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Jenner Strikes Out in Investor Suit Against Nationalized Irish Bank; Judge Rules Anglo Irish Protected by FSIA
Publication Date: 2011-11-29
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On Monday Manhattan federal district court judge Paul Gardephe dismissed a suit against Anglo Irish Bank, which the Irish government nationalized in 2009, ruling that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act shielded the bank from claims by bondholder affiliates of Fir Tree Partners Inc.

October 08, 2009 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

Belgium-based Solvay Group has agreed to sell its pharmaceuticals sector to Abbott Laboratories for $6.6 billion in cash, diversifying Abbott's product portfolio and increasing its presence in the expanding markets of Eastern Europe and Asia. Also, Bank of America has sold its long-term asset management business, Columbia Management, to Ameriprise Financial for $1 billion.
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April 30, 2007 | Law.com

In Brief

Ex-Milberg partner files to drop charges ... Simpson Thacher opens Beijing office.
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The Global Lawyer: How Not to Be an Evil Law Firm
Publication Date: 2011-12-06
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A new report on law firm social responsibility moves way beyond pro bono and asks firms to hew to international human rights principles--even if it means dropping clients.

February 25, 2003 | Law.com

Blackstone Group / TRW Automotive

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November 01, 2000 | Law.com

Let A Thousand Branch Offices Bloom

Over the past two years, planning for post-WTO China has become a top priority for Fortune 500 companies; and Western law firms sense enormous potential for profit. As China's state-owned economy moves toward a free market, the demand for sophisticated legal services has far exceeded the capacity of the country's fledgling domestic bar, allowing Western lawyers to fill the gap.
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March 23, 2001 | Law.com

Going Deutsch

First came the British invasion. Then an incursion of New Yorkers. Now, California firms are scrambling to stake out territory in what is perhaps Europe's hottest legal market: Germany. The country's economy, the third largest in the world, is booming. But even though Germany is alluring, consultants and firm managers say that entering the market is difficult.
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February 25, 2003 | Law.com

Blackstone Group / TRW Automotive

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June 13, 2007 | Law.com

Houston, We Have an Arbitration

A biennial survey of international arbitration shows one of the most marked trends to be a surge in energy disputes, with oil, gas and utility sectors accounting for more than a third of this year's survey. Another trend: an increase in Latin American cases, which now represent 34 percent of the survey, including 48 percent of treaty-based disputes between states and foreign investors. Thanks to their energy roots and southern exposure, law firms with Texas ties are riding especially high.
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March 10, 2010 | Law.com

The New China Hands

Just a decade ago, China's rise as an economic superpower still seemed uncertain. Back then, the China practice of major international firms was still mainly the province of the Old China Hands -- lawyers who perhaps had a deeper affinity for Chinese language and culture than the practice of law -- who focused on representing foreign companies opening factories and shops in China. But with the country's economic rise, the face of the China practice at international firms has grown increasingly ... Chinese.
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