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New York, July 27, 2009 – Global law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP will significantly expand its litigation capabilities with the addition of four new partners – two in antitrust litigation and two in intellectual property litigation.

Morning all. The D.C. Council has five days to pound the District’s budget into shape, a process that will take place behind closed doors this afternoon following Friday’s public hearing— aptly dubbed a ‘Beg-a-Thon’ by WaPo’s Tim Craig . He notes that ‘[e]ven before the hearing began, Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray (D) and Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), chairman of the finance committee, gave word the …

Giving to charity now means having fun along with writing checks.

“The stakes are too high to fail,” says the report. “If the United States continues to mishandle its immigration policy, it will damage one of the vital underpinnings of American prosperity and security, and could condemn the country to a long, slow decline in its status in the world.”

Monday: America’s Health Insurance Plans’ Robert Zirkelbach will discuss health care reform and Jay Newton Small of Time will talk about Sarah Palin’s departure from the governorship and political news of day.

Best Buy Co, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other companies were sued over dashboard mounts for navigation devices in a rare case of a Chinese company seeking to enforce patent rights in a US court. Changzhou Asian Endergonic Electronic Technology Co, based in Changzhou, claims the retailers are infringing its patent on a design for the dashboard mounts by selling products made by a competitor. The …

Best Buy Co, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other companies were sued over dashboard mounts for navigation devices in a rare case of a Chinese company seeking to enforce patent rights in a US court.

South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint’s lawyer is contacting television stations about a Democratic ad criticizing him on health care.

Larry R. Thompson, president of Ringling College of Art and Design. SARASOTA, FL.- He’s a lawyer and mathematician amidst hundreds of creative types.

WASHINGTON_ The Watergate Hotel, the iconic property synonymous with the downfall of President Richard Nixon, failed to attract any bids when it was auctioned Tuesday.