Matt Powers
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Intellectual Property, Litigators, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Patents, Small Law Firms, Technology
Has This Top IP Litigator Lost His Powers?
A leading intellectual-property litigator finds that switching to plaintiff-side work isn't easy. -
Benchslaps, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Litigators, Partner Issues, Patents, Screw-Ups, Small Law Firms, Technology
Benchslap of the Day: Leading IP Litigator Gets Taste of 'Pimp Hand'
A prominent IP litigator gets the "pimp hand" from an ALJ. What did superstar Matt Powers allegedly do to earn this rebuke? - Sponsored
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Attorney Misconduct, Bankruptcy, Benchslaps, Biglaw, Harvey Miller, Intellectual Property, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Partner Issues, Screw-Ups
$40 Million Benchslap for Weil Gotshal
Don’t get too comfortable with that shiny new #6 Vault ranking, Weil Gotshal. The firm just got served, Texas-style. The ABA Journal reports: The Texas judge who ordered Microsoft to pay $290 million for infringing a patent included a $40 million enhancement that he said was partly justified because of alleged trial misconduct by a […]
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Biglaw, Labor / Employment, Lawsuit of the Day, Litigators, Paralegals
Lawsuit of the Day: As the Paralegal World Turns...
Legal Pad (a Cal Law blog) has a link to this amazing complaint [PDF] filed by paralegal Jason Herrera against Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Herrera’s complaint — “for discrimination, retaliation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress and fraud” — reads like a reality TV show pitch about the lives of paralegals. […]
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