AIG, represented by Paul Weiss, crafted an unusual deal in which $550 million of the settlement may be raised in a common stock offering, at AIG's discretion.

Less than a week after settling with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the onetime AIG chief has reportedly reached a deal with shareholders as well. By his side in the settlement? Boies, Schiller & Flexner, of course.

The crusading, media savvy AG from Columbus negotiated last Friday's highly unusual $725 million class action settlement with AIG without any outside counsel in the room. But that's hardly the only Wall Street case on Cordray's docket.

Last year, DuPont's trade secrets battle with Korean rival Kolon Industries climaxed in one of the biggest jury verdicts in years. Now it's led to a sweeping injunction that has the trade secrets bar abuzz.