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February 10, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Top Firm Leaders Discuss How to Win the Battle for Lateral Partners

On Dec. 14, National Law Journal editor in chief David Brown discussed the current state of the lateral market with Lynn Mestel, one of the nation's most prominent legal recruiters, and with the chairs of three top firms -- J. Warren Gorrell of Hogan & Hartson, R. Bruce McLean of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Thomas Milch of Arnold & Porter.
29 minute read
July 01, 2003 | Law.com

Bay Area Backslide

Hammered by the sour stock market and dismal economy, California's elite technology firms continued their slide among the nation's top grossing firms. The annual rankings of the 100 highest-grossing U.S. firms, published Monday in Recorder affiliate The American Lawyer magazine, shows that firms like Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich and -- of course -- the now-defunct Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison sank in both revenue and profitability last year.
6 minute read
December 10, 2002 | Law.com

Guarding Mortgage Turf

Washington, D.C.-based Fannie Mae enjoys some big -- and often controversial -- benefits due to its status as a government-sponsored enterprise -- a line of credit to the U.S. Treasury, freedom from reporting to the SEC and exemption from certain taxes. In her nearly four years as Fannie Mae's top lawyer, GC Ann M. Kappler has helped fend off politicians' and competitors' challenges to Fannie Mae's special legal status.
6 minute read
June 20, 2000 | Law.com

ABA Mulls Rule to Let Lawyers Cross State Lines

Local lawyers who worry about competition from national firms have a new reason to feel uneasy. The American Bar Association is considering a model rule that would make it easier for lawyers to practice in states where they are not admitted. The rule would permit lawyers to work in another state if the matter in question is related to the lawyer's practice on behalf of a client elsewhere.
6 minute read
August 20, 2007 | Law.com

SEC Charges Brocade's Former CFO in Backdating Case

Internal strife at the SEC tanked a proposed settlement with Michael Byrd, the former CFO of Brocade Communications. Upset that a million-dollar deal proposed by the SEC's enforcement division wouldn't have barred Byrd from being an accountant at other public companies, the SEC's accounting division scuttled the agreement, said lawyers briefed on the case. Byrd was a key figure in the criminal trial that ended with a conviction of former Brocade CEO Gregory Reyes for backdating stock options.
4 minute read
October 03, 2000 | Law.com

Sanctions Threatened in Auction House Case

Christie's International must comply with discovery or face possible sanctions in an ongoing class action alleging the auction house engaged in a price-fixing conspiracy with Sotheby's Holdings. A federal judge ordered Christie's to stop stonewalling and exert its influence over former chief executive Christopher Davidge to answer interrogatories sought by former Sotheby's chairman A. Alfred Taubman.
5 minute read
March 16, 2005 | Law.com

Can Hard-Charging Howrey Keep Winning Streak Alive?

Just before Christmas 2003, Howrey Simon got a huge present a class action against several tobacco companies. The gift: a $65 million fee award from a settlement in the case. That was 2003. In 2004, the firm headed back toward earth. It didn't have tens of millions in tobacco fees to dole out to partners, associates, and staff, or to pursue its aggresive growth strategy. Now, the firm faces a tough question: Can they keep the momentum going, or was the post settlement slip indicative of more to come?
12 minute read
April 24, 2003 | New York Law Journal

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Karla Moskowitz, J.), entered July 27, 2001, which granted defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint.
12 minute read
October 26, 2000 | Law.com

Securities Reform: What Went Wrong?

Be careful what you ask for. You may just get it. Take the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, which Congress passed in 1995 with strong support from the securities defense bar. The Act was designed to deter frivolous class action "strike suits" against companies and create uniformity in the way courts handle securities fraud complaints. Five years later those goals seem more elusive than ever.
7 minute read
March 07, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

N.J. Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions involving N.J. companies.
2 minute read

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