Recent Updates
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Law Firms Orrick and Akin Gump End Merger Talks
Lawyer News 11/02/2010The big law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has seen its share of merger discussions fizzle out in recent years. Add its talks with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld to the list. Less than a week after confirming that they were in preliminar...
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Jones Day law firm expanding into Brazil
Lawyer News 11/02/2010The Jones Day law firm said today it will open an office in Brazil, one of the world's fastest-growing economies. The office will be Jones Day's 33rd and its second in Latin America after Mexico City. The Sao Paulo office will support global clients ...
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Richard B. Thomas Promoted to Associate
Lawyer News 11/02/2010Richard B. Thomas, a long-time patent engineer with Armstrong Teasdale LLP, has become an associate in the law firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. With Thomas’ promotion, the firm expands its Intellectual Property group to 70 people. Much of...
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Marc D. Goldstein Joins Law Firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman
Lawyer News 11/02/2010Marc D. Goldstein has joined the law firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C., as an associate focusing his legal practice in the areas of Labor and Employment Law, and Government Relations. Mr. Goldstein earned a J.D. degree from Washington Univer...
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Rambus says FTC has dropped antitrust claims
Daily Legal News 11/02/2010Rambus Inc. said Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission has dropped its claim that the memory chip company violated antitrust laws in patenting technologies that were eventually incorporated into industry standards. The company's shares jumped 14...
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Court dismisses credit-reporting antitrust claims
Daily Legal News 11/02/2010Two of the three U.S. credit- reporting companies, TransUnion LLC and Experian PLC, won a court bid to dismiss antitrust claims filed by credit-score provider Fair Isaac Corp. U.S. District Judge Ann Montgomery in Minneapolis granted a motion July 24...
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Wis. court backs $5.6M fee award against Microsoft
Daily Legal News 11/02/2010An appeals court is ordering Microsoft Corp. to pay $5.6 million to a national law firm involved in a Wisconsin antitrust case against the software giant. Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel & Mason LLP represented consumers who bought Microsoft equipment in...
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U.S. court revives antitrust suit on music downloads
Daily Legal News 11/02/2010The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said a lower court judge erred in dismissing the complaint alleging violations of the federal Sherman Act in October 2008. Among the named defendants in the case are Bertelsmann AG, EMI Group, Sony...
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Mitsubishi files antitrust suit against GE
Daily Legal News 11/02/2010Mitsubishi filed an antitrust lawsuit Thursday against General Electric Co., accusing the company of monopolizing part of the wind-turbine market and making "baseless" patent-infringement claims against Mitsubishi to gain a competitive edge. The suit...