Which law firms would rank among the very best in terms of universal admiration by their peers? It’s Cravath’s according to a new book. The question is one that arose in a new book “What It Takes: Seven Secrets of Success from the World’s Greatest Professional Firms” By Charles Ellis. The author looked at what […]
LawFuel.com – Law Newswire Service – On April 25, 2013, Archer Daniels Midland Company (“ADM”) announced that it has signed a takeover bid implementation deed with GrainCorp Limited. Cravath is representing ADM in connection with this transaction. Subject to the satisfactory completion of due diligence, ADM has agreed to make a cash offer, which would
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LawFuel.com – Slaughter and May is advising Standard Chartered PLC (the ‘Company’) on the implementation of a partial two-way fungibility programme enabling the redemption of Indian Depository Receipts (‘IDRs’) issued by the Company into ordinary shares of the Company (‘Shares’) and the conversion of Shares into IDRs. The Shares to be released on redemption
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Judy Clarke is an unlikely death row lawyers, but she has helped some of America’s worst criminals escape the death penalty and has now been appointed to the legal team to defend Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston bombing suspect. She has previously represented the famed “Unabomber” Theodore Kaczynski, along with Jared Lee Loughner, sentenced to life
April 30, 2013 (New York) – LawFuel.com – The Law Firm Newswire – The law firm of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that Howard H. Jiang has joined the firm as a partner and Jie Xiu as counsel in its Business Law Department. Jiang and Xiu will be resident in
NEW YORK – The BTI Consulting Group, a leading provider of market research for professional services firms, recently released a new survey, “2013 Brand Elite: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms.” In the survey, MoFo stands out as one of a small group of firms that BTI says “have it all in the eyes
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He has been one of America’s most celebrated criminal lawyers, acting for everyone from the Boston Strangler to O J Simpson, but the questions facing F Lee Bailey over his ability to practice law are not deterring the 79 year old from continuing his quest to work at what he loves. He has a tax
LawFuel.com – Global Law Newswire Service Leading international legal practice Norton Rose has today announced 33 partner promotions globally including, in South Africa, six promotions to director. For the second consecutive year, female partners accounted for a strong percentage of all promotions (42% this year and 44% last year). 25 promotions were made across Norton
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LawFuel.com – New York (April 16, 2013) – Morrison & Foerster has been recognized for its leadership in financial regulatory matters and named Law Firm of the Year by Operational Risk & Regulation magazine. The firm was recognized for the breadth of its financial services and regulatory expertise. The firm’s ability to assist North American,
Publication of the name of Australian-born, British resident entertainer Rolf Harris as someone involved in the investigation of sex abuse perpetrators by British police has followed what the newspaper Mail on Sunday claims were “intimidating and threatening” emails from lawyers representing the entertainer. Rolf Harris is a much-loved entertainer in Britain and elsewhere who has
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