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Valorem Law Group Acquires Confluence Law Partners, March 27, 2013
Alternative Fee Litigation Firms Combine Chicago and Silicon Valley Offices
GLOBAL LPO CONFERENCE
"Using Decision Trees to Deconstruct Patent Litigation", October 12, 2012
Using decision tree analysis to compare expected value of patent litigation
defense using standard hourly fee engagement versus flat fee plus success
bonus structure.
ABA JOURNAL, LEGAL REBELS
The Legal Innovation Ecosystem: 10 Actors & Their Roles - An Early Review, March 1, 2012
CLP makes the short list of "a very robust and potentially disruptive infrastructure of start-up firms . . . [that] are populated by large-firm refugees, are built around ideas like better value, collaboration, transparency, lower leverage and use of technology."
LAW SEMINARS INT'L
Inequitable Conduct After Therasense, June 24, 2011
CLP attorney David Bohrer invited to provide trial lawyer’s perspective on proving and defending inequitable conduct claims after Therasense and its redefinition of the elements of inequitable conduct.
LEGAL ONRAMP
“Supreme Court Announces Decision in Bilski Patent Case", June 28, 2010 (pdf)
The Supreme Court's landmark decision on business method patents adhered very closely to the amicus brief co-written by CLP's David Bohrer on behalf of web 2.0 platform Legal OnRamp and its 16,000 members.
LAW360
“Q&A with Confluence Law Partners' David Bohrer", October 6, 2009 (pdf)
Law360’s interview covers the pitfalls of hourly billing based on a BigFirm IP case, how CLP took the plunge as the first fixed fee IP litigation firm, the need to reform the legal consumer’s perception of fixed fees, and more.
CALIFORNIA BAR ASSOCIATION
“Innovations in Legal Service” by Michael Warner Kallus, September 17, 2009 (pdf)
CLP attorney Michael Kallus speaks on the challenges associated with capturing the advantages of flat fee IP litigation for clients.
SANTA CLARA COMPUTER & HIGH TECH L.J.
“The Shifting Sands of Price Erosion” by David Bohrer, Matt Lynde PhD and Elizabeth Morris, September, 2009 (pdf)
The start date for price erosion damages is unresolved, leaving tens of millions of dollars in patent infringement damages hanging in the balance. CLP’s David Bohrer leads the effort to focus attention on this issue and the possible resolutions.
LEGAL ONRAMP
Legal OnRamp Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case on 21st Century Inventions, August 13, 2009
CLP leads preparation of Supreme Court amicus brief in landmark Bilski case on behalf of web 2.0 platform Legal OnRamp and its 9,000 members.
DAILY JOURNAL NEWSWIRE
“One Among Many” by David Bohrer, July 29, 2009 (pdf)
The overcompensation of one inventor for the contributions of many (think invention of one of thousands of features in a single integrated circuit) is the primary target of patent reform legislation. Existing law is sufficient to solve the problem without inviting a host of new problems resulting from the proposed legislation.
DAILY JOURNAL: SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES EDITIONS
“Avoiding the Willfulness Trap” by Michael Warner Kallus, July 1, 2009 (pdf)
CLP attorney, Michael Kallus, explores the damned-if-you-do, damned-if you-don’t dilemma faced by high-tech companies seeking cost-effective ways to respond to a potentially adverse patent.
ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL: VALUE CHALLENGE
Confluence Law Partners featured as Value Practice, June 30, 2009 (pdf)
The Association of Corporate Counsel features a CLP fixed fee case as a resource for members seeking to connect the cost of legal services to the value delivered.
DAILY JOURNAL: SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES EDITIONS
“Trolling for Efficiency” by David Bohrer, June 24, 2009 (pdf)
The high litigation costs of traditional hourly firms are leveraged by patent trolls to extort high settlement payments. CLP partner David Bohrer demonstrates how lowering costs through alternative billing can beat the trolls.
DAILY JOURNAL: SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES EDITIONS
“Big Firms' Inefficient Cost Structures Bind Them to the Billable Hour” by David Bohrer, June 15, 2009 (pdf)
AmLaw 200 firms are addicted to hourly billing and can’t kick the habit.
CONFLUENCE LAW PARTNERS
David Bohrer Featured Speaker on Alternative Fees at Davis, Wright and Tremaine’s Attorney Meetings, March 19, 2009
AmLaw 200 firm solicits CLP’s views on alternative fee structures and how to implement them.
THE AM LAW DAILY
Confluence Law Partners Featured in Welcome to the Future, January 4, 2009
Author Paul Lippe details CLP’s fixed fee value proposition as the future of law firms.