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April 02, 2013 |

Wilson Sonsini Opening in Los Angeles With IP Group From Sidley

Wilson Sonsini is launching a Los Angeles office with a team of IP litigators poached from Sidley Austin. Edward Poplawski will lead the office, which is set to open in early April. The firm's decision to formally open shop in the city highlights a greater awareness among Silicon Valley stalwarts of the vibrancy of "Silicon Beach," said one consultant.
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July 17, 2013 |

Celebrity Lawyer Wins Anti-SLAPP in Kinky Case

Martin Singer's threat to expose a judge's sexual escapades was not extortion, an appeal court ruled.
3 minute read
June 10, 2013 |

The Am Law 200's Haves and Have-Nots

Some firms took a beating during the recession; others were barely fazed. Who thrived, who merely survived—and why?
14 minute read
November 16, 2007 |

Caution: Coupon Settlements May Be Clipped in Post-CAFA World

In Figueroa v. Sharper Image Corp., a district court judge declined to give final approval to the parties' third attempt at a coupon settlement, emphasizing that heightened judicial scrutiny applied based on passage of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005. Professor Linda S. Mullenix, of the University of Texas School of Law, writes that whereas pre-CAFA coupon settlements were commonplace, the decision in Figueroa provides a new cautionary tale for settling parties.
7 minute read
May 17, 2012 |

Resale Price Maintenance Examined Under State Laws

In his Antitrust column, Elai Katz, a partner of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, reviews recent developments, including two decisions on whether resale price maintenance agreements are per se illegal under the laws of New York and Kansas, the reinstatement of a complaint charging U-Haul with attempting to fix prices in violation of Massachusetts law, several hospital merger challenges by the FTC, and more.
10 minute read
November 02, 2007 |

Law Firm Specialists Seek to Spread Practice Reach

Many law firms that built themselves on a single strong practice are branching out. But attracting laterals in a practice area that a firm isn't known for can be difficult and expensive, and convincing clients that the firm can handle a legal matter in a developing practice is trying. "Our model is to incentivize sharing," says Nick Geannacopulos, who heads the San Francisco office of Seyfarth Shaw, which has been trying to move past its labor and employment roots to become a more full-service firm.
5 minute read
November 12, 2007 |

CAFA and Coupons

Whereas coupon settlements were commonplace before the Class Action Fairness Act, the repudiation of the settlement in a recent case in Florida provides a cautionary tale to settling parties. The Figueroa decision provides an in-depth analysis of the procedural and substantive fairness of coupon settlements in a post-CAFA world.
7 minute read
July 18, 2008 |

Global Warming Litigation

In-house counsel and executives within the railroad, logistics, and transportation industries need to be aware of an increasing likelihood of litigation-related to global warming. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court?s 2007 decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, suits have been filed seeking to impose liability on companies whose activities emit carbon dioxide. As additional suits arise, they will doubtless reach companies in the oil, electric power, auto, and railroad sectors.
12 minute read
October 02, 2006 |

Nowadays, Law Firms Dream of Dubai

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