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Searching for privacy
With our lives increasingly ruled by technology, is it any surprise that search engines are telling us what to look for, rather than the other way around? Search engine creator Gabriel Weinberg tells James Barnes how things should be different
US judge takes bite from Apple damages award
A judge in California has ordered a 40 per cent cut to the $1 billion in damages awarded to Cupertino-based tech company Apple from its South Korean rival Samsung.
Texas law firm establishes Brazil link
Dallas-based law firm Haynes and Boone will today unveil a cooperation agreement with Rio de Janeiro's MMA Lawyers.
Law firms tap partners for capital contributions
US law firms are increasingly seeking greater capital contributions from their partners to avoid bank debt, according to financial data released yesterday.
Swan impersonation doesn't fly at Oscars
Not quite topping Sacha Baron Cohen spilling Kim Jong-il's 'ashes' over a US presenter at the Academy Awards last year, a Ukrainian prankster turned up at this year's ceremony in a swan outfit despite warnings from a top US law firm.
Reed Smith touches down in Houston
Pittsburgh-based law firm Reed Smith has opened its first Texas office, launching a 12 partner practice in US energy capital Houston.
Dewey bankruptcy plan officially approved
A decision to finally approve the largest law firm bankruptcy in US history has been finalised, ending nine-months of bickering over how New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf would be dissolved.
US drinkers sue Budweiser owner
The owner of iconic US beer brand Budweiser is being sued by drinkers in the country for allegedly watering down its beer.
Top US firms reveal promising financial results
A trio of leading US law firms have turned in their financial results for 2012, presenting positive gains across the board.
Ex-Goldman director ordered to return $6m for legal expenses
Former Goldman Sachs Group director Rajat Gupta was yesterday ordered to repay $6.22 million of a $6.9 million legal bill paid by Goldman Sachs in connection with his criminal insider dealing case.
Legal marketplace undergoes radical transformation
The sophistication of consumers of legal services will cause law firms to move away from the traditional 'full service' approach and adopt tighter, targeted strategies which play to their strengths, a consultancy group suggested last week.
K&L posts finances online in response to Dewey collapse
Pittsburgh-based law firm K&L Gates has broken with convention and posted its 2012 financial results online, partly in response to the collapse of New York firm Dewey & LeBoeuf last year, according to various media reports.
Lawyers prepare for battle in BP oil spill showdown
British energy giant BP will today kick-off its civil trial against the US states which were affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, for which it could face an unprecedented fine of up to $17.6 billion.
Stanford creates human rights centre
Stanford University's law school has founded a human rights centre, which will be led by Professor James Cavallaro.
US lawyers push for broad gay marriage ruling
US lawyers challenging a California law which restricts same-sex marriage are urging the US Supreme Court to make a wide-reaching ruling that would give gays and lesbians an equal right to marry across the nation.
Manhattan lawyer whips up a storm
A prominent Manhattan lawyer allegedly kept a whip in his office and told his secretary she was a 'bad girl' in need of a whipping, a court heard earlier this week.
California law firms buck struggling legal market
Leading law firms in California turned in significant profits during 2012, turning what had been an otherwise bad year for the legal sector on its head and suggesting the legal market may be recovering.
US businesses seek bribery law changes
US authorities should give companies additional defences against criminal charges in anti-foreign bribery cases, US business groups yesterday said.
US relaxes rules on foreign in-house lawyers
Lawyers who qualified outside of the US are to be allowed to work as in-house counsel at US companies in all 50 states, the American Bar Association (ABA) has ruled.
BP prepares for court battle over Gulf spill
British energy company BP is ready itself for showdown with US authorities as it prepares to argue that civil penalties for the Gulf of Mexico disaster should be less than a quarter of the $20 billion that analysts have suggested.