October 30, 2009 | The American Lawyer
Quinn Emanuel and Jones Day Win U.K. Supreme Court Ruling in SIV Payment FightIn one of its first rulings since replacing the House of Lords as the United Kingdom's highest appellate court, the U.K. Supreme Court last Thursday ruled that creditors due "waterfall" payments from a failed structured investment vehicle (SIV) should receive equal treatment.
By Michael D. Goldhaber
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June 17, 2010 | Law.com
Skadden Cherry-Picks Clifford Chance Partner in BrusselsWorking from different corners of Brussels, Simon Baxter and James Venit represented merger partners in two of the past decade's global antitrust landmarks: the failed tie-up of GE and Honeywell in 2001, which for better or worse confirmed the European Commission's power, and the 2008 merger of Inbev and Anheuser Busch, regarded as the first major test of China's antitrust system. Today, Baxter and Venit become partners themselves, as Baxter leaves Clifford Chance to join Venit at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager & Flom.
By Michael D. Goldhaber
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January 31, 2011 | The American Lawyer
The Am Law 100: Curtis Mallet Keeps Climbing the Food ChainProfits per partner were up 24 percent in 2010, and over 50 percent in three years.
By Michael D. Goldhaber
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August 11, 2011 | The American Lawyer
The Global Lawyer: Lehman and the Rise of Global Financial ArbitrationLitigation over Lehman Brothers' collapse exposed a transatlantic rift over the laws governing structured finance; Is P.R.I.M.E. Finance the solution?
By Michael D. Goldhaber
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February 25, 2011 | The American Lawyer
The Global Lawyer: Analyzing Chevron's Endgame in EcuadorWhat advantage does Chevron gain from simultaneously trying to get an $8 billion verdict nullified in both a RICO action and an international treaty arbitration?
By Michael D. Goldhaber
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February 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer
The Global Lawyer Responds to Ecuador Plaintiffs on the Chevron EvidenceBy Michael D. Goldhaber
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August 03, 2011 | The American Lawyer
The Global Lawyer: Blame CanadaBy Michael D. Goldhaber
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February 29, 2000 | Law.com
A Meeting of the GreediesIn separate dinner meetings, the differences surfaced between the New York Greedies and the D.C. Greedies. The New Yorkers ordered their meat rare; the Washingtonians, medium well. The New Yorkers were drunk before dinner; some Washingtonians didn't even finish their first drinks. The New Yorkers were mostly single; the Washingtonians, married.
By Michael D. Goldhaber
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April 01, 2010 | Corporate Counsel
18 Years of Pumping OIl, 17 Years of Pushing PaperChevron pulled out of Ecuador in 1992. But saying Adios wasn't so easy.
By By Michael D. Goldhaber
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