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August 15, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Wachtell's Lipton Has No Plans to Leave NYU Board Post

With New York University's trustees moving to win over faculty foes of university president John Sexton, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz founding partner Martin Lipton, the chairman of the board and a close Sexton ally, dismissed critics' call for him to give up his NYU position.
5 minute read
February 05, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

King & Spalding welcomes back a former top Department of Justice official; Morris, Manning & Martin expands its tax practice in Atlanta; and two partners leave Linklaters in New York. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
6 minute read
August 13, 2008 | Legaltech News

IT Departments Need a Look in the Mirror

Law firm technology plays a prominent role in client pitches, but internal efficiencies are increasingly important says Robin Solomon, Heller Ehrman's manager of knowledge services. Today's IT departments are pushed to not only deliver, but also effectively market their goods.
5 minute read
June 30, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Media Deal Round-up: Gossip Girl and Wall Street Lead Things Off

Simpson Thacher helps ZelnickMedia reel in Alloy Inc.'s menu of media offerings for millenials, while Proskauer and Fried Frank advise on a deal between Markit and Wall Street On Demand. Also, News Corp. sells Beliefnet.com, with the held of Hughes Hubbard and Hogan Lovells.
6 minute read
February 13, 2009 | The American Lawyer

PAGES: Universal Drama, Translated into Legalese and Back

Foundation Press published 26 titles in its "Law Stories" series before it felt the need to insert the word "Advocacy" on a spine.
8 minute read
November 19, 2012 | The American Lawyer

How Much Will a Law Firm Pay to Make a Bankruptcy Trustee Go Away?

As those steering Dewey & LeBoeuf through bankruptcy prepare to pursue unfinished business claims against firms that took on former Dewey partners, a review of what became of similar claims in five other law bankruptcies shows many firms chose to settle, rather than contest, them.
14 minute read
April 19, 2011 | The American Lawyer

In Chevron Lago Agrio Imbroglio, Judge Tosses Patton Boggs' Claims Against Chevron and Gibson Dunn; Declines to Settle Conflict Dispute

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., decides he'd rather not get involved in the ever expanding, ever contentious litigation between Chevron and its lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and the Lago Agrio plaintiffs and their new lawyers at Patton Boggs. Can you blame him?
3 minute read
September 01, 2004 | The American Lawyer

"Tenacious Litigator" Leads the Way for Justice

Dan Webb's chief opponent in the U.S. Department of Justice's racketeering trial against the tobacco industry will be Sharon Eubanks, a 21-year career attorney with Justice. Eubanks was named the director of the Justice team in March 2000, about six months after the case was filed. She oversees some 25 Justice Department lawyers who work full-time on this matter.
2 minute read

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