Asbestos attorneys have secured a victory in the bankruptcy estimation trial of Garlock Sealing Technologies in a ruling from a federal judge who found that evidence that alleged fraud on the part of asbestos attorneys should not have been sealed. U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr., a President Barack Obama-appointee who took the bench […]
John Bowie – I stepped off the train at Pampalona and contemplated watching the running of the bulls before stepping back on and continuing to San Sebastian where I contemplated eating them instead. The food here is surely some of the best in the world and the nonsense of these festivals and events is to
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New York, May 30, 2014 – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is pleased to announce that Jonathan Adler, Andrew M. Ahern, Michael Bolotin, Alexander R. Cochran, Courtney M. Dankworth, David A. Luigs, Natalie L. Reid and Edward M. Rishty will become partners of the firm, effective July 1, 2014. Jonathan Adler, based in the firm’s New
Another large law firm merger is on the way, evidencing continued pressure on law firms in the US with Boston-based Bingham McCutchen seeking to merge, having sought at least four potential merger partners in the past three months according to a Reuters report. In recent weeks, Bingham has approached Chicago-based Winston & Strawn, according to
— Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims on behalf of investors of Barclays PLC (“Barclays” or the “Company”) . The investigation is focused on certain statements issued by Barclays concerning the Company’s business and operations. Investors who have losses of $500,000 or more are encouraged to contact the
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Media titan Rupert Murdoch may have his hands full with his Time Warner deal, but it hasn’t stopped his British newspapers taking their revenge on Rolf Harris’s media lawyers who tried to keep the jailed entertainer’s name from them when questioned over sex assault issues by the police. The media specialist law firm Harbottle &
Cleary Gottlieb advised on two matters selected by The American Lawyer as winners of its 2014 Global Legal Awards, which recognize the most distinguished cross-border legal work across a range of practice areas. The American Lawyer received more than 270 nominations, including more than 170 transactions, from 66 law firms. Cleary Gottlieb earned the “Global
Who are the elite law firms who have most benefited from the megadeals and mergers? Who are the firms that garner the massive fees from the biggest deals? The top five law firms in dollar terms who had more than three-quarters of the market in the first half of the year were assembled by Dealogic
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The collapse of law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has seen accusations follow lawsuits as the criminal charges against the former chiefs at the failed firm face criminal charges. Now the lawyers are saying that the firm’s collapse was at least in part due to the voracious greed of some of the firm’s partners, claiming the
Law firms are planning to hire more equity partners and full-time nonequity members because they are confident the demand for legal services is growing, according to a survey released Wednesday by Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group. The Law Watch managing partner confidence index survey for the second quarter, however, showed confidence in associate hiring
