Tag: News
17 Reasons to Fire Your PR Person
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Digital Music News has posted a list of 17 mistakes your public relations person could make that would give you good cause to order that person’s dismissal.
Rash of Civil Suits Complicates FCPA Cases
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For companies dealing with foreign bribery accusations, making peace with the government is bad enough. But increasingly, taking the blame for foreign corruption allegations brings the added threat of civil liability, reports The Wall Street Journal‘s Risk & Compliance Journal.
CobbleStone Releases Multi-language Enhancements for Contract Insight Enterprise
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CobbleStone Systems has announced it has launched enhanced multi-language support for Contract Insight Enterprise Edition, offering optional multi-language support for dynamic menu items and fields for international users.
Are Energy Drink Brands Trade Mark Bullies?
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Energy drink brands certainly appear to be giving their IP strategies wings in 2015. Both Red Bull and its competitor Monster Drinks have been taking an enthusiastic approach to protecting their respective trade marks.
Quarles & Brady Names Stahl as Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow
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Quarles & Brady LLP has selected Chicago partner Christian G. Stahl to be a member of the 2015 class of Fellows and participate in a landmark program created by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity to identify, train, and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession.
Prominent Chicago Trial Attorneys Join Wilson Elser
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National law firm Wilson Elser hired distinguished Chicago trial attorneys Partners Dom Savaiano and Paul Bozych along with their six-member team.
High-Power Line Easement Dispute Wins Texas Landowner $445,000
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A North Texas landowner has won a $445,365 judgment against an electric power delivery company after his land lost value when an easement was taken for a high-voltage electric transmission line.
GM Names LyondellBassell Exec Its New GC
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General Motors Co. on Thursday named Craig Glidden its new top lawyer, after earlier saying general counsel Michael Milikin would retire in July, reports The Detroit News.
Colt’s Manufacturing Settles With Two Top Execs
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Colt’s Manufacturing has settled multi-million claims by the company’s former general counsel and an ex-vice president who said they were wrongly dismissed during a fierce fight among stockholders for control of the company, according to a report in the Hartford Courant.
Boston Scientific and J&J Settle Suit Over Guidant Deal
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Boston Scientific has agreed to pay Johnson & Johnson $600 million, an amount far less than the more than $7 billion in damages that Johnson & Johnson sought in relation to its botched acquisition of Guidant.
Commercial Services Attorney Dan Gold Joins Wilson Elser’s Miami Office
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Dan Gold’s practice is focused on bankruptcy and creditor’s rights, representing distressed businesses, professional services firms and financial institutions that become litigation targets in bankruptcy cases.
Chesapeake Alleges Founder McClendon Stole ‘Trade Secrets’ to Start New Firm
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. filed suit Tuesday alleging that its founder and former chief executive, Aubrey K. McClendon, stole confidential company data during his last months on the job in order to launch his new oil and gas empire, Reuters reports.
Litigation-Finance Firms Bankrolling Plaintiffs
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Litigation funders pay upfront legal costs for plaintiffs or their lawyers in return for a share of a settlement, judgment or verdict down the road.
Fox Rothschild Scores Win in Texas Civil Contempt Case
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A Fox Rothschild LLP litigation team wona victory for client Coventry II DDR/Trademark Montgomery Farm LP, concluding a years-long dispute that originated in a bankruptcy case, according to an announcement from the firm.
General Counsel Name 354 Attorneys Best at Client Service
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BTI Consulting has released its BTI Client Service All-Stars, attorneys are truly delivering superior client service, according to the general counsel and decision makers for legal services.
Lighthouse eDiscovery Announces Spire Capital as New Investment Partner
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Lighthouse eDiscovery, a leader in technology-enabled eDiscovery services, has announced that the company has selected one of the preeminent private equity firms in the world as its investment partner, Spire Capital.
Microsoft, Samsung Settle Contract Dispute Over Patents
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Microsoft has announced in a statement that the company and Samsung Electronics have settled a contract dispute over patent royalties.
The Number of U.S. Oil Rigs Continues to Tumble
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U.S. oil rigs continued to get hammered this week despite still-rising levels of production, reports BloombergBusiness.
AZA Announces Five New Hires
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Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing announced the addition of five new hires to the Houston-based law firm.
Shipman & Goodwin Expands D.C. Office and Patent Experience with 3 New Attorneys
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Shipman & Goodwin LLP has expanded its Washington, D.C. office with the addition of three attorneys — John W. Ryan, Thomas M. Haas and Rachel G. Talay — who bring patent and national security experience to both the firm and its D.C. office.
