Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines November 13, 2008
By David Badertscher, PLL
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<p><font size="2"><strong>Source: </strong><em>NLJ.com, </em>November 13, 2008.</font></p>
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<p><br/><!--commentsListSize 0--><!-- siteDateFormat MMMM d, yyyy --><!-- November 17, 2008 --><!-- Style = headlineSummaryKickerNewsletter --><font color="#336699" size="2"><b><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQSRARWQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVS" target="_blank">FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE
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And now for something completely different: law firms that are hiring </a></b></font><br/><font size="2"><font color="#333333">"Intellectual property work hasn't fallen into the malaise that some areas of law have suffered in the wake of the economic downturn, say law firms that are hiring lawyers to meet demand in the area. Merchant & Gould, a Minneapolis-based IP law firm with 100 lawyers, has hired nine attorneys in recent months. 'We've been insulated from what other law firms are experiencing out there,' said the firm's managing director Randall King, referring to the economic turmoil that has caused some firms to lay off lawyers, implement hiring freezes or disband altogether." </font><br/><br/><!--commentsListSize 0--><!-- siteDateFormat MMMM d, yyyy --><!-- November 13, 2008 --><!-- Style = headlineSummaryKickerNewsletter --><font color="#336699"><b><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQSRARWQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVT" target="_blank">FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE
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DOJ to finalize regulations on states' fast-track review of death penalty cases </a></b></font><br/><font color="#333333">"The Department of Justice plans to publish final regulations before the end of the current administration on how states can get certified to use fast-track federal court review of their death penalty cases. The DOJ's proposed regulations triggered a storm of criticism from defense lawyers, bar groups and others who said the regulations fell woefully short of ensuring that states certified for the fast-track procedures have a system in place
as required by federal law
to provide competent counsel to indigent capital defendants in state post-conviction proceedings."</font></font></p>
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Merger-related regulatory probes spiked in the last fiscal year </font></a><br/><font color="#333333" size="2">"Merger-related regulatory probes spiked in fiscal year 2007, according to a new report jointly issued by the DOJ and FTC, but antitrust lawyers say their work since the credit freeze involves helping merging companies navigate an increasingly global array of merger-monitoring agencies."</font></font></p>
<p><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333"><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQSRARWQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVC" target="_blank"><font size="2">Swiss bank executive charged with conspiracy to help U.S. clients hide billions in assets</font></a><br/><font color="#333333" size="2">"A senior executive for Swiss bank UBS A.G. has been charged with alleged conspiracy to help thousands of U.S. clients hide as much as $20 billion in offshore assets from the Internal Revenue Service in order to avoid taxes."</font></font></font></p>
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Three leading electronics makers agree to plead guilty to price-fixing, $585M fines </font></a><br/><font color="#333333" size="2">"Three leading electronics makers agreed to plead guilty to price-fixing and pay a total of $585 million in criminal fines for their parts in a conspiracy to fix the prices on liquid crystal displays. The Justice Department announcement on Wednesday that LG Display Co. Ltd., Sharp Corp. and Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd., agreed to enter guilty pleas in San Francisco federal court and cooperate with antitrust investigators."</font></font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333"><font color="#333333" size="2">OPINION:</font></font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#333333" size="2"><font color="#333333" size="2"><font color="#333333" size="2"><font color="#333333" size="2"><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQSRARWQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVST" target="_blank"><font size="2">JUDICIAL SELECTIONS
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Make a fresh start</font></a><br/><font color="#333333" size="2">"One of the most critical assignments that the Constitution delegates to the president is the selection of federal judges. For 20 years, divisive partisanship has troubled the process. The elections of Barack Obama and of the 111th Senate, in which Democrats and independents will have at least a 56-44 majority, offer an opportunity for a fresh start. If both work together in a bipartisan manner, they can speed the appointment of many talented judges, who can promptly, economically and fairly resolve cases."</font><br/></font></font></font></font></p>
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