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Allyson Ho and Mike Raiff of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and Bill Moore of Enoch Kever got a blockbuster decision last week for client Luminant Energy Co. finding that the state's Public Utility Commission violated its statutory mandate by setting and keeping power rates artificially high for four days...

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Litigators at Baker Botts knocked out a nine-digit verdict against DISH Network in a patent showdown with ClearPlay Inc.

Allyson Ho and Mike Raiff of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and Bill Moore of Enoch Kever got a blockbuster decision last week for client Luminant Energy Co. finding that the state's Public Utility Commission violated its statutory mandate by setting and keeping power rates artificially high for four days...

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Gary Born, the head of Wilmer's international arbitration practice, wrote much of his first novel, a thriller titled "The File" set for release later this month, on flights to Singapore and other far-flung work destinations.

Some tips on honing themes, focusing witness outlines, and approaching experts with jurors in mind.

Mike DeCesaris and Sachin Sancheti of Cornerstone Research detail how expert witnesses are incorporating artificial intelligence and machine learning into their testimony in a variety of civil cases.

The chief judges of California's four federal districts discussed the adjustment period on the horizon—including the possible loss of some popular remote proceedings—during a panel discussion last week.

After O'Melveny knocked out Evangelisto Ramos' prior 10-2 conviction on second degree murder charges, partner Rebecca Mermelstein this past week won a unanimous "not guilty" verdict alongside local co-counsel Sarah Chervinsky in New Orleans.

Wins by litigators at Gibson Dunn, Hogan Lovells, Kirkland & Ellis, and Morgan Lewis lead this week's line-up.

Judge Anthony Battaglia and Judge Edward Davila offered up some useful trial pointers for lawyers yesterday as part of a panel discussion at the fifth annual Class Action Law Forum at the University of San Diego School of Law.

Sysco last month fired Boies Schiller Flexner partner Scott Gant after the company feuded with Burford Capital, the litigation funder financing the antitrust litigation Gant was handling.

Morrison & Foerster partner David Cross lays out five fundamental objectives for long-term success as a litigator.

"I think there will always be an element of being certain that our practitioners are fluent in the technology that is being used so that they can advocate wherever they need to advocate," says Sascha Henry, co-leader of the business trial practice group at Sheppard Mullin.

Laura Harris, Sumon Dantiki and Andrew Michaelson of King & Spalding won case-terminating sanctions and a fee award of more than $500,000 against two Russian defendants accused of infecting a network of computers with malware to mine cryptocurrency and steal user information.

A Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton team led by partners Lev Dassin, Roger Cooper, Rishi Zutshi and Lina Bensman takes home the top runners-up spot

"I feel so lucky to have gone in-house to McDonald's," says Levy, senior counsel at McDonald's, who has been with the company since 1997. "We worked incredibly hard on very interesting cases and issues, many of which are in the news, but it is easier to achieve work-life balance here."

Digging into the results of Carlton Fields' 12th annual class action survey with John Clabby, the head of the firm's securities litigation and enforcement practice.

"What I'm most proud of about this case is how this team combined procedural maneuvers, patent law nuances and persuasive advocacy," said Gibson Dunn partner Brian Rosenthal.

"Our understanding of technology also helps us break down complicated issues into digestible chunks, which is critical to persuading judges and juries," says Hung, noting the firm has more than 130 lawyers and patent agents with technical degrees and experience.

The deal, which included $1.2 billion from TD Bank, brings the total recoveries achieved by a Baker Botts team led by partner Kevin Sadler to more than $2.7 billion in litigation stemming from Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme.