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October 25, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Weil, Sidley Snag Roles on Two More Big Energy Bankruptcies

The ongoing energy bust has claimed two more victims in Houston-based Key Energy Services Inc. and Fort Worth-based Basic Energy Services Inc., both of which filed for Chapter 11 protection this week in Delaware.
38 minute read
October 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The 'But For' Black Hole in Legal Malpractice

Manhattan attorney Andrew Lavoott Bluestone discusses the importance of the "but for" element in legal malpractice litigation. As he puts it, the "but for" element of legal malpractice is a place where otherwise great legal malpractice cases founder and sink; a black hole in law is a place where cases disappear without a trace. Legal malpractice cases in which the attorney mistake is obvious and even admitted can still disappear without a trace when the "but for" element of legal malpractice is considered.
21 minute read
October 23, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Cravath Leads on Time Warner, Tobacco Mega-Mergers

Christmas has come early to Cravath, Swaine & Moore. The firm is advising British American Tobacco on a $47 billion cash-and-stock bid for the remaining stake in cigarette giant Reynolds American it doesn't already own. Meanwhile, another longtime Cravath client, Time Warner Inc., has agreed on a $108.7 billion sale to AT&T.
74 minute read
October 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Sanctuary Honors Pro Bono Work

Sanctuary for Families board president William Gorin and executive director Judy Harris Kluger honored more than 30 attorneys from nine law firms Wednesday at the 2016 Above & Beyond Pro Bono Awards ceremony.
21 minute read
October 16, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: All About Energy and a Sanction-Free Sale

Energy company acquisitions dominated the billion-dollar transactional tables last week and a big deal announced over the weekend—one specifically structured to avoid Western sanctions—has yielded roles for a half-dozen firms from the U.K. and India.
42 minute read
October 16, 2016 | National Law Journal

These Four Practices Flourished During the Obama Years

With the end of the Obama administration nearing, some lawyers who worked in the administration are climbing to success in a growing bevy of private-practice areas. We look at four practices—from tech sophisticates, to financial regulation experts, to fraud specialists, to third-party settlement appointees—that have gained steam during Barack Obama's presidency.
46 minute read
October 14, 2016 | International Edition

Linklaters Looks to Boost US Capital Markets Practice in Asia

Linklaters has relocated London partner Patrick Sheil to Hong Kong to boost its U.S. capital markets offering in Asia.
11 minute read
October 12, 2016 | International Edition

The Asian Lawyer Announces Finalists for Emerging Markets Awards 2016

Baker & McKenzie and Herbert Smith Freehills are among the firms receiving most nominations. Winners will be announced on Thursday, November 24, 2016, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Singapore.
359 minute read
October 09, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: White & Case Tops Tables as M&A Volume Plunges

League table rankings for the third quarter of 2016 show global transactional volume reaching its lowest levels in three years in Brexit's aftermath.
65 minute read
October 04, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Southern Firms Seek New Horizons, Plus More Lateral Moves

Baker Donelson and Maynard, Cooper & Gale set up shop in new cities; Crowell & Moring sees two practice leaders depart; more exits at Cadwalader; McGuireWoods expands in San Francisco; and other notable additions from throughout The Am Law 200.
210 minute read

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