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May 21, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Trading House Rules

With global reach and a vast appetite for deals, Japan's general trading companies have been at the forefront of that country's recent boom in outbound investment. That makes them fantastic clients for international law firms to have. But they can also be troublesome interlopers.
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April 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Crashing Down to Earth

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January 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Spotlight: Lorie Almon, 41

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May 10, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Proskauer, Willkie Advise on Ares's AREA Property Buy

Proskauer Rose's big week in the real estate space continued on Friday as the firm grabbed a role advising investment firm Ares Management on its bid to acquire AREA Property Partners's $6 billion in assets. Proskauer is also handling the $1 billion sale of two Manhattan skyscrapers, as well as a $220 million stadium naming rights agreement involving the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers.
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June 28, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

Dorsey & Whitney launches a patent practice in its Salt Lake City office; Jones Day's Shanghai office expands by two; and Pepper Hamilton's Los Angeles health care practice adds five new attorneys. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements and news releases to [email protected].
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January 17, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Thorp Reed in Merger Talks With Detroit Firm Clark Hill, Sources Say

Pittsburgh-based Thorp Reed & Armstrong is in merger talks with Detroit-based Clark Hill, according to several sources across the Pennsylvania legal community.
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May 04, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Dewey: When Partners Aren't Really Partners

Leaders of other firms could benefit from assessing how their institutions are similar to what Dewey & LeBoeuf became after the 2007 merger that created it.
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September 15, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Why do mergers die? It's like dating.

Failed law firm mergers are common, but reports of unsuccessful pairings have been particularly prominent in recent weeks. Firms point to conflicts of interests, cumbersome retirement plans and incompatible business structures as recent deal-breakers. But while money and ethical matters can present significant relationship baggage, the reasons for scrapped plans tend to run much deeper, say those who have gone through the process and come out on the other side. "It's like dating," said Michael LoVallo, whose former firm Sachnoff & Weaver merged with Reed Smith last year. "You identify somebody as a possibility and you try to imagine what it's going to be like living with that person."
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November 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

The Big Pond

Summer associates of 2008 loved their taste of law firm life. If only they could be as sure about those offers.
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