March 24, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Chadbourne, Plaintiffs Trade Blows in Batch of New FilingsThree current and former female partners seeking certification of a gender bias class action against Chadbourne & Parke saw the firm file its response opposing that motion late Thursday. Chadbourne's managing partner Andrew Giaccia and retired partner Mary Yelenick, who is among those suing the firm, also both filed court papers in the case.
By Brian Baxter
18 minute read
March 24, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Manafort, Willing to Talk, Hires Top Wilmer PartnerReginald Brown, chairman of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr's financial institutions group and head of the firm's congressional investigations practice, has been retained by President Donald Trump's former top campaign adviser Paul Manafort Jr. as he prepares to answer questions about his alleged ties to Russia.
By Brian Baxter
22 minute read
March 21, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Manafort Probes Put Skadden's Ukraine Work in SpotlightPaul Manafort Jr., a lawyer and former top campaign adviser to President Donald Trump, is once again in the spotlight. Hacked text messages involving one of his children, an ex-associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, are revealing more details about his work in Ukraine and the firm's role for one of his key clients.
By Brian Baxter
23 minute read
March 21, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
Ailing Energy Industry Still Pumping Bankruptcy Fees Into Big LawSaul Ewing, Skadden, Morgan Lewis and Morrison & Foerster have landed roles on the latest batch of big bankruptcies in the oil and gas sector. The prolonged economic slump in the energy industry also has other firms on the opposite side of the Chapter 11 ledger.
By Brian Baxter
44 minute read
March 17, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Kirkland, Prodded By Caterpillar, Confirms Bill Barr's ReturnWilliam Barr, a former U.S. attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, has returned to Kirkland & Ellis as of counsel in Washington, D.C. The move was not announced by Kirkland, but Caterpillar Inc., which recently hired Barr and the firm to advise it in an investigation.
By Brian Baxter
15 minute read
March 16, 2017 | International Edition
German prosecutors raid Jones Day's Munich office in Volkswagen investigationVolkswagen describes raid as 'unacceptable' and 'clear violation of legal principles'
By Brian Baxter
3 minute read
March 16, 2017 | Legal Week
German prosecutors raid Jones Day's Munich office in Volkswagen investigationVolkswagen describes raid as 'unacceptable' and 'clear violation of legal principles'
By Brian Baxter
3 minute read
March 16, 2017 | National Law Journal
VW Defends Jones Day After German Prosecutors' RaidJones Day, a firm with close ties to the current U.S. president, saw its offices in Germany raided Wednesday by local prosecutors investigating its client, Volkswagen AG, as part of a probe into an emissions software scandal at the auto giant.
By Brian Baxter
32 minute read
March 15, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Arent Fox Partner Convicted of Insider TradingRobert Schulman, who joined the firm in 2015 from Hunton & Williams, has been convicted of insider trading in New York for passing on a tip related to Pfizer Inc.'s $3.6 billion acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals Inc.
By Brian Baxter
26 minute read
March 14, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Ex-Practice Leader Attacks Chadbourne's Origination Credit SystemMary Yelenick, a former chair of Chadbourne & Parke's products liability group who last month sought to join a $100 million gender discrimination case against the firm, has filed a declaration with a federal court in New York detailing her claims and criticizing the firm's methods for compensating partners.
By Brian Baxter
25 minute read
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