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Arbitration Scorecard 2013: Contract Disputes
Contract arbitrations active in 2011–12 in which at least $500 million was in dispute.Former Alcatel-Lucent GC Takes On Key Motorola Role
Former Alcatel-Lucent general counsel Richard Pithcaethly has bagged a role as vice president and U.K. legal director for mobile phone giant Motorola, Legal Week can reveal. Pithcaethly was law vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Lucent for nine years before it merged with Paris-based communications giant Alcatel last year. Meanwhile, Alcatel-Lucent general counsel Pascal Durand-Barthez has quit the telecom company to join Linklaters' Paris M&A practice.
Confidence Dips at U.K. Firms as Credit Squeeze Hits, but Partners Predict Growth
The summer's credit market turmoil has put a noticeable dent in business confidence at the top U.K. law firms, but a clear majority of partners believe their businesses will maintain robust growth. Results of a quarterly business confidence poll show that the aftermath of the credit squeeze has left partners tentative over sustained deal flow, with those expecting growth of any kind dropping by 12 percent.Skadden Enjoys U.K. Spotlight as High-Profile M&A Counsel
Whenever a U.S. firm is named lead counsel in a bid for a major British company, the market takes note. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom's role representing Qatari investment fund Delta 2 on its $24 billion offer for British supermarket chain J Sainsbury Plc has been London's most high-profile M&A assignment of recent weeks. Earlier this year, the chain was the subject of an approach by a private equity consortium led by British buyout house CVC Capital Partners, which was advised by Clifford Chance.Simpson, K&L Gates, and SewKis Seal KKR's Investment in Disaster Reinsurer
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and K&L Gates are advising private equity firm KKR on its purchase of a nearly 25 percent stake in Nephila Capital, an $8 billion firm that provides reinsurance for catastrophes like earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. Seward & Kissel is representing Bermuda-based Nephila on the transaction.
Appearance by Government Not Needed to Make Hearing Adversarial
The government need not send a lawyer or other representative to administrative or litigation proceedings for a successful adversary to win attorney fees incurred in fighting the government's action, a federal appeals court says.
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