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January 14, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Pair of London Partners Lateral Out Ahead of SNR-Salans-FMC Tie-Up

Former Salans corporate partner Richard Thomas, who is joining Vedder Price, and former SNR Denton trade finance partner Geoffrey Wynne, who is launching a London office for Boston-based Sullivan & Worcester, chose smaller Am Law 200 firms over a 2,500-lawyer global giant.
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September 01, 2004 | The American Lawyer

Why Washington?

Washington, D.C.'s Legal Aid Society is located in the city's downtown business district, nearly swallowed by the bland postmodern office buildings that are proliferating in the area like objections during a hot cross-examination. Although many legal and political power brokers are based in the neighborhood, the society serves the "other" D.C., one of the poorest, most violent cities in the country.
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November 28, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Syracuse Hires Paul Weiss, Fires Coach in Child Sex Abuse Scandal

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September 04, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Am Law 100 Trio Helps J.C. Penney Dress for Success

Skadden, Kirkland & Ellis, and Davis Polk have advised on a deal that sees Pershing Square Capital Management's William Ackman unload his roughly 18 percent stake in struggling retailer J.C. Penney, which has secured investments from rival hedge fund managers.
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June 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

The Churn

This month's hires show that firms are betting on a deluge of new federal rules and regulations.
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June 13, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Asia Deal Digest: June 13, 2013

* S&C and Jones Day on $2.5 billion acquisition of U.S. tire maker by India's Apollo* MoFo advising SoftBank on $3.3 billion bond issue* Freshfields readies New World's $700 million Hong Kong hotel IPO
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June 27, 2011 | The American Lawyer

The Howrey Report

Complete coverage of Howrey and its dissolution, from The American Lawyer, The Am Law Daily, and our sibling publications.
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September 21, 2012 | The American Lawyer

U.S. Court Orders Taiwanese Company to Pay $500 Million for Antitrust Violations

The punishment for Taiwan's AU Optronics matches the largest fine ever imposed in a U.S. criminal antitrust case but falls short of federal prosecutors' request for a $1 billion fine. Two AU Optronics executives also received three-year jail sentences.
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November 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

A Heavy Lift

Citibank's midyear report finds that even before the market meltdown, firms' expenses were outpacing revenue gains.
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