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March 09, 2012 |

More Shareholders Demanding Corporate Political Transparency

As voters tune into the big Super Tuesday primaries, concerns about adverse effects of corporate political spending are being reflected in an expanding universe of shareholder proposals on campaign-related spending and lobbying.
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January 09, 2013 |

Boies, Kirkland Battle Over Viability of Herbalife

An escalating battle of hedge fund titans over whether nutritional and vitamin supplements company Herbalife is a legitimate business or a scam has so far pulled in Am Law 100 firms Boies, Schiller & Flexner and Kirkland & Ellis.
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October 12, 2012 |

Human Rights Ruling Will Say Much About Court

The first argument heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this term, Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, will determine whether our federal courts can continue to adjudicate human-rights cases, and whether corporations (as well as natural persons) can be named as defendants in those suits.
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November 14, 2008 |

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April 12, 2005 |

IBM to Expense Options Early

IBM Corp.'s announcement that it will begin expensing employee stock options earlier than regulations require has sent a chill through Silicon Valley, where most tech companies are hoping for a reprieve from the new accounting standard but may now feel greater pressure to comply. Smaller tech companies fear IBM's move weakens their argument that the rule unfairly punishes the tech industry, where options are a widespread form of compensation.
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June 08, 2012 |

The Lateral: Former Callaway General Counsel Takes Another Swing at Law Firm Life

After 19 years as the golf equipment maker's top lawyer, Steven McCracken has taken on an of counsel role at Fish & Richardson, a firm he worked alongside during a long-running patent litigation.
4 minute read
June 13, 2002 |

Judge Tells Deadlocked Andersen Jury to Continue Deliberations

After seven days of deliberations, jurors in Arthur Andersen's obstruction of justice trial announced late on Wednesday they were deadlocked, but U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon of Houston ordered them back into the jury room to keep trying. The note from the jury on Wednesday was its first communication with the court since Sunday, when its request for a dictionary was turned down by Harmon.
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October 10, 2012 |

Human-Rights Ruling Will Say as Much About Roberts Court as About the Issue

The Kiobel human-rights case will reveal whether the Roberts Court is principled, or so pro-big business that it is willing to ignore its own precedent.
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April 01, 2013 |

Breuer Bids Good-Bye to Justice

Criminal division leader leaves behind a mixed legacy.
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