Sara Randazzo

April 17, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

Hourly rates just keep rising—and the best-paid lawyers are raising their rates faster than everyone else.

By Sara Randazzo

6 minute read

October 04, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Citing the difficulty of serving individual clients within a large, corporate-focused law firm, the bulk of Morrison & Foerster's trusts and estates practice has defected to San Francisco firm Shartsis Friese.

By Sara Randazzo

4 minute read

December 03, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

When it comes to year-end associate bonuses, it appears the legal industry's top tier still follows Cravath, Swaine & Moore.

By Sara Randazzo

5 minute read

May 29, 2012 | Daily Report Online

While the precise nature of Dewey & Le�Boeuf's inevitable demise remains to be seen, several creditors owed millions of dollars aren't waiting around to find out how the story ends.

By Sara Randazzo

6 minute read

February 19, 2013 | The American Lawyer

In an agreement finalized late last week, the New York–based firm has resolved allegations that it omitted key facts when it applied—and was ultimately chosen—to work on the 2010 bankruptcy of investment firm GSC Group.

By Sara Randazzo

4 minute read

February 20, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Big-box rivals Office Depot and OfficeMax announced their intention to merge Wednesday in an all-stock deal that values OfficeMax at approximately $976 million. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Dechert; and Kirkland & Ellis all landed lead legal advisory roles on the transaction.

By Sara Randazzo

4 minute read

May 29, 2012 | Daily Business Review

With Dewey & LeBoeuf entering what would prove to be its death spiral, the firm quietly settled a $3 billion malpractice suit filed against it by Missouri insurance regulators.

By Sara Randazzo

5 minute read

February 01, 2013 | The American Lawyer

On the heels of a year in which it claimed the top spot on three separate rankings of M&A legal advisers based on the total value of their corporate clients' M&A transactions, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom had a hand in two major transactions this week to help get 2013 off to a strong start.

By Sara Randazzo

5 minute read

April 23, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Two transactions announced Monday?Thomson Reuters's $1.25 billion sale of its health care unit to a Veritas Capital affiliate, and AstraZeneca's $1.26 billion acquisition of Ardea Biosciences?generated assignments for Covington & Burling, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Paul Hastings.

By Sara Randazzo

3 minute read

December 17, 2012 | The American Lawyer

In the latest legal action launched against them, former Dewey & LeBoeuf chairman Steven Davis, former executive director Stephen DiCarmine, and former chief financial officer Joel Sanders are accused of violating state and federal securities laws.

By Sara Randazzo

5 minute read