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John Sognier: War Hero, Judge, Mentor, Friend
John W. Sognier flew missions as a fighter pilot in World War II. He practiced law and was a state legislator. He went on to be chief judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals, and after leaving the court, he picked up another degree.Intel and AMD Reach Settlement in Antitrust Suit
After more than four years of labor by a host of attorneys, the antitrust battle In re Intel Corp. Microprocessor Litigation ended in settlement last week when Intel Corp. agreed to pay Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $1.25 billion and to alter some business practices that AMD had alleged were anti-competitive.Divergent RMBS Rulings Highlight Issue of Uniformity
Perhaps no better illustration of inconsistent rulings exists in recent weeks than the pair of opposing decisions handed down from two Commercial Division judges in mid-May.No-admit deals help GCs avoid disbarment
Consider the curious case of Jay Lapine. Between 2003 and 2009, the onetime general counsel of McKesson HBOC Inc. successfully fought off two criminal indictments for financial reporting fraud. Then he settled civil charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission, agreeing to pay a $60,000 penalty and to not practice before the commission or act as an officer or director of a public company for five years.The Bankruptcy Files: Much Ado About Fees, as MF Global Trustees Deliver Reports
Against the backdrop of a rare public meeting on the subject of large legal fees in big corporate bankruptcies, Hughes Hubbard & Reed corporate reorganization and bankruptcy group chair James Giddens and former FBI director Louis Freeh of Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan submitted their reports as trustees advocating for dueling interests in the Chapter 11 case of MF Global. Meanwhile, firms like McCarter & English and Willkie Farr & Gallagher landed roles on the latest round of notable bankruptcy filings.Businesses Damaged by Sandy Face Knotty Insurance Issues
As businesses and property owners assess damage from Superstorm Sandy, lawyers who have been fielding calls from insurers and policyholders say they are seeing areas of potential conflict and while most disputes could be settled out of court, they predict some lengthy and substantial litigation.Sorkin and Team Leave Dickstein for Lowenstein's New York Office
Zuckerman Eschews Labels in Rapid Growth of Manhattan Office
When Zuckerman Spaeder adds Mitra Hormozi, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, to its roster of partners next week, the Washington-based firm will have 16 lawyers in its New York office, up from three in the fall of 2011 when Steven Cohen was brought on board to build a team that could attract high-level appellate work, investigations, complex civil litigation and white-collar defense and advisory work.With Fall Upon Us, It's Time for a Fresh Law Firm Lawsuit-Palooza
The Am Law Daily's latest round-up of litigation involving law firms as either plaintiffs or defendants finds Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton facing a pair of personal injury suits related to construction at its New York headquarters; Barnes & Thornburg fending off a complaint brought by investors in an allegedly fraudulent fund; and Ropes & Gray successfully keeping a batch of responses in a racial bias suit under seal.Firms Unite to Fight Howrey Unfinished Business Suits
A half-dozen firms—including Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; Ropes & Gray, and Shearman & Sterling—have teamed up to battle litigation launched earlier this year by the Howrey bankruptcy trustee in a bid to recover money from client matters that partners of the now-defunct firm took with them in the months prior to its March 2011 dissolution.Trending Stories
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