Anthony Lin

May 20, 2013 | Law.com

Quinn Emanuel has announced plans to open a Hong Kong office with a partner recruited from Korean law firm Kim & Chang. John Rhie will relocate to Hong Kong to become head of the firm's Asia international arbitration practice, pending approval by the Hong Kong Law Society. The firm said it would also relocate New York partner Carey Ramos.

By Anthony Lin

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May 13, 2002 | Law.com

Chicago's Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal is expected to announce today its acquisition of New York's RubinBaum, adding between 50 and 55 lawyers to Sonnenschein Nath's 80-lawyer New York office. RubinBaum's litigation and transactional practices, as well as its entertainment and IP groups, are considered strong additions to Sonnenschein Nath. The move follows a trend of larger Chicago firms acquiring small and midsize New York firms.

By By Anthony Lin

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December 12, 2006 | National Law Journal

Bonus season for New York associates opened Friday night when Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy announced it would pay bonuses ranging from $30,000 for first-years to $65,000 for senior associates.

By Anthony Lin

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October 04, 2007 | National Law Journal

A former Cravath, Swaine & Moore associate has pleaded guilty to rape charges stemming from his sexual relationships with three underage girls. James P. Colliton pleaded guilty to second- and third-degree rape felony charges as well as one count of patronizing a prostitute and agreed to one-year prison sentences on each charge, to be served concurrently. Fired from Cravath when his conduct came to light, Colliton also agreed to register as a sex offender.

By Anthony Lin

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December 24, 2008 | National Law Journal

A Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison associate has died after a fall from an automobile ramp at Hong Kong International Airport. Jose Tesoro, a corporate associate in Paul Weiss' Washington, D.C., office who was traveling on vacation, fell from a vehicle flyover leading to a taxi stand outside one of the airport's passenger terminals on Dec. 19, and died at the scene. Hong Kong police say the cause of death is under investigation.

By Anthony Lin

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February 07, 2007 | National Law Journal

Sullivan & Cromwell has filed a suit accusing a former associate of stealing internal firm documents on associate morale and revealing client confidences in news interviews and in his pro se complaint against the law firm.

By Anthony Lin

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February 14, 2005 | National Law Journal

Pillsbury Winthrop and Washington-based Shaw Pittman have agreed to merge to create a firm of some 900 lawyers.

By Anthony LinALM News Service

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December 08, 2003 | National Law Journal

Did Enron Corp.'s in-house and outside counsel willfully ignore signs that all was not right in the executive suite or did they just fail to notice?

By Anthony LinAmerican Lawyer Media News Service

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January 03, 2007 | National Law Journal

West Coast expansion proved a costly mistake for British legal giant Clifford Chance. According to a recent decision by a New York state judge, some of those costs may not be covered by insurance.

By Anthony Lin

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September 10, 2013 | Law.com

The Indonesian Supreme Court says it will not force Lippo Group, an Indonesian business, to award Kuala Lumpur-based conglomerate Astro Malaysia $300 million. The two companies have been in a dispute over a failed satellite television joint venture in Indonesia since 2008.

By Anthony Lin

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