New SEC Settlement Policies
In their Internal Investigations column, Michael B. Mukasey and Helen V. Cantwell of Debevoise & Plimpton discuss the implementation of the new SEC policy that requires defendants in certain cases to admit wrongdoing in order to settle potential SEC civil actions, and offer a preliminary assessment of the potential impact on internal investigations and cooperation with the SEC that can be gleaned from the first settlements under the policy.Cite as: Chevron Corp. v. Berlinger, 10-1918-cv(L), NYLJ 1202478063888, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 13, 2011)Before: Leval, B.D. Parker, and Hall, C.JJ.
Burr & Forman Rejects Merger With Memphis' Baker, Donelson
After two weeks of merger discussions, attorneys at Burr & Forman voted against joining Memphis, Tenn.-based Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell. William C. Knight Jr., managing partner of Birmingham, Ala.-based Burr & Forman, says the firm decided not to continue discussions because of potential client conflicts.View more book results for the query "Discover Financial Services"
Lessons Learned From 'Creative Pipe'
In Creative Pipe, Judge Grimm warned lawyers of the deficiencies in keyword searching and to employ the "utmost care" in selecting an information retrieval methodology to identify and withhold information protected by the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine.Beware of Employees Asserting Ownership of Patent Rights
Small and medium-size businesses need to deal in advance with the potential problem of competing ownership claims to patents and other intellectual property rights. Without a written employee invention agreement, employers are open to the hazards of employees claiming patent rights as either the sole or joint inventor of patentable inventions made within the scope of their employment.Standards of Conduct for Arbitrators in the Court-Annexed Arbitration Program
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