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Hughes Hubbard Partner's Appointment as Joint U.S.-U.K. Corporate Monitor Signals New Era in Bribery Enforcement
Publication Date: 2011-05-12
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Kevin Abikoff has been hired by Innospec to act as compliance monitor as part of a $40 million bribery settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and the U.K. Serious Fraud Office.

February 03, 2005 | Law.com

Unlikely Legal Duo Fights for Freer-Flowing Wine Market

They call themselves "the last-minute babes of Stanford Law." Last term, there was Jenny Martinez, arguing the landmark enemy combatant case Rumsfeld v. Padilla, with less than a week's notice. And in one of this term's biggest cases, former Stanford Dean Kathleen Sullivan argued in December for the interstate shipment of wines to consumers, beating out former Solicitor General Kenneth Starr for the case.
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July 05, 2007 | National Law Journal

As Firms Grow, Who Can't Afford to Stand Still?

A recent lack of merger activity involving Washington, D.C., law firms may be only a lull. Managing partners and recruiters theorize that firms are biding their time, doing their due diligence before starting a new round of the dating game. Says one partner, "I think we're in the pre-earthquake stage. Certain offices are starting to lose talent, and at some point there's going to be a seismic shift." Which firms are most likely to merge in the coming years? Industry insiders explain their forecasts.
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July 05, 2007 | Law.com

As Firms Grow, Who Can't Afford to Stand Still?

A recent lack of merger activity involving Washington, D.C., law firms may be only a lull. Managing partners and recruiters theorize that firms are biding their time, doing their due diligence before starting a new round of the dating game. Says one partner, "I think we're in the pre-earthquake stage. Certain offices are starting to lose talent, and at some point there's going to be a seismic shift." Which firms are most likely to merge in the coming years? Industry insiders explain their forecasts.
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FTC, Generics, and Brand Pharma Companies Line Up in Opposition to Cephalon Demand for FTC Documents on Pay-to-Delay Deals
Publication Date: 2011-01-20
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The truly fascinating discovery controversy developing in the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case against Cephalon, proves, once again, that litigation sometimes makes for very strange bedfellows.

October 27, 2010 | New York Law Journal

News in Brief

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October 05, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

In-House Texas: New Deals

In-House Texas reports on Dell Inc.'s acquisition of Perot Systems Corp. for $3.9 billion, on Baker Hughes Inc.'s pending acquisition of BJ Services Co. in a deal valued at $5.5 billion, and on a deal on about $500 million in deposits and 19 Texas branch offices recently reached by Sterling Bank and First Bank.
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Has the Fat Lady Finally Sung for Ron Perelman in the Billion-Dollar Morgan Stanley Fraud Case?
Publication Date: 2009-10-07
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After a Florida state appeals court overturned his $1.6 billion verdict against the investment bank, Perelman and his lawyers have tried every which way to revive it. But Wednesday's appellate rebuff of their request for a new trial may be the end of the show.

December 27, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Whiting v. Krassner

In this action under the Hague Convention for the return of a child to Canada, her father is not judicially estopped from arguing against the mootness of his appeal by his prior assertion of a contrary position; the appeal is not moot simply because the child has been returned; the order that the child, who lacked the capacity to form her own intention regarding residency, be returned is affirmed since the custody agreement indicates a shared parental intention to abandon New York as her habitual residence.
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July 09, 2007 | National Law Journal

Shhh! Pro Bono's Not Just for Liberals Anymore

Contrary to popular wisdom, pro bono isn't just the province of liberals. Bolstered by influential organizations and pro bono advocates, some big firms regularly champion libertarian causes, while others challenge race-based policies and represent opponents of gay rights and abortion. As the politics of pro bono become more fluid, distinctions between liberals and conservatives are also blurring. The shift, seen in recent Supreme Court showdowns, is a quiet phenomenon that's 20 years in the making.
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