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Rakoff Wants More Briefing from BofA and SEC on Merrill Bonuses, Asks About Lawyers' Role in Drafting Proxy Statement
Publication Date: 2009-08-10
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As expected, the Manhattan federal district court judge grilled lawyers from the bank and the government about the relatively small size of their proposed $33 million settlement. But he also homed in on the role of the law firms that drafted the allegedly misleading disclosure materials.

July 31, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Associates Survey 2008 City

44 minute read
September 16, 2004 | Law.com

Skadden, Arps and Pillsbury Winthrop Deliver Same-Day Service

Lawyers working on Headwaters Inc.'s $715 million cash purchase of Tapco Holdings Inc. hustled to close the deal the same day it was signed. The rapid turnaround, which was attributed to having laid a lot of the groundwork in advance, was also finalized over Labor Day weekend. Meanwhile, Pillsbury Winthrop steered Redwood Empire Bancorp through its $148 million acquisition by Westamerica Bancorporation last month. The sale price broke no records, but its price-to-book ratio was jaw-dropping.
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September 30, 2010 | The American Lawyer

2010 A-Z Summer Associate Rankings

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February 10, 2003 | Law.com

Growing Boies

When David Boies left Cravath, Swaine & Moore in 1997 to start his own law firm, he had a simple idea: practice a sophisticated brand of law in a small, bureaucracy-free setting. But it hasn't worked that way. Boies, Schiller & Flexner now has 174 lawyers, 11 offices, more than $100 million in annual revenue, and a star-studded client list. The firm has grown awfully far, awfully fast -- and cracks have started showing in its foundation.
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September 07, 1999 | Law.com

ICO Global's Cash Crunch Leads to Bankruptcy

Satellite-telephone provider ICO Global Communications Ltd. has been forced by a cash crunch to join the parade of multi-billion dollar companies that have sought protection in Delaware this year to reorganize themselves. ICO hoped to create the world's third global satellite-telephone network, but ended up following the footsteps of Iridium LLC, which decided to seek protection from creditors in Delaware two weeks earlier. Iridium was the first to offer satellite-telephone calling.
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February 25, 2003 | Law.com

Need to Clone: New GC Profile first amendment champion

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December 01, 2005 | Law.com

Life After Larry

As they chart their post-tech-bust comeback, partners at Wilson Sonsini ponder a delicate question: What happens if their top rainmaker ever quits?
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December 03, 2002 | Law.com

NYC Bar's International Law Center Hits Stride

Lawyers itching to get involved in world affairs have new opportunity in New York City with the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice Initiatives, a fledgling operation with an ambitious agenda to span the globe to help sustain new democracies. Named for the late secretary of state, the center is part of the city Bar's formal pro bono program, and already has two major initiatives in full swing.
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Second Circuit Limits 'Bespeaks Caution' Defense and Revives Class Action Against MF Global
Publication Date: 2010-09-14
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The court held that the doctrine can only be applied to forward-looking statements, and not to cautionary statements about MF Global's risk management system.

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