A Cycling Icon Took on a Prolific Lawyer. The Dude Got Personal
A cycling champion, a prolific patent lawyer, and a lawsuit that became personal. Inside Floyd Landis’s fight against the business of patent litigation.
Michael Shapiro
Journalist & Ex-Lawyer
Senior reporter at Bloomberg LawWashington, D.C.
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