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January 01, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Litigators of the Year

This year, for the first time, we wanted to single out individual lawyers who'd had extraordinary results for their clients, whether at trial, on appeal, or, in the case of one of our winners, untangling what caused a historic collapse that helped set off the broader financial crisis.
6 minute read
November 13, 2012 | Law.com

Former Nixon Peabody Partner Convicted on 10 Criminal Counts

A federal judge in Los Angeles found David Tamman guilty Tuesday of participating in a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors, primarily members of Los Angeles's Iranian-Jewish community, out of as much as $20 million.
5 minute read
November 23, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Preppy Goes Private: J. Crew Sold for $3 Billion

Cleary, Cravath, Latham, Ropes, and Willkie all advised on the deal that will keep chairman and CEO Mickey Drexler (pictured left) running the business that private equity firms TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners are buying.
3 minute read
May 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Analyzing Profitability

7 minute read
August 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

After the Layoffs

An ex-Brown Rudnick associate's mantra: "This is just one year that sucks." A former Pillsbury first-year finds a place in L.A.'s music scene. In New York, laid-off lawyers struggle to establish their own firm. How ex-Am Law 200 associates are coping with unemployment.
5 minute read
December 22, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Eye of Newt

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October 17, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Bankruptcy Files: Brazil's Batista a Boon to Big Firms

A look at the lawyers and Am Law 200 firms handling the latest round of noteworthy Chapter 11 cases and restructuring assignments, including Quinn Emanuel and Davis Polk's representation of Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista and his crumbling business empire, Lowenstein Sandler advising pro bono the New York City Opera, and Skadden counseling Savient Pharmaceuticals.
9 minute read
August 06, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

K&L Gates hires five new partners in Australia and Asia; a Dickstein Shapiro practice group leader leaves the firm for Barnes & Thornburg; and Husch Blackwell hires a veteran of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
4 minute read
November 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer

Lean and Mean

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