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March 08, 2007 | National Law Journal

Harvey Miller to Return to Weil Gotshal as Partner

Harvey Miller, who built Weil, Gotshal & Manges into a bankruptcy powerhouse before he left in 2002, is going back to the firm as a partner, after spending the last five years at investment bank Greenhill & Co. Miller, who spoke to The American Lawyer in his first interview after the announcement he would rejoin the firm, described the move as "returning to an old love." But he's going back to a much different Weil, one whose bankruptcy department has suffered through a long cold spell since he left.
4 minute read
September 03, 2002 | Law.com

Second City Players

Chicago law firms have been ambling into the San Francisco area in greater numbers in recent years, capitalizing on solid, recession-proof practice areas that are allowing them to boost their lawyer ranks even as home-grown firms cut back. What makes the Bay Area so attractive to Chicago firms? And what do they bring to their new neighborhoods?
7 minute read
October 01, 2004 | Law.com

Fewer Trials, More Tribulations

Whether the shrinking number of jury trials is good or bad news depends on whom you ask, but one thing is certain: Fewer trials mean fewer trial-ready lawyers.
4 minute read
February 16, 2006 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

In a $2.7 billion cash and stock transaction, The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to combine its 22 ABC radio stations with those operated by Citadel Broadcasting Corp. The new company formed, Citadel Communications, will control a total of 177 FM stations and 66 AM radio stations in many of the country's top markets. Also, Time Warner Inc. has sold its book division to Paris-based media group Lagardere SCA for $537.5 million, allowing the French conglomerate to become the world's third-largest book publisher.
3 minute read
June 15, 2012 | National Law Journal

Federal Circuit: Judge must determine recklessness for willful infringement finding

A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has vacated a $371.2 million damages award, ruling that a judge must make an objective determination of recklessness in order to find willful patent infringement.
6 minute read
August 29, 2005 | Law.com

Supreme Accomplishment: GCs Arguing Before the High Court

Few things can cap a lawyer's career like arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Unfortunately, that's an opportunity most general counsel will never get. But for a select group, the experience has been a special one. Some of those GCs -- two of whom are former Supreme Court clerks -- share their insights, offer some advice on beating the odds, and make predictions as to who might be the next general counsel to stand before the justices.
6 minute read
January 18, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

V&E`s Role in Enron Debacle Probed

With the Enron Corp. debacle, the finger-pointing reached its peak the week of Jan. 14. At least Vinson & Elkins partners - who advised the scandal-ridden energy company and now confront numerous questions about their roles in the events leading up to the company declaring bankruptcy - can hope the worst of the finger-pointing is over.
6 minute read
January 06, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Arbitration Bias?: Caveats After 'Lucent v. Tatung'

Bruce A. Langer, a litigator practicing in New York City, writes that if a party or its counsel has any suspicion of bias that may affect the outcome of a proceeding, regardless of the rules of the arbitration forum, he or she should directly confront the seated arbitrators and ask any and all hard questions.
14 minute read
October 19, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Federal Credit Unions Must Pay Mortgage Tax, Judges Conclude

At issue before the Court of Appeals was whether the Federal Credit Union Act of 1934, which exempts federal credit unions "from all taxation," except that on real and tangible personal property, bars collection of a recording tax. The court also examined issues of employment, real property and more.
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