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Court Agreement Ends General Growth Bankruptcy Bid Battle
Ending one of real estate's most protracted takeover battles, New York bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper agreed Friday to allow Chicago-based General Growth Properties, a mall real estate investment trust, to partner with Brookfield Asset Management of Toronto in an $8.5 billion reorganization plan. The decision sets Brookfield as the "stalking horse" bidder and ends an aggressive takeover attempt by GGP's main retail rival, Simon Property Group of Indianapolis.Orrick Fires Back in Thornburg Fraud Suit
The firm and a key partner have rejected charges that they helped orchestrate an alleged fraud in their work on one of the juiciest bankruptcy cases we've come across.
Firms Focus on Vetting Partners
The reverberations are continuing from the Sept. 4 announcement by San Francisco's Pillsbury Winthrop that a partner who was leaving for Latham & Watkins had been accused of sexual harassment while at Pillsbury. True or false, the fact that the allegations were made -- and that Latham hadn't heard about them -- has law firm leaders talking. The key questions: Can this happen to us, and what can we do to prevent it?D.C. Firms Move Fast With Hurricane Relief
There are few D.C. law firms that have as close roots to New Orleans as Patton Boggs, whose founding family stretches back generations in Louisiana politics. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, they are providing aid in the form of $10,000 to the American Red Cross and shelter in the firm's Dallas office to a handful of displaced New Orleans attorneys.Communications Data Warrant Judges Designated
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The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
King & Spalding hires a former Amgen Inc. vice president; McDermott Will & Emery adds partners in Washington, D.C., and New York; and O'Melveny brings on a securities attorney in its Hong Kong office. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].Trending Stories
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