Brian Baxter

August 20, 2013 | Law.com

David Miranda, a Brazilian citizen and partner of Guardian reporter and former Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz litigation associate Glenn Greenwald, has retained two British firms as he threatens legal action against the U.K. government after being detained for nine hours at London's Heathrow airport this past weekend. Meanwhile, The Guardian's parent company is being advised by four firms, including Ballard Spahr, on its wider stories related to secret surveillance programs in the U.S. and U.K.

By Brian Baxter

6 minute read

July 17, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Mount Sinai Medical Center has turned to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom for counsel on its proposed merger with Continuum Health Partners, which is being advised by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. The deal would create one of the nation's largest nonprofit hospital chains. Tax filings by Mount Sinai and Continuum reveal how much Skadden and other Am Law 100 firms have been paid over the past few years.

By Brian Baxter

41 minute read

May 21, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Adams and Reese is the latest Am Law 200 firm to set up shop in South Carolina, announcing Tuesday its combination with 23-lawyer shop Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims in the Palmetto State's capital.

By Brian Baxter

40 minute read

May 21, 2013 | Law.com

As the U.S. and Russian governments trade accusations over espionage activities and human rights abuses, Baker & McKenzie of counsel Thomas Firestone, a former Justice Department official and liaison to the U.S. embassy in Moscow, has been expelled from the country.

By Brian Baxter

61 minute read

April 22, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Kirkland & Ellis and several Magic Circle and German firms are advising on the sale of a controlling stake in energy-metering business Ista International by Charterhouse Capital Partners to fellow private equity firm CVC Capital Partners.

By Brian Baxter

19 minute read

July 27, 2012 | Law.com

The Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy yielded an information-rich gem late Thursday, when advisers overseeing the defunct firm's trip through Chapter 11 filed a 355-page financial statement detailing various payments made amid Dewey's death spiral, gross revenue figures for certain debtor entities in 2010 and 2011, and the identities of the six potential merger partners that reviewed the firm's audited financial reports ahead of its collapse.

By Brian Baxter

8 minute read

February 12, 2009 | Law.com

Perkins Coie is suing former associate David Xue, claiming he breached a contract by refusing to repay the firm more than $36,000 that Perkins Coie advanced for law school tuition and related costs. A January 2007 letter of employment attached to the suit notes that Xue would have to repay any advances if he left the firm within three years. According to court documents, Xue left for Goodwin Procter in September 2008. A Perkins Coie spokeswoman says the firm made "numerous requests" for repayment to no avail.

By Brian Baxter

23 minute read

February 12, 2009 | National Law Journal

Perkins Coie is suing former associate David Xue, claiming he breached a contract by refusing to repay the firm more than $36,000 that Perkins Coie advanced for law school tuition and related costs. A January 2007 letter of employment attached to the suit notes that Xue would have to repay any advances if he left the firm within three years. According to court documents, Xue left for Goodwin Procter in September 2008. A Perkins Coie spokeswoman says the firm made "numerous requests" for repayment to no avail.

By Brian Baxter

23 minute read

March 25, 2008 | Law.com

By Brian Baxter

1 minute read

March 22, 2012 | Law.com

By Brian Baxter

1 minute read