2014

Hostile M&A: Special Compensation Arrangements with Dissident Director Nominees

Briefing, Law Firms /
Hostile takeover

Morrison & Foerster’s “Unsolicited Views” letter By Ted Powers and Jeffery Bell Certain activist shareholders involved in proxy contests have offered special compensation (e.g., a fee for agreeing to be nominated on the activist’s slate or performance-related bonuses after election) to their director nominees. Activists state a desire to compensate nominees who commit time and […]

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Better Law Firm Design Means Better Law Firm Marketing

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law firm design and law firm marketing

How should law firms be interacting with clients properly?  Among the trends towards better law firm marketing and interaction and lawyers who are setting up cafes, movable walls and more glass, according to the latest in law firm design trends. A global architecture and design firm expert, Bert Oliva, principal at Gensler, has a division

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Brazil: The Growth Economy & Essential Tips from Clifford Chance

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Law firm Clifford Chance’s views on essential tips for trading in the Brazil economy are provided in a report that shows some of the key requirements to smooth the way for traders wishing to make headway in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. See the Clifford Chance Brazil report here. And see details about the

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Davis Polk Advises Mongolia Mining Corporation

Law Technology /
Mongolia mining

Davis Polk advised Mongolian Mining Corporation as borrower in connection with its Hong Kong-law governed secured term loan facilities of up to $200 million. The facilities were guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of Mongolian Mining Corporation. BNP Paribas, Singapore Branch and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited were the lead arrangers. The facilities share common

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Selfie Sex Judge Loses Job

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sex judge loses job

A Michigan judge has lost his job after texting a picture of his bare chest to a bailiff and having sex in his chambers with a witness in a child support case . Wayne County Circuit Judge4 Wade McCree was removed after having the affair and, if re-elected the Michigan Supreme Court ruled he would be

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Misbranding Weight Loss Pills Leads to Guilty Plea for Distributor

Law Firms /
weight loss pills

LawFuel.com – Pills Sold Throughout the United States Contained an Undisclosed Prescription Drug Banned By the National Football League Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mark Dragonetti, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) Office

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