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TODAY'S NEWS Business leaders welcome DOJ's push against trade-secrets theft As the White House unveiled a new comprehensive strategy to combat U.S. trade secret theft February 20, lawyers and business leaders suggested the plan could lead to more collaboration between the Department of Justice and corporations. Midsize-firm study suggests culture is a big selling point Maintaining a collegial culture is the key advantage that midsize law firms believe they enjoy in recruiting lawyers, according to a study by Georgetown University Law Center. Transocean's $1B civil settlement OK'd in Gulf oil spill A federal judge has approved a consent decree through which a Transocean Ltd. subsidiary will pay the U.S. government $1 billion in civil penalties for its role in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill three years ago. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Are you and your firm facing unprecedented change? Register today to view The Lawyer Personality: Four Strategies to Gain a Competitive Advantage. 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The justices handed victory to a trio of attorneys who had challenged a Texas Supreme Court decision holding that the patent malpractice lawsuit against them belonged in federal, not state court, where they had prevailed. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Need to transfer files from paper to mobile devices? Register today to learn more about Bridging the Mobile/Paper Gap to Increase Productivity . This informational webinar will review the trends, risks and challenges faced by law firms and corporate legal departments at the interface between mobile devices and paper. Then it will investigate the solutions designed by Canon U.S.A. to help mitigate those risks and challenges. Click here to register Decision on informing clients of deportation risks is not retroactive, court rules A 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring criminal defense attorneys to inform noncitizen clients of the deportation risks of guilty pleas is not retroactive, the justices held on Wednesday. Valparaiso dean headed for Charlotte School of Law The longtime head of Valparaiso University School of Law is moving on, but he isn't leaving the law school leadership game. Jay Conison, dean of the Indiana law school since 1998, will become dean of Charlotte School of Law in Charlotte, N.C., on April 15. THIS WEEK'S ISSUE THE PRACTICE INADMISSIBLE Sotomayor changes directions on cameras; Traxler to lead Judicial Conference; Begich on D.C. subcommittee; DLA Piper for Al Jazeera; remembering Steuart Pittman; honoring Hatch; and renominating Block and Griffin for NLRB in this week's column. OPINION The quandary of courthouse security Two shootings last week spotlight critical importance of stopping a potential assailant at the entrance. 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