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December 14, 2010 |

Local Drilling Bans Raise Concerns, Energy Lawyers Say

Although there are no plans to drill for natural gas in Pittsburgh, the city's recently adopted ordinance banning the practice has raised concerns within the drilling industry that other municipalities will follow suit.
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April 21, 2009 |

Constangy expands, keeps 'small-firm' feel

In 2006, the partners at Constangy, Brooks Smith decided that, after 60 years of handling labor and employment issues in the Southeastern United States, their firm needed to become a national player.Next month, they will reach that goal.In the past year, Constangy Brooks, which is based in Atlanta, has opened offices in Chicago; Milwaukee; Greenville, S.
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August 01, 2003 |

Bottoms Up

N 2002, the board of directors at The AES Corporation took herculean steps to put the company back on track. The Arlington, Virginia-based energy business's stock price had lost 87 percent of its value in ten months, the company was in danger of defaulting on its massive debt, the Brazilian government was investigating AES for allegedly colluding with Enron Corp. to manipulate the energy market, and plaintiffs attorneys were poised to bring shareholder class action suits. Desperate to change course, the AES
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November 24, 2008 |

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August 30, 2000 |

Thoughts for Nothing

The combined pressure of pre-invention assignments and "smart software" technology has accelerated the trend of denying employees ownership of patents. It used to be that inventions were presumed to belong to the inventor. Now they are presumed to belong to the inventor's employer. Marxists once argued over who should own the means of production. In the 21st century, the vital issue may be who owns the means of invention.
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Monsanto Sued Over Genetically Modified Wheat
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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The case, which Susman Godfrey filed on Monday, has echoes of similar litigation over crop contamination by Bayer AG's genetically modified rice that resulted in a $750 million settlement two years ago.

August 26, 2013 |

In-House Counsel Profile: Aon PLC's Peter Lieb

The name is Gaelic and the global headquarters moved to London last year, but the roots of Aon PLC are all Chicago. Peter Lieb is based in London, supervising 145 lawyers in 25 countries.
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October 18, 2002 |

Behind the Bar

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January 28, 2011 |

WikiLeaks Sparks Interest in Pfizer Court Battle — as 2nd Circuit Splits on Alien Tort Statute

Nearly 15 years after trying an experimental drug on kids in Nigeria during a deadly epidemic, Pfizer is still battling claims brought by the kids' families.• ALSO SEE: Pfizer CEO Out, Now WikiLeaks Chiming In • Pfizer's General Counsel Takes On Enlarged Business Roll • Pfizer's Kindler Gets Paltry $9.6M in Severance, Bonus
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