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October 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

National Rankings: Season of Uncertainty

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Howrey Trustee Makes Good on Promise to Sue Former Partners
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Nearly two years to the day after Washington, D.C.-based litigation shop Howrey dissolved, the trustee unwinding the defunct firm's Chapter 11 estate has launched the first round of lawsuits aimed at clawing back money earned by former Howrey partners from assignments they brought to the firms where they landed. More suits, and settlement talks, are in the works.

November 11, 2003 | Law.com

Supreme Court to Hear Guantanamo Appeals

The Supreme Court on Monday took on the first of what could be several constitutional challenges stemming from the war on terrorism, agreeing to decide whether aliens detained at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba can turn to the U.S. courts for habeas corpus review. Two joined cases accepted by the Court will pose a critical test of the Supreme Court's historic deference to the wishes of the executive branch in times of war.
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May 04, 2005 | Law.com

Dirty Companies For Sale

In the past year, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission have brought U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act actions against (or settled with) six companies. And suspicions of corruption in an acquisition target killed a $2 billion deal in 2004 and delayed two others on the order of $1 billion. Why? Experts suggest the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and a little-known international anti-bribery convention have turned corporate corruption into a deal-breaker.
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January 27, 2005 | Law.com

O'Melveny Swipes Trio of Wilson M&A Partners

O'Melveny & Myers is poaching three high-profile corporate partners from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a source said Tuesday. Michael Kennedy, Steve Camahort and Michael Dorf will leave for O'Melveny's San Francisco office effective Feb. 1. Some attributed the move to the continuing success of Los Angeles-based firms in the Bay Area market. Said a partner at another law firm: "When firms make a push in the Valley, they look to Wilson first for candidates to target."
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May 15, 2003 | New York Law Journal

Drugstore Chain Sues Artist and Local Paper Over Critical Comments

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July 23, 2002 | Law.com

Bankruptcy Lawyers Rev Up for WorldCom

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July 15, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Cleary Killing it in Nortel Bankruptcy

Nortel Networks filed for bankruptcy in January 2009. Since then the Toronto-based company has helped its Chapter 11 counsel at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and several other firms earn a fortune in bankruptcy fees.
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October 11, 2001 | Law.com

Surfer Dude Esq.

After ending an eight-year stint as general counsel for Apple Computer, Edward B. Stead was happy to ski and surf and travel around with his family. Then he started looking at telecommunications and entertainment. The latter won out. Stead is GC for Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc., the world's largest video rental chain.
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October 18, 2007 | Law.com

SEC Tells Marvell, Exec to Expect Suits

The Securities and Exchange Commission has notified Marvell Technology and one of its top officers that it plans to sue over stock option backdating. The semiconductor maker has announced in SEC filings that it received a Wells notice -- a letter from the SEC announcing an intent to seek financial penalties -- for the company itself. Weili Dai, the ex-COO and current head of marketing and business development who was demoted this year after an internal investigation, also received one, the company said.
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