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August 30, 1999 |

In-House Counsel: Nancy R. Heinen., Apple Computer Inc.

Nancy R. Heinen. is senior VP and general counsel of Apple Computer Inc. The company has 10,176 employees and has manufacturing facilities in Sacramento, Calif., Cork, Ireland, and Singapore. The company has third-quarter revenues of $1.56 billion. The National Law Journal takes a look at her career.
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February 12, 2013 |

Lights Out, Game On

When a power failure at the Superdome in New Orleans delayed the Super Bowl, fans at home were left wondering, "Shouldn't someone have planned for this?" Consultant John Cleaves provides a number of options trial support teams can take when the lights flicker on courtroom technology.
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Federal Law Preempts State Law Claims Against Foreign Airlines, Second Circuit Rules
Publication Date: 2012-10-12
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An appellate court ruled on Thursday that the Federal Aviation Act preempts the state regulation of all airlines. The decision came in a long-running litigation in which major carriers have been accused of conspiring to keep cargo shipping rates artificially high.

April 19, 2010 |

The Efficiency equation

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January 17, 2007 |

Duane Morris Enters Singapore Market

Duane Morris Chairman Sheldon Bonovitz is making good on his plan to grow the 600-attorney firm to more than 1,000 lawyers with offices across the globe. The latest move gives the firm a six-attorney outpost in Singapore and plans for two Vietnam offices by the spring of 2007. According to Bonovitz, Duane Morris will be one of the top five U.S. firms in Singapore, and when its offices open in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Duane Morris will be one of only two U.S.-based firms in Vietnam.
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April 30, 2010 |

Well, It Could Have Been Worse: Lessons of The Am Law 100

That's the best that can be said for The Am Law 100 law firms last year. Three of four key categories fell, while profits per equity partner edged up by 0.3 percent (thanks to aggressive cost-cutting). And the tough choices are just beginning ...
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March 16, 2005 |

Heller Navel-Gazing Pays Off

At Heller Ehrman, partners have spent thousands of hours during the past year honing the fine points of the San Francisco-based firm's strategic architecture. It is not to be confused with its core values, which are excellence, people, community, teamwork and one firm. If this all sounds West Coast wacky, ask yourself a simple question: How did your firm do on The American Lawyer's "A List"? Heller ranked No. 2, thank you, showing that under the excercises in self-affirmation is a fiercely determined firm.
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May 12, 1999 |

Safeway Held Liable for Bagging Promise

Can a fired at-will employee sue his employer for breaking a promise? A California appeals court last week unanimously upheld an almost $600,000 jury verdict against California-based Safeway for defrauding one of its own employees. The judgment included $100,000 in punitive damages.
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June 01, 2013 |

How Not to Crash

John Cleaves offers survival tips for litigation support staff who find themselves sudden occupants of the courtroom's "hot seat."
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Second Time's the Charm for Plaintiffs in Antitrust Class Action over Optical Disk Drives
Publication Date: 2012-04-22
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A dozen Am Law firms failed to convince a federal judge in San Francisco to throw out claims that many of the world's leading consumer electronics companies conspired to fix prices for CD, DVD and Blu Ray recordable and rewritable drives.

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