Real estate investment trust DDR Corp. has turned to Jones Day for counsel on its $1.46 billion purchase of a portfolio of 30 prime shopping centers from its existing joint venture with The Blackstone Group and the private equity firm’s Read more »
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Weil Wipes Out Alcatel E-Commerce Patent for Newegg, Overstock.com
By Lisa ShuchmanAll Articles The Litigation DailyMay 15, 2013 French telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent and its lawyers at WilmerHale failed to convince the Federal Circuit to reverse a Texas jury’s decision to toss patent infringement claims against online retailers Overstock.com Inc. and Read more »
K&L Gates, Fish & Richardson Face Sanctions Bid in HP Patent Row
By Jan WolfeAll Articles The Litigation DailyMay 14, 2013 A patent licensing company and its lawyers at Robbins Geller moved for sanctions Monday against Hewlett-Packard and two of its outside law firms, arguing that they improperly made payments to a potential Read more »
Citi Study: Law Firms Hurt by Weak First-Quarter Demand
First-quarter legal industry results aren’t necessarily the best predictor of the coming year’s full performance, but it’s still discomforting when a year starts off slowly, even when it’s anticipated. The surge in demand and collections during the last quarter of Read more »
Judge Sides with Apple in iBooks Trademark Case
A year ago, New York publisher John Colby salvaged a trademark case against Apple when he drummed up new counsel from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. Read more »
Jenner Scores for Chesapeake in Battle with BNY over Early Bond Call
By Victor LiAll Articles The Litigation DailyMay 8, 2013 A federal judge in New York cleared the way for Chesapeake Energy to redeem $1.3 billion in notes, rejecting arguments by BNY’s lawyers at Sidley Austin that the company had missed a Read more »
Hearst, Proskauer Defeat Class Certification in Unpaid Intern’s Suit
When a judge conditionally certified an unpaid Hearst intern’s employment class action last summer, the decision was a bright spot for lowly magazine interns everywhere–not to mention an early victory for plaintiffs lawyers at Outten & Golden. Now they’re back Read more »
The Careerist: Wanted—Emotionally Intelligent Lawyers
I guess it’s like pornography: It’s tricky to define, but you know it when you see it. I’m talking about emotional intelligence (“EI” for the cognoscenti), the latest buzz phrase that’s been embraced by law firms. Click here to continue. Read more »