Brian Baxter

March 31, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Dentons, Baker & McKenzie seize the chance to boost their Canadian offices with Heenan hires, while DLA passes on opening in Canada.

By Brian Baxter

4 minute read

March 27, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Wilson Sonsini, Latham & Watkins, Fenwick & West and Cooley are among the Am Law 100 firms reaping the benefits of a surge in activity on the initial public offering front so far this year. And with the IPO pipeline packed, more large firms are poised to help corporate clients tap the capital markets.

By Brian Baxter

9 minute read

March 27, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Privately-held Swiss trading house Mercuria Energy Group has agreed to buy JPMorgan Chase's physical commodities trading unit in a deal worth $3.5 billion. Also, Media General announced Friday that it has agreed to acquire LIN Media LLC in a $1.6 billion cash-and-stock deal that, if completed, will create the second-largest local television broadcasting company in the country.

By Tom Huddleston Jr. and Brian Baxter

5 minute read

March 21, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Crowell & Moring gains one partner and loses two others, McDermott Will & Emery makes two IP partner hires and a pair of Wilson Elser lawyers jump to New Jersey's Wolff & Samson. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].

By Brian Baxter

3 minute read

March 21, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Media General has turned to Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson for counsel on its proposed acquisition of LIN Media LLC, which has retained Covington & Burling and Weil, Gotshal & Manges to advise on the $1.6 billion cash-and-stock deal. Paul Hastings, meanwhile, is working on arranging the financing for the transaction, which will create the nation's second-largest local television broadcasting company.

By Brian Baxter

5 minute read

March 20, 2014 | The American Lawyer

When four former Dewey & LeBoeuf insiders were charged with engineering a massive fraud that helped kill the storied firm, Dennis D'Alessandro was neither one of the defendants nor among the seven unnamed people who have already pled guilty in the matter. According to his lawyer, though, he may yet offer his take on Dewey's demise in court.

By Brian Baxter

7 minute read

March 20, 2014 | New York Law Journal

The Securities and Exchange Commission and federal prosecutors in New Jersey have charged Steven Metro, a managing clerk at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York, and Vladimir Eydelman, a Morgan Stanley stockbroker, with taking part in an insider-trading scheme that netted $5.6 million in illicit profits.

By Brian Baxter

6 minute read

March 19, 2014 | The American Lawyer

In the latest insider trading probe to touch an Am Law 100 firm, the Securities and Exchange Commission and federal prosecutors in New Jersey have charged Steven Metro, a managing clerk at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, along with a Morgan Stanley stockbroker, with taking part in a $5.6 million insider trading scheme that involves some of Simpson Thacher's star private equity clients.

By Brian Baxter

10 minute read

March 18, 2014 | Law.com

The Obama administration and European Union announced sanctions Monday against several key individuals with ties to the Kremlin, just one day before President Vladimir Putin said he would accept Crimea's bid to join the Russian Federation. Caught in the middle are several top international and Am Law 100 firms, whose Moscow offices could be adversely affected. should the schism between East and West become more pronounced. Amid the uncertainty, two big Russian M&A deals yielded roles this week for four Magic Circle firms.

By Brian Baxter

10 minute read

March 17, 2014 | The American Lawyer

With the field set for the National Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball tournament, others can agonize over their brackets. The Am Law Daily's focus is on the lawyers and law firms with ties to the NCAA and the nation's top college sports conferences.

By Brian Baxter

7 minute read