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March 08, 2011 | The American Lawyer

SEC Charges Ex-Dewey Associate with Insider Trading

Former Dewey & LeBoeuf associate Todd Treadway is accused of making $27,400 by trading on inside information about firm clients.
2 minute read
August 03, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The Lateral: Charles Glerum's Didactic Dalliance

After 27 years as a bankruptcy lawyer, Charles Glerum "retired" into a teaching job at a Boston-area Catholic high school. After three years, he's back in the legal sector, with a new appreciation for the rigors of being an educator.
6 minute read
December 13, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Howrey Litigation Cochair Heading to Sidley Austin

Gary Bendinger is joining Sidley along with two litigation partners from Howrey's New York office. The move brings the total number of partner departures from Howrey since last winter to over 65.
4 minute read
January 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Opening Statements: United Kingdom

Are corporate takeovers in the United Kingdom like taking candy from a baby? Just ask chocolate maker Cadbury plc, which was gobbled up by Kraft Foods Inc. in a $19 billion hostile takeover last January.
4 minute read
February 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer

S&C Clicks for Cablevision on $1.63 Billion Optimum West Sale

Sullivan & Cromwell is once again advising longtime client Cablevision Systems, this time in connection with its proposed $1.63 billion cash sale of regional cable provider Optimum West to Charter Communications.
4 minute read
September 06, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Chadbourne Sets Sights on Former Dewey Headquarters

More than six floors at 1301 Avenue of the Americas in midtown Manhattan will soon be occupied by Chadbourne & Parke, which is getting pushed out of its current space at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in 2014.
4 minute read
May 25, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Dealmaker of the Week: Leif King of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

King led the Skadden team advising Yahoo on its agreement to sell half of its 40 percent stake in Chinese Internet company Alibaba immediately for roughly $7.1 billion and the balance of its Alibaba holdings over time.
6 minute read
June 20, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Asia Deal Digest: June 20, 2013

* S&C and Linklaters on $1.7 billion Chinese dairy deal* Freshfields guides China's Dalian Wanda on British shopping trip* Hogan Lovells, Norton Rose Fulbright team for $3 billion Mongolian coal mining IPO
15 minute read
May 16, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Am Law Firms Aboard as Leagues Sink Kings, Coyotes Deals

Lawyers from Covington, Katten Muchin, and Milbank were watching closely Wednesday as owners of the National Basketball Association's 30 teams voted against a $625 million deal that would have sent the Sacramento Kings north to Seattle. Meanwhile, in a move that might result in another major sports team heading to the Pacific Northwest, the National Hockey League and its attorneys from Skadden nixed a $278 million bid for the Phoenix Coyotes.
9 minute read
November 30, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Simpson, McGuireWoods Land Lead Roles on $1.2 Billion Hotel Merger

The Am Law 100 firms are advising on a deal that finds BRE Select Hotels, an affiliate of private equity firm The Blackstone Group, acquiring Apple REIT Six, a real estate investment trust focused on hotel holdings.
5 minute read

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