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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.
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.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.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.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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