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December 04, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Linklaters, South Africa's Webber Wentzel Make Alliance Official

Terms of the loose union, which is set to take effect February 1, call for the firms to keep their separate names, management teams, and financial operations, while sharing clients and collaborating on pitches for business.
6 minute read
October 15, 2012 | The American Lawyer

MoFo, Skadden Lead on $20 Billion SoftBank-Sprint Deal

Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp.'s proposed acquisition of a 70 percent stake in U.S. mobile carrier Sprint-Nextel would be the largest cross-border acquisition ever by a Japanese company.
3 minute read
August 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

TIME OFF: My Sedona

While the Grand Canyon certainly is a must-see, three hours southeast of its crowded South Rim awaits an area that may hold equally as much visual and spiritual power: Arizona's Red Rock Country.
5 minute read
July 21, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Summer Hiring Survey: 44% Down in 2010

The 114 firms that responded to our survey hired an average of 31 summer associates this year, down from last year's average of 55 associates. Some of the biggest cuts came from the top of The A-List.
4 minute read
September 09, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Freshfields Takes Lead for Vodafone on $6.5 Billion China Mobile Sell-Off

One of the world's largest wireless carriers announced that it would sell its 3.2 percent stake in China Mobile, the world's largest wireless operator by number of subscribers.
3 minute read
September 01, 2004 | The American Lawyer

Big Suits

Influential critics have forced Michael Powell's deregulatory show to take a hiatus. In a two-to-one decision on June 24, judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit threw out the controversial media ownership rules that the Federal Communications Commission issued in 2003. The judges agreed with civic groups who argued that the rules created by Powell, the FCC's chairman, impermissibly relaxed protections against the forming of a media oligopoly. The court ordered the FCC to recraft its formu
8 minute read
August 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Big Deals

Black Rock/Barclays; Verizon Asset Sales; Alpha/Foundation
9 minute read

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