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A Happy New Year to All
We made a pledge to ourselves that we would not end the year in a depressed state of mind. But it has been hard. We have ended the year in what seems to us to be a concatenation of events — a
Continue readingClifford Chance Eyeing Indian Nuptials
From: The American Lawyer The Economic Times of India reports that Clifford Chance is in tie-up talks with Indian firm AZB & Partners — a union that would involve client referrals, consultation,
Continue readingE-Discovery: Aspects of U.S. and European cross-border litigation
There has been a spate of blog posts this week concerning the aspects of electronic discovery when U.S. litigation crosses borders into the European Union — an entity with strong privacy laws. The
Continue readingChipmakers Hire Armies of Lawyers to Boost Revenue Amid Slump
From: Bloomberg, December 22, 2008 Chip companies are turning to armies of patent lawyers to bolster revenue amid the worst market for semiconductors since 2001. Qimonda AG, LSI Corp and Spansion Inc. are
Continue readingWill Tough Economy Push Companies to Outsource Legal Work?
From: Corporate Counsel, December 22, 2008 Martin Shively directs the worldwide IP operations of Microsoft Corp. But he doesn’t commute to the company’s campus in Redmond, Wash., every day.
Continue readingMeanwhile, the Credit Crisis Litigation Wave Churns On
It seems as if the plaintiffs’ lawyers have kicked it into high gear as the year end approaches. There has been a flood of new securities lawsuit filings so far in December. Posse List members
Continue readingEditorial: The Siemens case — our analysis
We have read the public comments by Peter Löscher (the press releases, the choreographed interviews) of “Siemens endorses clean business” and we agree they were a tremendous help to their
Continue readingIndia: the real cost savings
There is an article out this morning via ALB Legal News, a news site out of Australia that we monitor, that covers the legal markets in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, along with parts of Japan,
Continue readingTreasury Hires Thacher, Proffitt & Wood, LLP under bailout program
The U.S. Treasury Department today announced that Thacher, Proffitt & Wood, LLP will assist the Department with its investments in the Federal Reserve’s Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility
Continue readingFDIC to hire 500 new staff
FDIC is going to hire 500 new staff. Most slots will be bank examiner jobs. But those jobs pay quite well if you have a few years of experience. For details click here. Information on the job postings
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