Law Firm Slaughter and May today announces that the following will become partners on 01 May 2014: Partner (principal practice area) Jonathan Clark (Dispute Resolution) Jordan Ellison (Competition) Anna Lyle-Smythe (Competition) Susannah Macknay (Corporate) Azadeh Nassiri (Financing) Dominic Robertson (Tax) Tom Vickers (Restructuring)
CHICAGO, Illinois – March 24, 2014 – The law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP is excited to announce today that Erin M. Murphy has joined the firm’s Litigation Practice Group as special counsel in the Chicago office. Prior to joining Arnstein & Lehr, Erin was principal at the Law
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Mega-law firm Skadden Arps has reached a settlement with regard to its representation of former hedge fund manager “Buddy” Fletcher Jr, who ran Fletcher International Ltd, which could have exposed Skaddens to legal claims. Fletcher’s hedge funds are in bankruptcy liquidation and the settlement of $4.25 million removes Skaddens from the sights of the trustee
Research by the Economist Corporate Network (ECN) and sponsored by Baker & McKenzie suggests that global companies are optimistic about the opportunities that the ASEAN Economic Community will bring. Riding the ASEAN elephant: How business is responding to an unusual animal? summarises the results of a poll of senior executives from 147 multinational companies operating
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Baker & McKenzie have published a guide to shale gas. USD3 trillion are needed each year to replace or expand energy and infrastructure assets (according to OECD). Traditional public funding is insufficient and current economic conditions will exacerbate the challenges of funding this global investment need. These large energy, mining and infrastructure investments are frequently
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Richard Susskind is a voice who is listened to by lawyers with ever-increasing interest – if not intensity. His views on where law and lawyers are going has resonated with increasing volume about the law profession. So what is the future of Big Law, he’s asked (among other things). Forbes’ contributor David Parnell, who is
Proposed class action lawsuits are being prepared against Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Forest Laboratories Inc. in respect of the antidepressants Celexa and Lexapro which the suit claims were unlawfully marketed to treat adolescent depression. The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts, indicates that the two drugs were no more effective than a sugar pill in treating the
It may be all very well hiring a big name law firm to protect your company secrets. But what sort of risks do the law firms take in supervising that sort of intellectual property, particularly when the internet permits information to be accessed so easily by employees? The risks received highlighted exposure this week with the
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Slaughter and May is advising Unilever on its first issuance of a Green Sustainability Bond. The £250 million 2% Fixed Rate Notes due 19 December 2018 are issued by Unilever PLC and guaranteed by Unilever N.V. and Unilever United States, Inc. Unilever’s Green Bond is the first issued in the UK market and the first
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In a landmark decision issued on March 14, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Delaware Court of Chancery’s entry of summary judgment for MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc., holding for the first time that the deferential business judgment standard of review applied to a merger between a controlling stockholder and its subsidiary. The decision provides
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