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Previous deal lands new client for K&S
King Spalding partner Jack D. Capers Jr. landed client Eclipsys Corp., the Atlanta-based health care data technology company that last week announced plans for a $1.3 billion merger with Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions Inc., because of a deal he closed a few years ago.That deal, he said, was the sale of Alpharetta-based medical software provider Per-Se Technologies to health care company McKesson Corp.Given that 60 percent of the DOJ's FCPA enforcement actions last year involved alleged bribes to employees of state-owned companies, a lot was riding on Lindsey Manufacturing's argument that Congress didn't intend those employees to be considered foreign officials under FCPA. Judge Matz's ruling hewed closely to the specific facts before him, leaving open the possibility that another defendant may yet succeed in a similar challenge.
'Rambus' Ruling Is a Standards Landmark
The Federal Trade Commission's recent decision in the case of semiconductor maker Rambus may have restored the value of the good-faith promise among high-tech competitors. For the first time, the FTC found a company liable for an antitrust violation because it used its patents to subvert the process used by companies to set industry standards for products. The decision was a victory for standard-setting groups, which are critical to the high-tech industry, but may open the door to potential new litigation.As Lateral Losses Mount, McDermott Leaders Focus on Growth
More than two years into its current management regime, McDermott Will Emery has seen at least 38 partners-including several practice group leaders-leave in 2011.The latest defectors: Stephen Shahida, the head of the firm's IP litigation group in Washington, D.C., who joined Weil, Gotshal Manges on Monday, and Gary Moss, the head of the IP practice in London, who is leaving for British IP boutique EIP.Local Counsel and Adhering to Local Rules and Customs
Eastern District Local Civil Rule 83.5.2 requires any attorney who is not a member of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania bar to hire as associate counsel (local counsel) a member of the Eastern District bar to appear as counsel of record on all pleadings.A Buyer's Guide to Law Firm Software
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