Anthony Lin

December 07, 2006 | National Law Journal

Fish & Richardson has recruited a New York intellectual property partner from Ropes & Gray. Duane David-Hough focuses his practice on patent and trade secret litigation and was part of the team that successfully represented Polaroid in its patent infringement suit against Eastman Kodak, which resulted in the award of $925 million, the largest amount ever awarded in a patent case. David-Hough worked on that case while at Fish & Neave, which Ropes & Gray acquired in 2005.

By Anthony Lin

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December 21, 2006 | Law.com

Washington, D.C.'s Covington & Burling has recruited three New York partners from Dewey Ballantine. Benjamin Hoch and Dianne Coffino are joining Covington's bankruptcy practice while Jack S. Bodner is joining the mergers and acquisitions group. They are the latest partners to leave New York's Dewey ahead of an anticipated merger with San Francisco's Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

By Anthony Lin

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January 23, 2007 | Law.com

Perhaps in a bid to keep New York the top market for associate pay, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has raised associate base salaries, with first-years now set to earn $160,000 before bonus. The firm's move, announced internally Monday, comes less than a year after an earlier round of salary increases boosted first-year salaries in New York to $145,000 from the $125,000 that had been standard for several years prior. In recent weeks, some firms have raised California first-year salaries to $145,000.

By Anthony Lin

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July 08, 2004 | New York Law Journal

The past six months saw the announcement of U.S. deals valued at $407.7 billion, up 99 percent from $204.6 billion in the same period last year. Leading the way. Sullivan & Cromwell topped Thomson's U.S. and worldwide rankings of law firms advising on the biggest deals.

By Anthony Lin

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May 11, 2007 | Law.com

O'Melveny & Myers has recruited a four-partner bankruptcy practice from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. The practice is led by Michael J. Sage, who will be co-head of O'Melveny's restructuring group. O'Melveny's move comes just one day after Cravath, Swaine & Moore announced it was launching a bankruptcy practice with the recruitment of partner Richard Levin from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

By Anthony Lin

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February 28, 2011 | The American Lawyer

A Seoul court has ordered the chairman of Hyundai Kia Automotive Group to pay the company 74.6 billion won ($66 million) for unfairly directing business to affiliated auto parts and logistics companies, Bloomberg reports.

By Anthony Lin

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March 03, 2006 | New York Law Journal

By Anthony Lin

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June 01, 2011 | Law.com

Clifford Chance has advised Indonesian mobile telecom carrier PT Natrindo Telepon Seluler, or Axis, on a $1.2 billion sharia-compliant financing related to a five-year expansion plan. The deal is the largest cross-border Islamic financing into Indonesia and one of the largest-ever globally.

By Anthony Lin

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August 16, 2007 | National Law Journal

Baker & McKenzie, the world's largest law firm, is set to announce today that it grossed $1.83 billion in its 2007 fiscal year -- a 20 percent increase in revenue. The firm will also report that, for the first time, its profits per partner were over the $1 million mark, up 22 percent from the year before. Chairman John Conroy attributed the results to a strategic plan the 3,600-lawyer firm adopted three years ago.

By Anthony Lin

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August 19, 2011 | The American Lawyer

The decision to move partner John Adebiyi, one of the lead lawyers on News Corp.'s recently withdrawn $12 billion bid for BSkyB, comes just two weeks after Skadden's Hong Kong corporate practice co-heads resigned to join Kirkland & Ellis.

By Anthony Lin

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