Anthony Lin

April 24, 2006 | National Law Journal

The Florida lawyer who last year won financier Ronald O. Perelman a $1.6 billion verdict in a suit against investment bank Morgan Stanley & Co. has set his sights on law firm Proskauer Rose.

By Anthony Lin/New York Law Journal

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October 16, 2006 | National Law Journal

A New York state judge has reinstated tax shelter claims against law firm Sidley Austin and German banking giant HypoVereinsbank (HVB) on the ground that a federal deferred prosecution agreement signed by HVB in February presented new evidence of a conspiracy.

By Anthony Lin/Staff reporter

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April 13, 2006 | National Law Journal

A Manhattan judge has ruled that the employee-at-will doctrine, which permits employees to be fired for any reason, does not apply to law firm associates who are terminated for refusing to go along with unethical conduct.

By Anthony Lin

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April 19, 2012 | Law.com

John Tivey, the lead partner in the mining practice at Freehills, is leaving the Australian firm to join White & Case in Hong Kong. Heavy investment in Australia's mining sector from Asia, particularly China, has driven a boom in cross-border mergers and acquisitions activity.

By Anthony Lin

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June 12, 2006 | National Law Journal

The 2d U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that federal courts may not set a "blended hourly rate" based on what a hypothetical large firm with partners and associates might charge in determining attorney fees for a solo practitioner.

By Anthony Lin/New York Law Journal

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December 15, 2003 | National Law Journal

Intellectual property boutique Pennie Edmonds will ring in the new year by closing its doors and firing some of its lawyers and staff.

By Anthony LinAmerican Lawyer Media News Service

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February 07, 2008 | National Law Journal

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has recruited the global head of the private equity practice at Latham & Watkins to head its own practice. R. Ronald Hopkinson has represented major private equity firms, including the Carlyle Group and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, on a number of high-profile, multibillion-dollar deals. Slumping credit markets recently forced Cadwalader to lay off 35 associates, but Hopkinson said he was focused on the long term and undeterred by current market conditions.

By Anthony Lin

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August 28, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By Anthony Lin

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May 28, 2008 | National Law Journal

By Anthony Lin

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January 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

New York's Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has raised associate base salaries, with first-years now set to earn $160,000 before bonus.

By Anthony Lin

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