Brian Baxter

December 05, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Eric Conn, a fugitive Kentucky lawyer wanted for a $550 million Social Security fraud, is on his way back to the U.S. after being apprehended in Honduras.

By Brian Baxter |

3 minute read

December 05, 2017 | The Recorder

Michael Didiuk, who spent nearly the past eight years in a variety of roles at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has joined the firm as a partner in San Francisco.

By Melanie Waddell

20 minute read

December 01, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Jason Mark Sims, who pleaded guilty in September to distributing videos of child sexual abuse, was sentenced Friday to five years in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release.

By Brian Baxter

4 minute read

December 01, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The head of Debevoise & Plimpton's investment management and funds group and the deputy chair of its corporate department have left the firm to join Kirkland & Ellis in New York.

By Brian Baxter | Christine Simmons |

22 minute read

November 30, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Paul Basta, who left Kirkland & Ellis this summer, is advising the second-largest radio station operator in the country in its Chapter 11 case.

By Brian Baxter |

36 minute read

November 30, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Pinsents Masons and two partners have been named as defendants in a suit filed by Spanish firm Ramon & Cajal.

By James Booth

5 minute read

November 29, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Slaughter and May has increased its investment in Luminance, a London-based artificial intelligence business that is poised to open an office in Chicago.

By Joseph Evans

7 minute read

November 28, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100 firm is evaluating the potential benefits of adopting an alternative business structure in the U.K. that would permit joint ventures and profit-sharing with nonlegal businesses.

By Rose Walker

28 minute read

November 26, 2017 | Daily Report Online

A source briefed on that matter said that the Braves were represented by team general counsel Greg Heller, as well as Baker & Hostetler litigation partners Ronald Gaither Jr. and Edmund “Ned” Searby.

By Brian Baxter

4 minute read

November 26, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Major League Baseball's rules for signing international players have provided a bevy of legal work for in-house lawyers and outside counsel ahead of the holidays.

By Brian Baxter |

27 minute read