Playing hardball at Microsoft; chief counsel William Neukom is leading a legal chage that verges on either risky or brilliant - or both
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William H. Neukom, the senior vice pres for law and corporate affairs at the Microsoft Corp, is handling the corporation's defense in the government's antitrust lawsuit. According to legend, Bill Gates's father chose Neukom, then a young lawyer at his Seattle firm, to work out an office lease for Gates and his colleagues in 1979 when they moved to Seattle from Albuquerque. Microsoft went public in 1980 and both the rapid growth and the lawsuits started. Many believe Neukom's confrontational legal style is designed to provoke the judge into appealable error.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1998
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The court conjurer; the jurist, who often uses magic to make a point, is not your typical chief judge. And he has performed no small trick in bringing the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to growing prominence
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Loren A Smith became chief judge of the US Court of Federal Claims in 1985 and the court has been a vehicle for him to assert leadership in a mainly libertarian movement in takings law, trying to make Fifth Amendment property rights equal to First Amendment speech rights. It is the only independent Article I Court under the Administrative Office of US Courts (AOC). The AOC is more inclined to make appropriations for the Article III judiciary.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1997
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Talking the talk: media accessibility and an informed staff are crucial during a crisis
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The collapse of Enron Corp. caused a crisis at Vinson and Elkins L.L.P., one of the law firms that represented Enron. Managing partner Harry M. Reasoner helped the firm handle the crisis by instituting an effective internal communications strategy.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2003
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