Anthony Lin

August 13, 2007 | National Law Journal

Vinson & Elkins has acquired a New York bankruptcy boutique founded by former partners of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. The five lawyers of Cronin & Vris will join Vinson & Elkins' New York office, where Dennis F. Cronin will become a partner and co-head of the firm's insolvency practice. Cronin & Vris served as Vinson & Elkins' counsel in the bankruptcy of Enron Corp., for whom Vinson & Elkins was primary outside counsel. The firm settled claims by Enron's bankruptcy estate last year for $30 million.

By Anthony Lin

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February 17, 2012 | Law.com

Clifford Chance has become the first U.K. firm to announce it has applied to open an office in South Korea. According to the Korean Ministry of Justice, Clifford Chance is the only foreign law firm to have filed a formal application so far. Korea's legal market opened up last year with the passage of free trade agreements with the U.S. and E.U.

By Anthony Lin

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June 08, 2006 | National Law Journal

In determining attorney fees for a solo practitioner, federal courts may not set a "blended hourly rate" based on what a hypothetical large firm with partners and associates might charge, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.

By Anthony Lin

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October 11, 2004 | National Law Journal

Dance icon Martha Graham was creating for a paycheck.

By Anthony Lin

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March 20, 2006 | National Law Journal

A New York trial court judge ruled last week that New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has the authority to challenge the allegedly unreasonable compensation of former New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard A. Grasso.

By Anthony LinNew York Law Journal

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August 18, 2003 | National Law Journal

A Manhattan trial judge has refused to dismiss a charge of grand larceny against former Tyco International Ltd. general counsel Mark Belnick.

By Anthony LinAmerican Lawyer Media News Service

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September 27, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The two firms point to the lack of progress towards liberalization of the Indian legal market in explaining the split.

By Anthony Lin

2 minute read

January 28, 2002 | Law.com

A federal judge in New York disqualified Davis Polk & Wardwell on Monday from representing J.P. Morgan Chase in a lawsuit seeking payment of $183 million in Enron-related surety bonds from Federal Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Chubb Corp., another Davis Polk client. The ruling may not bode well for Davis Polk's continued role in the Enron matter, where the firm represents both J.P. Morgan Chase and Arthur Andersen.

By Anthony Lin

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November 14, 2005 | National Law Journal

Several of the partners that Sidley Austin Brown & Wood allegedly discriminated against on the basis of age have sought to sever themselves from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's suit against the law firm.

By Anthony LinNew York Law Journal

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August 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

A group of 92 large law firms wrote the IRS on Tuesday, requesting a one-year extension on compliance with �409A, which was intended to eliminate abuses associated with executive deferred compensation plans. The firms said the deadline did not give their clients enough time to adequately review their compensation agreements, especially in light of recently adopted corporate governance structures, and was imposing an "undue strain" on companies and their advisers.

By Anthony Lin

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