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December 06, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Sidley Austin on Hand as Diamondback Capital Set to Close

Two years after insider trading allegations hit hedge fund Diamondback Capital Management, the Stamford, Connecticut-based investment firm is set to shutter its operations after clients sought $526 million in redemptions.
4 minute read
January 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Footnotes

Important, intriguing, and just plain odd: From a nuclear showdown to Elizabeth Taylor's van Gogh, Am Law litigators had their hands full in 2006 and 2007.
14 minute read
May 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Calculus of the Damned

The thinking behind all those layoff notices. When does a firm pull the plug?
4 minute read
August 07, 2013 | The American Lawyer

It's Not Just About the Money

These lawyers pushed law firms to be more inclusive and to put resources to work in the public interest.
6 minute read
May 01, 2012 | The American Lawyer

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

King & Spalding adds two partners in Paris and one in D.C., Cooley picks up a Latham corporate partner in San Francisco, and Davis Polk welcomes back a litigation partner. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].
5 minute read
October 22, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Strictly Kosher?

The first trial of Sholom Rubashkin (pictured left), former CEO of what was once the biggest kosher slaughterhouse in the country, is playing out in a federal courtroom in South Dakota. The case has made national headlines and sent shockwaves through a small Iowa community.
6 minute read
May 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Citi Study: Law Firms Hurt by Weak First-Quarter Demand

A report released Wednesday by Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group based on a sample of 166 firms finds that demand for legal services fell 3.3 percent during the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same period last year and revenue was up just 0.2 percent.
7 minute read
June 25, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Hong Kong: So Quinn's Back In

Last November, Quinn Emanuel said in no uncertain terms it would not be opening a Hong Kong office. Now, with a new focus on international arbitration, the Los Angeles-based litigation powerhouse has changed its mind. But now it's looking for a star.
5 minute read
February 25, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Barnes & Thornburg Opens in L.A. with Team from Akin Gump

The Midwest firm snagged five partners from Akin Gump as it enters the West Coast market for the first time.
3 minute read
October 17, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Asia Deal Digest: October 17, 2013

* Japan Airlines turns to K&L Gates for its big Airbus order* Davis Polk and Freshfields on a $748 million Chinese supermarket combination* Jones Day advises three Indonesian businessmen on their purchase of Italian football club Inter Milan
9 minute read

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