Skadden Arps Sees Two Partners Named Among Deal Makers of the Year

Law Firms, Lawyers / March 30, 2013

On March 28, The American Lawyer named two Skadden partners — global corporate finance practice co-head Stacy Kanter and mergers and acquisitions attorney Nancy Lieberman (pictured) — among the publication’s “Dealmakers of the Year.” Ms. Kanter was profiled for her advising Realogy Holding Corp. in its $1.2 billion initial public offering, which was the largest private …

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DLA Piper and The “Bill That Knows No Limits”

Law Firm Management, Law Firms, US Law / March 30, 2013

International lawyers DLA Piper have been caught in the middle of the billable hour grinder in a publicity nightmare that has seen the firm blame a client for over-billing before having to confront the demon of over-charging itself – a deer in the headlights that is now embarrassed over an unseemingly site and one that …

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REED SMITH ADDS HIGH-PROFILE LITIGATION PARTNER IN HOUSTON

Law Firms, Lawyers / March 27, 2013

Hardin Brings Top-Tier Pharma, Medical Device & Energy Industry Experience (March 26, 2013, Houston, TX) – LawFuel.com – Law Firm Newswire – Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Julie Hardin as a partner in the Life Sciences Health Industry and Energy and Natural Resources Groups. Julie, who joins from Fulbright & Jaworski, is …

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100 Most Influencial Lawyer List

Lawyers / March 25, 2013

There’s everyone from OJ Simpson’s lawyer Robert Shapiro to General Mills’ General Counsel Roderick Palmore pushing for diversity within the legal profession, from Kamala Harris, California’s attorney general and Wilmer Cutler’s William Lee who won a record $1.05 billion judgment for Apple Inc. It’s the National Law Journal’s 100 most influencing lawyers in America and, …

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Orrick Herrington Grows Tokyo Practice

Asia Law, Law Firms / March 25, 2013

TOKYO, MARCH 25, 2013 – LawFuel.com – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that David E. Case has joined the firm as a partner in its Intellectual Property Group based in the firm’s Tokyo office. Mr. Case is a leading intellectual property litigator in Tokyo. Formerly the head of White & Case’s Japan and …

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Bird & Bird Signs Deal With Australian Law Firm

Lastest Australia Law News, Law Firms / March 24, 2013

Bird & Bird has entered into a cooperation agreement with Sydney based law firm Truman Hoyle. Bird & Bird and Truman Hoyle share strengths in key sectors including technology, telecommunications and media. Both firms offer transactional and contentious capabilities in corporate and commercial, competition and regulatory; dispute resolution and IP; infrastructure and employment. Bird & …

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Another Large London Law Firm Merger

Europe Law, Law Firms, UK Law / March 24, 2013

Another City firm is about to be born with the potential merger of Speechly Bircham & Withers in a firm that would create a City-based firm of around 500 lawyers and 11 global offices. The combined firm would create an opportunity for the corporate and property base of Speechlys to combine with the international …

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Leading Energy Litigator William Scherman Joins Gibson Dunn in Washington, D.C.

Lawyers / March 19, 2013

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that William Scherman has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Scherman, who was previously a partner with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and a former general counsel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), will continue his energy litigation and …

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Former Radio Personality and Funds Manager Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison in Investment Fraud Scheme that Cost Victims More Than $24 Million

Prosecutions / March 19, 2013

LOS ANGELES – LawFuel.com – US Law News – A former investment fund manager and radio personality who admitted bilking investors out of millions of dollars by falsely promising to purchase corporate bonds backed by the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was sentenced this afternoon to 120 months in federal prison. John …

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Former Chairman and CEO of West End Financial Advisors Gets Jail

Prosecutions / March 18, 2013

LawFuel.com – UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that WILLIAM LANDBERG, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of West End Financial Advisors, LLC (“West End”), was sentenced today to 42 months in prison in connection with an …

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