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Cooley Godward to Close Seattle-Area Office
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Cooley Godward plans to close its Kirkland, Wash., office this month following the departure of two partners to San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Cooley opened the Seattle-area operation in 1998 to take advantage of the region's technology sector, but, citing the decline of the Pacific Northwest's economy, the firm decided to shut it down.Lawyers Clash Over E-Discovery Proposals
Computers have become weapons of mass discovery. The proliferation of computer technology in the past two decades has brought with it a sharp rise in discovery disputes over which electronic data must be disclosed and which are simply too expensive or burdensome for defendants to produce.New Energy Practices Provide Alternative Income for Law Firms
Law firm energy practices are heating up again, but the clients aren't the usual suspects. High oil prices and new legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions are spurring an interest in alternative fuel sources. California is leading the way in pushing for renewable energy policies while creating work for lawyers. "In the past two years our renewable-energy practice has more than tripled in size, and my own practice has more than doubled in size," says Morgan, Lewis & Bockius' Edward Zaelke.New Energy Practices Provide Alternative Income for Law Firms
Law firm energy practices are heating up again, but the clients aren't the usual suspects. High oil prices and new legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions are spurring an interest in alternative fuel sources. California is leading the way in pushing for renewable energy policies while creating work for lawyers. "In the past two years our renewable-energy practice has more than tripled in size, and my own practice has more than doubled in size," says Morgan, Lewis & Bockius' Edward Zaelke.Is Your Firm Using You as Window Dressing?
If you suspect your firm is using you as window dressing, you should monitor the situation carefully and suss out whether the firm's intentions are noble.9th Circuit Refreshes Web Trademark Law
The Playboy bunny hopped out of the nation's largest appellate court Wednesday with a ruling that could put a wrinkle in an Internet advertising business model. The 9th Circuit, ruling in Playboy Enterprises v. Netscape Communications, found that search engines are barred from displaying advertising related to trademarked search terms. In other words, you can't point customers in the direction of one company if they're searching for another.Team Bats a Thousand on Southern California Tech IPOs
The former Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison attorneys who joined Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe's San Diego office have had their share of IPOs this year. The team just completed the $13.5 million IPO for Path 1 Network Technologies Inc. -- the group's second IPO in 2003. "This one little group has had 100 percent of the tech IPOs in Southern California this year, and in fact we've had over 10 percent of all IPOs of all kinds in the U.S.," says Hayden Trubitt, lead counsel on the Path 1 deal.Winston Hires Energetic Trio From White & Case
Winston & Strawn has hired three energy partners -- Jerry Bloom, Joseph Karp and Lisa Cottle -- from White & Case's now-closed San Francisco office. The group was in demand as firms bulk up their West Coast presence due to the region's demand for power: Investors are looking into power plants, and California has a reputation as a haven for alternative power generation. While there has always been interest in California, Bloom says, there is "a renewed vigor" because of the war in Iraq and the fuel shortage.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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