http://www.chicagolawyermagazine.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 13 May 2008 03:39:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Super Bowl has come and gone, but we want to get your opinions on the commercials. What did you think of the commercials? What was your favorite? Share your thoughts with us with others in the legal community.  Also, if you have any story ideas or thoughts about the magazine. ... http://www.chicagolawyermagazine.com/2008/02/04/around-the-water-cooler-2/ By Robert Yates Eight years ago April 19, 2000, Air Philippines Flight 541, with 131 passengers and crew members, left Manila at 5:21 a.m., flying to Davao City, on Samal Island, about 600 miles southeast of Manila. As it approached the airport at around 7 a.m., another aircraft was on the ... http://www.chicagolawyermagazine.com/2008/05/12/the-crash-of-air-philippines-541/ Georgia Logothetis Age: 25 Education: A 2003 graduate of Northeastern Illinois University, and a 2006 graduate of DePaul University College of Law. Career: An associate in the litigation group at Arnstein & Lehr. • What is the last big deal or big case you worked on that you can discuss, and what ... http://www.chicagolawyermagazine.com/2008/05/12/q-a-georgia-logothetis/ By Olivia Clarke Heather Nelson-Beverly has rarely taken no for an answer. When she began researching entertainment law as a career, she received negative responses from some lawyers she contacted. They told her she couldn't have the type of career she wanted, and warned her that Chicago ... http://www.chicagolawyermagazine.com/2008/05/12/nelson-beverly-removes-the-barriers-to-her-dreams/ By Maria Kantzavelos Louis Pasteur may have received a patent on his work with yeast — a living organism — back in 1873, but it was Ananda Chakrabarty's invention of a live, genetically engineered bacterium capable of breaking down crude oil that was at the heart of ... http://www.chicagolawyermagazine.com/2008/05/12/law-evolves-with-growth-of-biotechnology/ By Robert A. Clifford Clifford Law Offices ''This memorandum, even if it's authentic, which I doubt, I highly doubt, is protected,'' Karen Crowder tells Michael Clayton, one of the lawyers at the firm that represents the company for which she is general counsel. ''It's a cut-and-dried case of attorney-client ... http://www.chicagolawyermagazine.com/2008/05/12/clifford%e2%80%99s-notes-the-dilemmas-of-confidentiality/ By Arin N. Reeves, J.D., Ph.D. The Athens Group Barack Obama delivered a speech on race March 18 entitled, ''A More Perfect Union,'' that captured the nation's attention. In this speech, Obama called for a national conversation on race that is honest, collective, and immediate. Although Obama was ... http://www.chicagolawyermagazine.com/2008/05/12/diversity-in-practice-yes-i-know-but-%e2%80%a6/ By Maria Vasos Chicago-Kent College of Law On May 18, 2008, I will officially graduate from law school and join the throngs of other survivors in the legal profession, (once, of course, I pass the bar). As I reflect on my three years of study, I note that I was ... http://www.chicagolawyermagazine.com/2008/05/12/3l-and-the-city-graduation-and-reflection/ By Shawn Wood Seyfarth Shaw To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer. —Paul Ehrlich Month after month, my inbox is flooded with solicitations for tech-law seminars. While I'm always struck by the sheer number of these programs and their inspired use of fear ... http://www.chicagolawyermagazine.com/2008/05/12/in-the-woodpile-mistakes-and-the-modern-lawyer/ Each week we will pose these three questions to different lawyers in the legal community. This week we talk with Ethan Trull, a litigation partner at Ungaretti & Harris who has been practicing for 19 years. His practice is mostly commercial litigation with an emphasis on securities, antitrust, products liability, and ... http://www.chicagolawyermagazine.com/2008/05/12/260/