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February 25, 2011 | The American Lawyer

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

Debevoise adds Niping Wu to its Shanghai office; a former FCC official joins Mayer Brown; and Sheppard Mullin expands its entertainment practice.
4 minute read
February 28, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Orrick Advised on $645 Million Vietnam Engineering Contract

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and its new Hanoi-based alliance partner LVN & Associates have advised Vietnamese power company Thang Long Thermoelectric JSC on its award of a $645 million contract to build a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam's Quang Ninh province.
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April 30, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Four Firms Take Off With United-Continental Merger

Cravath, Jones Day, Vinson & Elkins, and Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer are advising on the $3.7 billion merger that will change the landscape of the U.S. commercial aviation industry.
4 minute read
September 10, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Latham, Gardere Grab Roles on BP's Gulf of Mexico Asset Sale

The London-based energy giant has agreed to sell some of its deepwater oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico to Houston-based Plains Exploration and Production in a nearly $5.6 billion deal, landing lead roles for Latham & Watkins and Gardere Wynne Sewell. The sale is the latest in a string of major oil and gas transactions yielding work for corporate lawyers around the globe.
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April 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer

Hot Properties

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December 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer

Strange bedfellows

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October 20, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Asia Deal Digest: October 20, 2011

Debevoise digs in for a Japanese company's Chilean copper mining investment; Allen & Gledhill leads on two Singapore fund deals; and Clayton Utz and Freehills channel their expertise for a loan to an Aussie media giant.
5 minute read
October 01, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Golden Parachute

Am Law firms have been a nice landing spot for former presidential candidates.
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March 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Friends in High Places

Do lawyers with the right contacts get special treatment for their clients from the SEC?
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November 02, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Former Dewey Partner's Fraud Suit Moved from California to New York

A months-long jurisdictional battle over a suit filed by former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner Henry Bunsow against several former firm leaders took a possibly decisive turn this week as the case was transferred to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn, who is overseeing Dewey's Chapter 11 proceedings.
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