Anthony Lin

March 24, 2010 | Law.com

The three-day trial in China of four employees of the Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto Group ended Wednesday with no verdicts issued on the charges of bribery and theft of trade secrets faced by all four defendants. Australian citizen Stern Hu, the former head of the China sales team for Rio Tinto, testified at the start of the trial on Monday that he accepted bribes from two Chinese steel mills interested in gaining access to iron ore, of which Rio Tinto is one of China's largest suppliers.

By Anthony Lin

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January 25, 2011 | Law.com

Clifford Chance and India's AZB & Partners have ended a "best friends" referral agreement. The deal was seen as a potential model for international firms hoping to get around the bar on foreign firms having offices in India, but dwindling prospects for a market opening helped kill the alliance.

By Anthony Lin

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July 07, 2010 | Law.com

Latham & Watkins has launched an Asia litigation practice with a lateral hire from Jones Day's Hong Kong office. Simon Powell, a Hong Kong-qualified lawyer, has long been regarded as one of the region's top insolvency and litigation specialists. Latham plans to take a two-pronged approach to litigation in Asia, seeking out both high-end local representations as well as "export" work, in which the firm represents an Asian client in U.S. litigation, according to John Hull, the firm's vice-chair of global litigation.

By Anthony Lin

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February 08, 2006 | New York Law Journal

By Anthony Lin

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June 23, 2008 | Law.com

Former Refco CEO Philip R. Bennett is arguing that he be given a sentence similar to that meted out to former junk bond king Michael Milken rather than the "de facto life sentence" he claims the government is seeking. If prosecutors have their way, Bennett, who pleaded guilty to accounting fraud that forced commodities brokerage Refco into bankruptcy just weeks after a successful initial public offering, will get a jail term more akin to the 25 years former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers received.

By Anthony Lin

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December 30, 2003 | Law.com

A Manhattan federal judge has enjoined an Internet advertiser from delivering "pop-up" ads to visitors of a retail Web site. WhenU.com had been sending pop-up ads for Vision Direct Inc., a competing contact lens retailer also named as a defendant, to visitors of 1-800 Contacts' Web site. In granting the injunction, Southern District Judge Deborah Batts cited a strong likelihood of customer confusion arising from the appearance of the pop-ups.

By Anthony Lin

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January 18, 2008 | The Recorder

A former New York associate wins pain and suffering damages but not lost earnings as a potential partner.

By Anthony Lin

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August 20, 2007 | Law.com

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has launched an intellectual property practice with a partner from IP boutique Morgan & Finnegan. IP is a new practice area for Cadwalader, best known for its capital markets area. In recent months, the firm has also recruited high-profile lateral partners to boost its antitrust and bankruptcy practices.

By Anthony Lin

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January 20, 2006 | Law.com

New York-based Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy plans to close its 10-lawyer Silicon Valley office. Chairman Mel M. Immergut said on Wednesday that the office, though self-supporting, would require a much larger investment to truly thrive, and that the firm decided it preferred to deploy its resources elsewhere. Immergut said all the Palo Alto associates have been offered opportunities to relocate with the firm.

By Anthony Lin

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April 18, 2007 | National Law Journal

Chadbourne & Parke has reopened an office in Dubai after a 14-year absence. The office will be led by Jack Greenwald, a former Chadbourne partner who has been running a legal consultancy in Dubai. The firm said its reopening was in response to Dubai's growth as a regional financial center.

By Anthony Lin

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