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September 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

TIME OFF: Going to Martha's

Mid-nineteenth-century Methodists who congregated in Cottage City on Martha's Vineyard might be amazed.
4 minute read
April 25, 2013 | The American Lawyer

All Business

How an unlikely leader rose to the top at Kirkland & Ellis.
17 minute read
December 09, 2011 | The American Lawyer

The Score: Big East, NFL, and Dodgers All Come Calling for Covington

8 minute read
May 31, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Judge OKs Davis Settlement in Dewey Bankruptcy

Just over a year after Dewey & LeBoeuf capped the largest firm failure in history by filing for Chapter 11 protection, a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Manhattan has approved a $19.5 million settlement of mismanagement claims between Dewey's liquidating trustee, former chairman Steven Davis, and the firm's professional liability insurer. The settlement's approval comes as some former Dewey partners have begun making their way back onto the lateral market.
6 minute read
March 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Law of the Jungle

An increase in hostile M&A activity has created a new set of rules.
5 minute read
May 21, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Q&A: Cyclist Tyler Hamilton's Lawyer on Why His Client Came Clean

7 minute read
December 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

The Change Agenda: Market Force

In 2007 Australia's Slater & Gordon became the first law firm in the world to go public. Others have been slow to follow, but as a regulator says, "Once you allow it, it's pretty hard to put it back in the box."
14 minute read
April 11, 2008 | The American Lawyer

The London Lawyer: Ties That Bind

3 minute read
April 18, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Sidley, Milbank Lead on SXC's $4.4 Billion Catalyst Buy

In a deal that means more consolidation for the health care industry, SXC Health Solutions will buy rival pharmacy-benefits manager Catalyst Health Solutions. Fried Frank, along with Canadian firms Stikeman Elliott and Heenan Blaikie are also advising on the transaction.
3 minute read
September 01, 2004 | The American Lawyer

Destructive Discharge

On the day after the Los Angeles Times quoted former prosecutor Matthew Dalton criticizing his old boss, his new boss at Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White fired him. The October 2003 events are connected, but Dalton and the firm are fighting over who did what wrong.
3 minute read

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