Anthony Lin

January 16, 2002 | Law.com

The revelations pouring forth about Arthur Andersen's conduct in the Enron collapse are putting the accounting firm's counsel, New York's Davis Polk & Wardwell, in an increasingly awkward position, due to the firm's concurrent representation of one of Enron's biggest creditors, J.P. Morgan Chase. The possibility of creditors seeking recovery from Arthur Andersen has increased dramatically with recent discoveries about its destruction of documents.

By Anthony Lin

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September 17, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By Anthony Lin

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February 06, 2002 | Law.com

David W. Rivkin is going to the Olympics. And though his efforts will garner no medals, Rivkin couldn't be more delighted at this shot at Olympic glory. A litigation partner at New York's Debevoise & Plimpton, Rivkin will be one of two Americans on the special Court of Arbitration for Sport. The panel will decide all legal disputes that arise during the games. "I love the whole Olympic experience," says Rivkin. "It'll be great to experience it in a new way."

By Anthony Lin

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June 25, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Last November, Quinn Emanuel said in no uncertain terms it would not be opening a Hong Kong office. Now, with a new focus on international arbitration, the Los Angeles-based litigation powerhouse has changed its mind. But now it's looking for a star.

By Anthony Lin

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January 19, 2007 | National Law Journal

The former Citigroup broker for convicted WorldCom chief executive Bernard J. Ebbers is suing Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, claiming the law firm was conflicted when it advised Citigroup on the broker's severance package.

By Anthony Lin

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May 09, 2003 | Daily Report Online

Anthony [email protected] YORK-As the nation's major law firms ponder how to avoid massive liability in the post-Enron world, they can take some comfort in the thought that the lawyers suing them hardly are thrilled at the prospect. That is because supposedly deep-pocketed law firms are frustratingly small potatoes, said David Spears, a litigation partner at New York's Richards Spears Kibbe Orbe.

By Anthony Lin

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August 15, 2005 | Daily Report Online

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August 15, 2007 | National Law Journal

A $4 billion damages claim filed against Akin Gump by two former hedge fund managers who claim the firm advised them that late trading was legal is a new development for law firms and shows the risks they face as they try to reap the rewards of representing private investment funds. The funds generate high legal bills, but they're apt to strike back hard if they feel firms have led them astray. In a typical securities class action, a law firm is a minor defendant after deep-pocket financial institutions.

By Anthony Lin

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January 03, 2005 | National Law Journal

Dechert has acquired 65 lawyers from D.C.'s Swidler Berlin Shereff & Friedman, effectively acquiring Swidler's New York office. The move adds 57 Swidler lawyers to Dechert's New York office, bringing the total to 170. The New York group includes 25 partners, mostly divided between corporate and white collar litigation practices.

By Anthony Lin

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April 09, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Paul Roberts was one of the legal profession's first casualties of the credit market slump. Laid off from Clifford Chance in November with the rest of a six-lawyer structured finance group, he figured the darkening economic clouds would mean a prolonged period of unemployment. "I was planning on being unemployed until April at least," said Roberts.

By Anthony Lin

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