David Frederick, a partner at low-profile D.C. firm Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, won the biggest Supreme Court case of his career March 4 when the high court ruled for his client, Diana Levine, in Wyeth v. Levine-- a huge defeat for Big Pharma. And that wasn't even Frederick's first win this term in a federal pre-emption case. He also prevailed in Altria v. Good on behalf of injured "light" cigarette smokers. In this profile, Tony Mauro examines Frederick's rise to the top tier of Supreme Court advocates.
Brian Katkin reports that Hogan & Hartson is being sued for malpracticeby a client who claims the firm used attorney-client information to boost a competitor. The complaint, filed in D.C. Superior Court last month by Prestige Brands, claims Hogan lawyers breached their retainer agreement and committed legal malpractice by helping another company get a competing product on the market. Hogan has retained Zuckerman Spaeder partner Mark Foster in the matter.
Marisa McQuilken takes a look at just-installed SEC general counsel David Becker, who finds himself intimately involved in policy-making at the embattled agency during one of the most challenging periods in its history. Becker was already GC from 2000 to 2002, so he has experience on his side.
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