Headlines » Pelosi, Boies and Verrilli Hit the Commencement Circuit » Boutique Includes Bratz Trial Winner, Manatt Refugees » Patent Pools May Stymie Competition, Study Concludes » High Court Defends Consumer Rights and Economic Freedom » Inside the Roberts Court » Marcia Coyle on writing The Roberts Court » THE 2013 IP HOT LIST » ABA and Legal Education: Change Won't Come from Within » Big Law's Bamboo Ceiling—Is It Finally Broken? » In Employee Wellness Programs, Rules Are Unclear It's graduation time, which means legal luminaries are making the commencement speaker rounds. As of Thursday, no law schools had claimed the services of any of the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, who usually can be counted upon for at least a couple of commencement addresses. Still, schools snagged some pretty big names to impart wisdom and encouragement to the soon-to-be lawyers. Read More » Jennifer Keller, the attorney who won an $88.5 million verdict against Mattel Inc. in the battle over the Bratz doll, has teamed up with three former partners at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips to create a new firm based in Irvine, Calif. Read More » Patent pools — bundles of patents intended to facilitate cross-licensing and steer technology into the marketplace — have been touted as a way to cut litigation and transaction costs for businesses. A study released by a former Federal Trade Commission official challenges that assumption. Read More » Given any ambiguity, as Justice Anthony Kennedy has aptly proclaimed in his book, "the tie goes to freedom." That is what the court did in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons. Read More » The NLJ's Marcia Coyle examines four landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases on health care, money in elections, guns and race in this exclusive excerpt from The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution. Read More » The National Law Journal's senior reporter Jenna Greene interviews Chief Washington Correspondent Marcia Coyle about her new book, The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution. Read More » On our second annual Intellectual Property Hot List, you'll find 20 law firms that have demonstrated creative, formidable talent in litigation, patent prosecution and deal-making. Read More » Since legal education provides access to justice, power and social mobility, urgent reform is needed now. Read More » Asian Americans have never been more confident. So why do they still feel left out in the world of Big Law? Read More » Many employers in the United States have come to believe that establishing employee wellness programs can lower health costs and increase productivity. But key components continue to prove problematic for employers. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is taking steps to clear up the confusion. Read More » |
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