Searching Beyond Google

November 19th, 2008

Most Web searching uses just a few providers. But according to technology writer Erik Sherman, there is a vast territory in the “invisible Web” that refers to databases connected to the Internet but not available for indexing by popular search engines, each with its own search capability.

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Partners Can Help Associates Build Marketing Skills

November 19th, 2008

The first priority of a young lawyer is to develop legal knowledge and skills, but learning marketing skills early can also be very fruitful in the future. Here are some steps partners can take to guide associates along the right marketing path, and also some tips to help associates be proactive in developing their own style and techniques for client development, as provided by Sharon Meit Abrahams, McDermott Will & Emery’s Director of Professional Development.

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Memo in Spy Case Sees Light — Briefly

November 19th, 2008

As the first defendants in the nation to plead guilty to economic espionage charges, Ming Zhong and Fei Ye admitted they stole secrets from Silicon Valley companies and sought VC funding from the Chinese government. In preparation for sentencing Friday, Ye’s lawyer asked a California judge to seal Ye’s entire sentencing memo. Observers say the scenario highlights a practice on the court in which judges approve sealing orders to expedite the resolution of cases — regardless of governing case law or standard.

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Trial of Syrian Arms Dealer Wraps Up in N.Y. Federal Court

November 19th, 2008

A Syrian arms dealer argued Wednesday that he was merely helping Spanish intelligence when he explored a deal to sell weapons to Colombian terrorists for use against the United States. But the prosecutor in the case called the defense a “cat-and-mouse claim.” New York federal prosecutors are trying to prove that Monzer al-Kassar and Luis Felipe Moreno Godoy agreed to sell millions of dollars in weapons to undercover informants posing as rebels with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia.

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Once More Unto the Marriages

November 19th, 2008

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Mission Critical

November 19th, 2008

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