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July 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer

Supreme Effort

7 minute read
November 05, 2012 | The American Lawyer

In Storm's Wake, Am Law Firms Make Charity, Pro Bono Commitments

As the recovery efforts continue in New York and New Jersey a week after Hurricane Sandy hit the region hard, members of the legal community are pledging time and money to offer relief.
4 minute read
June 03, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright Joins Ranks of the Legal Giants

As the merger between London-based Norton Rose and Am Law 100 stalwart Fulbright & Jaworski officially went live on Monday, The Am Law Daily looks back to The American Lawyer's Am Law 100 list from 1999—just before Clifford Chance clinched the first large transatlantic tie-up with Rogers & Wells—to see which U.S. firms chose to expand abroad by staking out a merger partner in London.
10 minute read
June 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Goodbye Economy, Hello Balance

Among the concerns brought on by the failing economy, a healthy work/life balance for lawyers ranks down at the bottom of the list. Gone are the days when firms needed to woo candidates with perks like a flexible career. Steady work and steady pay are the currency of the moment.
4 minute read
March 12, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Morgan Lewis, Paul Weiss, O'Melveny Advise on Buy that Pairs Twinkies with Pabst Blue Ribbon

Hostess said Tuesday that the $410 million offer made by Apollo Global Management and Metropolous &amp Co. is the winning bid in a bankruptcy court auction organized to sell the company's snack cake business, which includes the iconic treat Twinkies. The three Am Law 100 firms are advising Apollo and Metropoulos, while Jones Day is representing Hostess.
4 minute read
May 31, 2012 | The American Lawyer

S&C, Freshfields Take Lead Roles on CGI's $2.6 Billion Logica Deal

Norton Rose and Slaughter and May also landed roles on a deal that finds Canada's CGI Group Inc. agreeing to purchase U.K. IT and management consultancy Logica.
3 minute read
July 18, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Three Firms Take Lead on BHP Billiton's $12.1 Billion Petrohawk Bid

Simpson Thacher, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Morgan Lewis are advising as Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton seeks to buy Petrohawk Energy, The Am Law Daily reports.
3 minute read
July 26, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

Five high-level government employees leave the public sector to join four Am Law 200 firms; a Goldman Sachs attorney has been named cochair of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; and Sidley Austin adds a finance partner in Houston. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements and news releases to [email protected]
4 minute read
June 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Flying Blind

Most lawyers never receive any formal education in leadership, and law schools do precious little to prepare them. Yet few lawyers attribute any part of the problem to inadequate education.
9 minute read

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