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AOL-Time Warner Deal Rankles Lawmakers
Lawmakers including Sens. Orrin Hatch and Paul Wellstone weighed in saying the $350 billion AOL-Time Warner deal raises antitrust concerns, but analysts and company representatives said they expect little trouble from regulators.
And Then There Were Three: Aurelius, UBS Settle with MBIA as Trial Looms
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With just a month left before MBIA goes to trial over its controversial 2009 restructuring, the number of financial institutions suing the troubled monoline insurer has dwindled even further. But the three banks that are left are still moving "full speed ahead" against MBIA, says Sullivan & Cromwell's Robert Giuffra Jr.
Small Firms Find Profit in Nonprofits
Gene Takagi has long been interested in nonprofits. As an associate at Sheppard Mullin, he didn't have enough clout to draw large institutional clients, and many organizations couldn't afford his big-firm rates. So Takagi went solo. By slashing his rates from $280 to $150, he went from zero to 60 regular clients. With the number of private charities exploding and their wealth building come stricter regulations -- translating into the need for more counsel, which bodes well for solos and small firms.
Trade Pact News Spurs U.S. Law Firms' Interest in South Korea
If the free trade agreement announced Monday between the U.S. and South Korea becomes law, American law firms could have offices in that country as early as next year. With the 10th largest economy in the world, powered by global companies like Samsung and Hyundai, South Korea is an attractive proposition for some big firms. But once the trade pact is ratified, firms still working on aggressive expansions into China and Japan will have to consider how, and whether, South Korea fits into their strategies.Second Time's the Charm for Plaintiffs in WaMu Complaint
A Washington federal judge didn't care for how Bernstein Litowitz Berger and Grossmann presented their allegations in a complaint against various former Washington Mutual officers and directors, underwriters and the auditing firm Deloitte & Touche, describing it as "verbose" and "disorganized." But she apparently liked the revision. In a decision Tuesday, she allowed most of the claims to move forward and declined to dismiss any of the defendants from the case, finding the amended complaint "cogent and concise."TARP Audit Questions $8.1 Million in Legal Fees for 4 Firms
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