0 results for 'Arnold & Porter'
AT&T Boosts 4G Capability with Qualcomm Deal
The communications giant will pay $1.9 billion for Qualcomm-owned wireless spectrum licenses. Sullivan & Cromwell, DLA Piper, and Arnold & Porter advised the parties on the deal.
Did She or Didn't She? Who the Heck Won in Tiffany v. eBay Ruling?
Three judge panel's ruling was not a total win for the auction site — saying that further proceedings are needed on the question of whether eBay engages in false advertising via its listing of counterfeit Tiffany goods.
Bad Year for N.Y. Law Firms Handling M&As
How bad a year was it for New York mergers and acquisitions lawyers? Just ask any lawyer not aboard for Pfizer's $61.3 billion acquisition of Sweden's Pharmacia, which accounted for almost 15 percent of the total value of announced U.S. merger activity in 2002. The dearth of U.S. deals even knocked New York firms off of the summit of the worldwide rankings.Clinton's Legal Eagles Eyeing Exits and Offers
Some of the most sought-after lawyers in Washington, D.C., won't be bringing rosters of loyal clients with them to their new firms. Instead, with the Clinton administration entering the home stretch, the legal talent that has law firm managers and headhunters salivating is found in the government.Court Chops More off $3 Billion Award in Philip Morris Case
Los Angeles' 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday it would grant Philip Morris USA Inc. a new trial on punitive damages unless cancer victim Richard Boeken's survivors agree to yet another reduction in a judgment that originally stood at a nationwide record of $3 billion in 2001. The reduction would slice the punitive award from 18 times the $5.5 million in compensatory damages to a ratio of 9-1, the outer limit suggested by the U.S. Supreme Court in its 2003 State Farm decision.Freedom of Information Comes at Steep Price for Interest Group
A Washington, D.C., public interest group's attempt to discover the extent to which the government has sought to hide legal proceedings involving immigrant detainees since Sept. 11 has been stymied by a huge, upfront tab for research.
Freshfields, Local Firms Look Forward to $13 Billion Telecom Tie-Up
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and four leading firms from India and South Africa have landed roles in negotiations that could bring about India's largest-ever M&A deal. Bharti Airtel and MTN Group are getting closer to announcing a transaction creating the world's largest international telecom provider. The deal ramped up in May, when talks between New Delhi-based Bharti and Johannesburg-based MTN started heating up over a shareholder swap that would precede a merger worth an estimated $23 billion.US Airways Files for Chapter 11
Badly hurt following the Sept. 11 attacks, US Airways Group sought reorganization under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code on Sunday. The Arlington, Va.-based company filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Alexandria. It listed assets of about $7.81 billion and liabilities of about $7.83 billion.Trending Stories
- 1No Two Wildfires Alike: Lawyers Take Different Legal Strategies in California
- 2Poop-Themed Dog Toy OK as Parody, but Still Tarnished Jack Daniel’s Brand, Court Says
- 3Meet the New President of NY's Association of Trial Court Jurists
- 4Lawyers' Phones Are Ringing: What Should Employers Do If ICE Raids Their Business?
- 5Freshfields Hires Ex-SEC Corporate Finance Director in Silicon Valley
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250
More from ALM
Resources
AI-Powered Deposition and Medical Record Summaries: Low Risk, High Reward
Brought to you by Parrot
Download Now
Aligning Client Needs with Lawyer Growth and Profitability
Brought to you by BigHand
Download Now
Technology to Make E-Discovery Smarter, Not Harder
Brought to you by Nuix
Download Now
Does Generative AI Have the Power to Transform Legal Services?
Brought to you by HaystackID
Download Now