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March 29, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Asia Deal Digest: March 29, 2012

Sullivan & Cromwell and Allen & Overy help an Aussie miner dig into the bond market; an Indian outsourcer sources AZB & Partners for a tech buyout; and Mayer Brown takes the lead on a Mongolian bank bond.
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May 17, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Score: Dentons Partner Doubles as Fantasy Sports Pro

Like many lawyers, Glenn Colton is a baseball fan. But the Dentons white-collar and government investigations practice head has taken his love for America's national pastime to the next level, scoring his own fantasy baseball column and SiriusXM radio show. In June, Colton will be inducted into the Fantasy Sports Trade Association's Hall of Fame. Also: Covington advises the U.S. Open on a new $770 million TV deal with ESPN and Bracewell & Giuliani and Loeb & Loeb get involved in two high-profile memorabilia fights in our regular look at sports and the law.
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July 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Report: Law Firm Mergers Poised for Record Year in 2013

A quarterly report by legal consultancy Altman Weil states that the 39 total mergers through the first six months of 2013 are putting the year on a potentially record-setting pace for U.S. law firm tie-ups.
5 minute read
January 11, 2012 | The American Lawyer

In Rare Move, Cravath Partner Leaves Firm for Crowell

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July 11, 2012 | Law.com

Four Firms Advising Barclays, Execs in Rate-Fixing Scandal

Sullivan & Cromwell, Clifford Chance, Norton Rose, and Dechert are all advising Barclays and former CEO Robert Diamond Jr. as the London-based banking giant battles charges stemming from an escalating Libor rate-fixing scandal.
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March 27, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Dewey Shakes Up Management in Bid to Turn the Page

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February 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

How'm I Doing?

A new survey assesses partners' satisfaction with their--and lets them compare their compensation to peers across the country.
8 minute read
April 04, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Law Firm Merger Activity Up in 2013, Report Says

The first quarter of the year brought 21 tie-ups between U.S. law firms, most coming from midsize firms taking on smaller shops with fewer than 25 attorneys, according to legal consultancy Altman Weil. At the current pace, mergers by year-end should surpass 2012's total of 60 combinations.
4 minute read
May 31, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Asia Deal Digest: May 31, 2012

* Skadden helps Japan's Marubeni sow seeds of grain industry dominance* A Thai oil giant turns to Slaughter and May in a billion-dollar bidding war with Shell* Clifford Chance guides a Chinese coal company towards an IPO in an uncertain market
6 minute read
August 01, 2006 | The American Lawyer

Finnegan's Leap

in The American Lawyer's midlevel associate survey rankings-respectable, but unexciting. A few years ago, that all changed: The firm jumped to twenty-second place in 2004; it leaped to seventh in 2005. And this year, the Washington, D.C.-based intellectual property firm claimed second place, finishing behind only Rochester, New York's Harter, Secrest & Emery.
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