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July 31, 2007 |

Lawyers Find Real Revenue in Virtual World

Lawyers in the online virtual world Second Life act like lawyers, but they practice law through an alter ego, a digital character called an avatar. And they may have avatars as clients that come with real legal problems like landlord-tenant issues, contract disputes and intellectual property concerns. Second Life is a lawyer's dream world in more than just a figurative sense. "There's real money changing hands," says Benjamin Duranske, whose avatar, "Benjamin Noble," created the Second Life Bar Association.
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August 01, 2006 |

Exit Strategy

After law school and a clerkship, she finally had the chance to be in the trenches with real clients. The work was specialized and plentiful. She liked her partners, and they liked her.
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January 27, 2010 |

Matter of Barnett v. Assessor, Town of Carmel

Homeowner Granted Summary Judgment Against Town Assessor for Selective-Reassessment
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On Appeal, Patterson Belknap Blocks Boston Scientific Stent Trial Win
Publication Date: 2009-01-20
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In the seemingly endless war over patents for cardiovascular stents, the Federal Circuit overturned an infringement ruling against Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary Cordis.

Tobacco Companies, Defense Lawyers Gearing Up for St. Louis Megatrial over Hospitals' Health Care Cost Claims
Publication Date: 2011-01-13
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The industry is flying in a small army of lawyers in advance of the Jan. 31 trial date.

Corsello v. Verizon New York, Inc., 39610/07
Publication Date: 2010-09-21
Practice Area: Real Property
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
Judge: Before: Mastro, J.P., Leventhal, Belen, Lott, JJ.
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For plaintiff: Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, N.Y. (Joseph Serino, Jr., William Pratt, and Susan E. Engel, and Patrick F. Philbin, Washington, D.C., pro hac vice, of counsel), for appellants-respondents.
For defendant: Law Offices of David M. Wise, P.A., Babylon, N.Y. and Reilly Like & Tenety, Babylon, N.Y. (Irving Like of counsel), for respondents-appellants (one brief filed). *1
Case number: 39610/07

Cite as: Corsello v. Verizon New York, Inc., 39610/07, NYLJ 1202472251742, at *1 (App. Div., 2nd, Decided September 14, 2010)Before: Mastro, J.P., Leventhal, Be

January 15, 2004 |

Deputy Solicitor General Praised As Rising Star

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Transocean Wins Indemnification from BP for Gulf Oil Spill - Could Halliburton Be Next?
Publication Date: 2012-01-27
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BP plc suffered a big blow on Thursday when a federal judge said it owed indemnification to Transocean for any compensatory damages that might arise from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill two years ago. Will BP now suffer the same fate with the other rig-operator at the center of the disaster, Halliburton?

Your Sonia Sotomayor Hearings Primer Right Here
Publication Date: 2009-07-10
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Thanks to our colleagues at The National Law Journal, we've got everything you need to know about the upcoming Senate hearings to confirm Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination, including the list of individuals scheduled to testify, and a dozen themes that will likely frame the proceedings when they begin on Monday.

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