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The allegations in the new complaint sound an awful lot like what shareholders have already claimed in a Delaware Chancery Court case against Barclays and KKR. But they're also similar to those in a sweeping LBO bid-rigging suit Robins is pursuing against 17 investment banks and private equity funds.
The proceedings in Delaware have hogged the spotlight, but there's some pretty significant litigation over the WaMu collapse going on in Seattle as well.
New York Court of Appeals Roundup
T his month we discuss another opinion by the Court of Appeals in the dispute between Bluebird Partners LP, purchaser of bonds issued by Continental Airlines prior to its bankruptcy, and the bond trustees. The opinion resolved one issue relating to the financially significant question of whether causes of action arising out of bonds are transferred with the bonds when they are sold or remain with transferor, finding that the causes of action may be asserted by the transferee pursuant to the General ObligatiNYLJ 100: Largest Private Law Offices in New York State
Law Firms Keeping Close Eye on Sidley Case
The EEOC's age discrimination case against Sidley Austin asks: Are mandatory retirement guidelines in a law firm's partnership illegal? Firms are saying age isn't a factor, despite a recent study that shows more than half of large law firms have a mandatory retirement age. "Law firms, by and large, have been mostly unaccountable," says employment lawyer Lynne Bernabei. "[The Sidley case is] the beginning of law firms having to make sure their employment practices comply with anti-discriminatory laws."COPY: Firm-by-Firm Survey Responses
From Allen & Overy to Winston & Strawn, the Summer Associates Survey was summers' chance to dish on their firms. And dish they did. Get the skinny on everything from quality of work assigned to approachability of associates and partners to the relative fun of karaoke nights vs. fishing, wine tasting outings, baseball games ... . (You didn't think it was all business, did you?)Trending Stories
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