Another big firm blog today, this one from Foley & Lardner. PharmaPatents aims to serve as an online resource for up-to-date information to help companies make the most of their patent budgets and meet the challenges of maximizing the value of intellectual property in the chemical, biotech, and pharmaceutical fields. Of late, Editor Courtenay Brinckerhoff…

Regular readers know that I love niche blogs, and you can’t get much “nichier” than to have a blog focused on one particular section of the law. And although ITC 337 Update really is a broader discussion of International Trade Commission rulings and trends, it focuses on Section 337 investigations. It’s brought to you by…

Another government-related blog for you today. It’s GovtFraudLawyer, which is devoted to educating lawyers, investigators, and industry insiders about health care fraud. It’s published by Dan Hargrove, a San Antonio lawyer who prosecutes whistleblower (qui tam) cases ranging from Medicare fraud to off-label marketing to fraud against the military. He’s also a Lieutenant Colonel…

A great niche blog for you today – the Federal Construction Contracting Blog provides legal information and resources for federal construction contractors. You’ll find recent post on past performance reporting, women-owned small businesses, Multiple Award Task Order Contracting, bid protests, and more. It’s published by the federal construction practice group of Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall…

To end the week, I’ll mention a fun blog brought to you by the Law Librarians of Congress. In Custodia Legis (which is Latin for “in the custody of the law”) covers legal trends, cultural intelligence and the law, and collecting for the largest law library in the world – along with perspectives from England…

The Adam of Adam’s Law Blog is Adam Goodman, a Toronto lawyer who focuses on criminal law and general litigation. This blog is a bit like the law blogs I used to see a few years ago – Adam’s talking not only about law but also politics, business, travel, style, and more. It’s more like…

I’m on a roll with Canadian blogs this week – today it’s the PLZ Law Blog, from the Toronto firm Porco Levy Zavet (PLZ, get it?). The blog has a bit of a generalist feel to it – you’ll find posts on corporate law, criminal law, trusts, litigation, real estate, and a lot more.

Another obviously-named blog today, this one from Minken Employment Lawyers, a Canadian firm based in Unionville, Ontario. Employment Law Issues is discussing bad faith, common law notice, comparable employment, constructive dismissal, just cause, overtime issues, and restrictive covenants, among other topics – all from a Canadian perspective.