Brian Baxter

December 27, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Geoffrey Taber, a top Canadian technology lawyer and partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt in Toronto, was killed along with his immediate family in a Dec. 24 fire at a remote cottage in Ontario.

By Brian Baxter

5 minute read

December 18, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Boeing used its in-house lawyers to clinch a $16.6 billion deal with Iran Air, as Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox seeks to consolidate its control over European broadcaster Sky, while Anheuser-Busch InBev unloads five beer brands in an effort to close on its acquisition of SABMiller.

By Meghan Tribe and Brian Baxter

68 minute read

December 15, 2016 | The American Lawyer

V. Gerard “Jerry” Comizio, chair of the global banking practice at Paul Hastings, has joined Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson as a corporate partner in Washington, D.C. Comizio, who will head Fried Frank's banking group, previously worked at now-defunct Thacher Proffitt & Wood.

By Brian Baxter

80 minute read

December 06, 2016 | The American Lawyer

James Quinn, a veteran litigator at Weil and longtime legal advocate for professional athletes, is representing a group of Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters that have formed a trade association to negotiate better terms with management of the mixed martial arts promotion company, which was sold for $4 billion in July.

By Brian Baxter

33 minute read

November 30, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer and Eversheds Sutherland get a head start on the hiring front; Willkie, Proskauer and Goodwin Procter recruit from King & Wood Mallesons; Simpson Thacher and Sullivan & Cromwell dip into the lateral market; White & Case expands in Oz; and other notable additions from throughout The Global 100.

By Brian Baxter

851 minute read

November 25, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Chadbourne & Parke moved quickly this week to try and quiet a former mailroom employee announcing the re-release of an e-book detailing his experience at the firm nearly a decade ago.

By Brian Baxter

9 minute read

November 17, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Laurence Solov, a former partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman in Los Angeles, serves as president and CEO of the Breitbart News Network. Solov's friendship with the politically conservative site's late founder, Andrew Breitbart, enticed him to leave Big Law in 2008. But his former firm has continued to handle legal work for Breitbart.

By Brian Baxter

13 minute read

November 14, 2016 | The American Lawyer

On Monday, Chadbourne & Parke filed papers asking a federal district court in Manhattan to dismiss a high-profile gender bias suit filed against the firm two months ago by litigation partner Kerrie Campbell in Washington, D.C.

By Brian Baxter

14 minute read

November 11, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The aftermath of Donald Trump's stunning victory in the U.S. presidential election over Hillary Clinton has left many speechless. But Big Law is finding its voice, albeit in different ways.

By Brian Baxter

30 minute read

November 07, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Which large law firms are behind the biggest super political action committees during this election cycle? Perhaps not surprisingly, Perkins Coie, a longtime legal advocate for Democratic Party causes, and Jones Day, campaign counsel for Donald Trump, are just two Am law 100 firms racking up legal bills on behalf of super PACs.

By Brian Baxter

47 minute read