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TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Circuit chief: Let us handle the fixes

Hoping to stave off congressional action, Chief Judge Paul Michel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is pressing lawyers to push for more cases that force the court to address fundamental patent questions.

High court will take on Chicago gun case

Just 15 months after declaring an individual right to bear arms under the Second Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court is returning to the contentious issue, agreeing to answer a question it left unanswered last year: whether the right applies against state and local gun restrictions as well as federal.

For Italian job, Mormons ask a D.C. insider for help

The Mormon church has hired A. Elizabeth Jones, a former high-level State Department employee and ambassador to Kazakhstan who is now an executive vice president at APCO Worldwide, to lobby the U.S. embassy in Italy to support the church's application for legal status in Italy.

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Too close quarters

This July, Kyndra Rotunda filed a lawsuit against the Arlington, Va., school, where she alleges she was harassed by the clinic's executive director whose actions she says drove her into leaving after she turned down his sexual advances.

Star turn for Hollywood newcomers

A few players are catching their big break in entertainment law, but for most, there's still no business in show business.

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NCAA records in FSU investigation are public records, appeals court rules

Records of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's academic cheating investigation at Florida State University are public and must be released, a Florida appeals court has ruled.

Center for Science in the Public Interest sues over One A Day multivitamin

The Washington-based Center for Science in the Public Interest is suing the German drug giant Bayer for allegedly claiming falsely that selenium in its Men's One A Day multivitamin might reduce the risk of prostate cancer.

Guilty plea from lawyer who lost client funds playing the stock market

A Southern California lawyer who lost nearly all of a $2.5 million class action recovery by investing client trust funds in the stock market has pleaded guilty to criminal charges. obstruction of justice.

Littler Mendelson follows tech industry to New Mexico

Littler Mendelson has expanded into the Southwest by opening an office in Albuquerque, N.M. Jay Sumner, a shareholder in Washington and a member of the firm's labor relations practice group, has moved to Albuquerque to open the office, which will work closely with Littler's office in Phoenix.

THIS WEEK'S ISSUE

THE PRACTICE

Beware of binding plea agreements

Defendants who enter into binding plea agreements tend to focus on how they will benefit by receiving a sentence that binds the government and the court. However, a great deal today may not look as good tomorrow.

OPINION

The truth about 'honest services'

Honest services fraud, a sweeping charge with ill-defined boundaries, is rapidly becoming the corruption statute of choice for federal prosecutors. This trend should make everyone — not just corrupt public officials — uneasy.

 

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IN FOCUS

These are the firms to watch

We asked our readers to nominate firms in the United States that did exemplary, cutting-edge work on the plaintiffs' side between the summer of 2008 and the summer of 2009. Firms needed at least one significant win and an impressive track record within the previous three to five years. We also looked for wins that could effect significant social change or civil rights gains.

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REPRESENTS CORPORATE AMERICA

HO REPRESENTS CORPORATE AMERICA

September 14, 2009


Our annual survey of the law firms representing America's largest companies.

In-house counsel lean on firms more than ever
Familiar marquee firms appear in this year's survey, but their billing practices are finally changing.

Small and midsize firms find safety in numbers
Hard times bring opportunities, and the network of 170 small and midsize law firms called Meritas hopes that more general counsel come knocking as their companies look for ways to cut costs.

Small Mississippi firm makes big name for itself
Watkins & Eager's roots might be in a traditionally plaintiff-friendly jurisdiction, but the 73-attorney shop has made a big name for itself defending large companies beyond Mississippi's borders.

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The 2009 list of firms representing the Fortune 100 (.pdf)

Most mentioned firms by category

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Purchase the electronic version (updated monthly) of this year's Who Represents survey results from Incisive Legal Intelligence.

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www.consultajuridica.blogspot.com
Dirección: Renato Sánchez 3586 Of 10
Fono Cel. 93934521
 
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