Law Firms

LOS ANGELES – A doctor who operated a medical clinic in Lynwood has been found guilty of drug-trafficking charges after a federal jury found that he issued prescriptions for powerful narcotics and sedatives without a medical purpose for mostly young “patients” who sometimes traveled more than 100 miles to get prescriptions. Dr. Edward Ridgill, 65, […]

Davis Polk is advising Aetna on its approximately $77 billion acquisition by CVS Health. The transaction, which is expected to close in the second half of 2018, is subject to approval by Aetna and CVS Health shareholders, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits

Chicago – December 4, 2017 —Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Richard L. Lieberman to its Taxation Practice Group as senior counsel in the firm’s Chicago office. Lieberman joins Dykema after spending more than eight years as a partner with Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., where he served as

Washington, DC (November 29, 2017) – Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Cynthia (Cindy) M. Lewin has joined the firm’s growing Nonprofit Organizations Practice as a partner in the Washington, DC office. Ms. Lewin, who formerly served as AARP’s executive vice president and general counsel, will draw on her 20 years of experience handling

Chicago, 20 November 2017 – Mayer Brown announced today the promotion of 31 lawyers worldwide to partner. The appointments take effect January 1, 2018. “It is my pleasure to welcome these outstanding lawyers to Mayer Brown’s partnership,” said Chairman Paul Theiss. “This significant milestone in their careers is attributable to our clients’ trust in our

ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (ANZ) will enter into a strategic alliance with First NZ Capital Securities Limited (FNZC) – a leading full-service and wholly locally owned share broking and investment firm. Under the new alliance, ANZ will sell its ANZ Securities online share and bond trading platform to FNZC, but will retain a retail