| Rio Tinto arrests send jitters through foreign groups operating in China The arrest of the four Rio Tinto executives in China on allegations of bribery and industrial espionage has heightened fears among foreign companies operating in the country. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Golf firm’s IP provides change of course for engineer It may not look like it, but a modern golf ball is a tight bundle of intellectual property. bizjournals.com |
U.S. Loses Bear Fraud Case Two ex-Bear Stearns hedge-fund managers were acquitted of fraud in the first major criminal trial over the U.S. financial crisis. feedproxy.google.com |
WSJ report shows L.A. law firm's involvement in Tiger Woods saga Los Angeles law firm Lavely & Singer has been linked in a report in <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> to a deal cut between Tiger Woods and American Media Inc., the owner of the <em>National Enquirer</em> and <em>Men's Fitness</em>, related to a 2007 cover story in <em>Men's Fitness</em> featuring Woods. bizjournals.com |
Law firms predicted to do more than cut pay and lay off Philadelphia’s large law firms managed recessionary effects on their business in 2009 by cutting costs — specifically focusing on their largest cost, personnel. But a business can only stay profitable for so long if revenues are flat or declining, and legal experts believe firms will begin to implement a new business model this year that goes beyond cutting personnel and salaries. bizjournals.com |