Anthony Lin

June 25, 2002 | Law.com

According to the most recent statistics from Thomson Financial, worldwide mergers and acquisitions activity has fallen to its lowest volume since 1995. But for M&A attorneys who specialize in combining law firms, the boom times have only just begun. Firm merger mania is also bringing in aggressive new competitors, particularly from the legal recruiting world, eager for a piece of the action.

By Anthony Lin

11 minute read

November 06, 2007 | National Law Journal

In one of the first clear signs that slumping credit markets are causing economic pain at law firms, Clifford Chance on Monday laid off a group of associates in the structured finance area. The six associates, all relatively senior, were in a practice group that worked exclusively for credit rating agency Standard & Poor's, reviewing documentation S&P used to rate mortgage-backed securities. Said one Clifford Chance partner, "We concluded this work just wasn't coming back."

By Anthony Lin

3 minute read

January 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Korea seems a total vindication of Cleary?s strategy: a successful practice led by partners who have worked their entire careers at the firm and readily seek assistance from their colleagues in other groups.

By Anthony Lin

5 minute read

June 03, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Korean capital has big ambitions but still faces major obstacles in challenging Hong Kong and Singapore as an arbitration destination.

By Anthony Lin

6 minute read

July 18, 2012 | Law.com

Eric Hotung, a Hong Kong tycoon who has enjoyed rubbing shoulders with the Washington, D.C., power elite, last week lost a U.S. defamation suit filed against him by his illegitimate son Michael Hotung and was ordered to pay $1.2 million in damages. "It's a bit like an Asian version of Dallas," said Michael's lawyer about the case.

By Anthony Lin

6 minute read

April 18, 2006 | National Law Journal

The Florida lawyer who last year won financier Ron 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

5 minute read

May 01, 2006 | Daily Report Online

By Anthony Lin

9 minute read

July 26, 2006 | National Law Journal

A New York judge has given a boost to Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman by appointing the embattled law firm co-lead counsel in a consolidated suit over stock option backdating.

By Anthony Lin/New York Law Journal

5 minute read

July 02, 2008 | National Law Journal

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed sanctions against Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton for allegedly trying to convince a non-party witness not to attend a deposition. The circuit's summary order came less than a week after Cleary appeared before the appeals court to argue for the reversal of the sanctions imposed last August by New York federal Judge Loretta Preska. The 2nd Circuit panel found that nothing in the record indicated that Preska had ruled incorrectly.

By Anthony Lin

3 minute read

October 16, 2006 | National Law Journal

In May, just one month after Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld announced Chang-Joo Kim had joined its New York office as a partner, the law firm cut a check to recruiting firm Boston Executive Search for $227,500.

By Anthony Lin

7 minute read