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July 01, 2004 | The American Lawyer

Who's Sorry Now?

Late last summer, Shearman & Sterling settled a suit by former client EIE International Corporation, a bankrupt Japanese conglomerate. EIEI claimed it had been stripped of its assets by one of its creditors, Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd., and Shearman found its work under scrutiny for the simple reason that it had represented both parties. So EIEI sued the firm. EIEI liquidator Tasuku Matsuo was delighted when, as part of a confidential settlement, Shearman agreed to publish an apology in Japan's
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December 01, 2004 | The American Lawyer

Picking Up Steam

or the legal industry, 2004 financial results should tell a tale of two coasts, or more specifically, New York and Northern California. The latest look at the state of the profession from the Law Firm Group at the Citigroup Private Bank brings good news for both regions: For the first time in three years, New York firms are growing faster than their peers elsewhere. And the tech-focused firms of Silicon Valley and San Francisco, while still underperforming the industry, are not dragging down the averages as
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March 25, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Mayer Brown JSM, Linklaters on First Overseas Listing for Vietnamese Company

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company, one of Vietnam's largest property developers, raised $56.5 million to finance additional interests in rubber plantations and hydroelectric power generation.
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April 17, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Jones Day, Thompson & Knight Represent Parties in $1 Billion Deal

Jones Day and Thompson & Knight represent the parties in the pending acquisition of 100 percent of the equity interest in TEAK Midstream LLC of Dallas by Atlas Pipeline Partners LP.
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September 05, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Baker Botts Latest Am Law 100 Firm to Be Brussels Bound

Some 18 months after bringing on 32 antitrust lawyers from now-defunct Howrey, Baker Botts is expanding its competition law group again by snagging former Brussels-based Hogan Lovells partner Catriona Hatton to serve as partner-in-charge of the firm's new office in the European Union's de facto capital.
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August 01, 2006 | The American Lawyer

In-House

or all the grief we give lawyers-and you'll find fresh examples in our pages this month-we admire their achievements. Over the course of the year, in a variety of projects, we highlight particularly creative, sharp, or brave lawyering. Since our twenty-fifth anniversary two years ago, we've also celebrated groups of lawyers whom we call Lifetime Achievers. These are men and women who have had notable success at the private bar and who have made important public service contributions as well. We hope that th
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