The yearlong extradition dispute over Jamaican businessman Christopher “Dudus” Coke, accused by federal prosecutors of smuggling illegal firearms and narcotics, led to some embarrassing allegations against Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.

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The yearlong extradition dispute over Jamaican businessman Christopher “Dudus” Coke, accused by federal prosecutors of smuggling illegal firearms and narcotics, led to some embarrassing allegations against Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Now Coke is adding to his U.S. legal team while he sits in a federal detention center in Manhattan. After months of growing political pressure […]

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Clifford Chance hires top equity capital markets partner in Singapore

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Raymond Tong to join firm in December 2010 Singapore: Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has hired Raymond Tong, one of Singapore’s most highly regarded equity capital markets (ECM) specialists, as a partner in its global capital markets practice. “Having worked side-by-side with Raymond on many of Singapore’s most notable IPOs, it is clear that

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The American Lawyer annual associate satisfaction rankings have dropped to their lowest in six years, reports the magazine. The main reason has been extra work, pay cuts and staffing issues.

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The annual associate survey found Boston’s Nutter McLennon at Number one position, followed by St Louis’ Thompson Coburn. Both firms took the same spot last year for the national rankings. Number 3 was Gibson Dunn, 4, Harter Secrets; 5, Best Best; 6, Dorsey & Whitney; 7, Paul Hastings; 8, Harris Beach; 9, Gibbons; 10, Ropes

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A whopper of a late summer for M&A lawyers grew even fatter Thursday, when Burger King announced its sale to investment firm 3G Capital for $4 billion. Four Am Law 100 firms landed key legal advisory roles on the deal, which will return the world’s second-largest hamburger chain to the private sector.

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A whopper of a late summer for M&A lawyers grew even fatter Thursday, when Burger King announced its sale to investment firm 3G Capital for $4 billion. Four Am Law 100 firms landed key legal advisory roles on the deal, which will return the world’s second-largest hamburger chain to the private sector. Eileen Nugent, co-head

A whopper of a late summer for M&A lawyers grew even fatter Thursday, when Burger King announced its sale to investment firm 3G Capital for $4 billion. Four Am Law 100 firms landed key legal advisory roles on the deal, which will return the world’s second-largest hamburger chain to the private sector. Read More »

88% of FTSE 100 Companies at Risk of Litigation, warns ZyLAB

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Energy, travel and pharmaceutical firms at highest risk United Kingdom, London, Wednesday 1st September, 2010- 88% of the FTSE 100 are at risk of litigation due to their susceptibility to a number of risk factors, including a history of litigation, operating in litigation-heavy areas, and being directly consumer-facing, according to research by ZyLAB (www.zylab.co.uk), a

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Fanning Harper Promotes Valenzuela to Member in Dallas

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DALLAS – The Dallas law firm of Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, P.C., has promoted Francisco J. Valenzuela to member. Mr. Valenzuela, who handles school litigation, employment litigation, and local government defense, joined the firm in 2007. Prior to joining Fanning Harper, he worked as Associate Corporate Counsel for the Morgan Management Corporation. He

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5 ways You Have to take care while Maintaining a Money Making At Home Business

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I had many project up and running in no time.First mistake to stay away from is rushing into a make money online business that program that you know not much or nothing about. Many persons on the Internet like to make money online from advertising you the perfect http://www.moneymymoney.com easy home jobs business. In…2 years

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Data Communication Tester Packed with Multiple Functions

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Toronto, Canada – GAO Comm (www.GAOComm.com) has announced the availability of a rugged data communication tester which integrates various interfaces for data exchange under V.24, V.35, V.11, X.21, G.703 Co-dir and G.703-2Mbit/s interfaces. Accommodations for future interfaces have also been incorporated into its design. The data communication tester is designed for the installation, maintenance and

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Easy-to-Use Optical Light Source

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Toronto, Canada – GAO Instruments (www.GAOInstruments.com) has released its optical light source which is suited for the installation, construction and maintenance of fiber optic telecommunications and CATV systems. This optical light source provides 1 to 4 wavelengths to meet specific requirements. It features highly stable output power and adjustable frequency. This portable optical light source,

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