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Courts Nationwide Tackle Fundamental Tech-Related Issues
The end of last year was relatively quiet for technology cases in New York's courts. Elsewhere, however, courts were at work on some fundamental issues, including file sharing, password stealing and security circumvention. Attorney Stephen M. Kramarsky examines some interesting intellectual property cases from around the country that closed out 2005. Among them include MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. and BMG Music v. Gonzales.Big-firm Summer Associate Hiring Up
Flush with record profits, some of the country's largest law firms are hiring summer associates in record numbers. Take New York's Debevoise & Plimpton. It nearly doubled the size of its program this year, to 98 from 51. It's hardly alone. A number of large firms have summer associate classes of more than 160 students.Eradicating Spyware To Keep Your Computer Secure
Spyware, malware, adware, phishing: real problems, or just marketing tools used by security vendors that are trying to capitalize on your fear? They present real threats, asserted both the speakers and the audience at a recent panel The Threat to American Business from Spyware presented in New York City by the Association of Corporate Counsel.Cozen O'Connor Regains Spot on Am Law 100, Ballard Spahr Drops Off
Pennsylvania firms held their own on the Am Law 100 with even the firms that fell down the chart only losing a few spots, according to reports released Thursday by Legal affiliate The American Lawyer .The 2009 Global 100: The Great Game
The American Lawyer's 2009 Global 100 rankings, compiled in conjunction with London's Legal Week, provide a glimpse of the far-reaching impact of the financial meltdown on the world's largest firms. In many cases the effect is profound: Clifford Chance's profits per partner, for example, fell by 41 percent, while Latham & Watkins' dropped by 20.5 percent. Such results are a far cry from the steep upward trajectory that global firms have long enjoyed.Watchdog Group Singles Out 'Junketing Judges'
Despite negative publicity about "junkets for judges" in recent years, a watchdog group reported last Monday that more federal judges than ever are taking subsidized trips.DLA Piper Takes Four From Smith Gambrell
Smith, Gambrell & Russell partner Michael Rubinger has left the firm for DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary's new Atlanta office, joining as a partner in the corporate and securities group. Richard Greenstein, the partner in charge of Smith Gambrell's franchise and distribution-law practice, will also join DLA Piper along with two other partners. Smith Gambrell managing partner Stephen Forte says the firm is "enjoying a record year ... . I don't see any of these partners leaving derailing these accomplishments."Creating a Culture of Compliance
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