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February 16, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Five Things You Should Know About Alexander Acosta

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated the Florida International University College of Law dean to become labor secretary.
6 minute read
February 16, 2017 | Daily Business Review

FIU Law Dean Acosta Seen as 'Safer Choice' at Labor

Veteran public servant Alex Acosta is the replacement nominee for U.S. labor secretary.
14 minute read
February 16, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Law Dean Alexander Acosta Picked for Labor Secretary

President Donald Trump wasted little time in naming R. Alexander Acosta on Thursday as his new labor secretary nominee to replace Andrew Puzder, who withdrew his nomination amid opposition in the U.S. Senate. Acosta would become Trump's first Hispanic cabinet nominee.
13 minute read
February 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Litigation Funder Bentham, Fortress Seek to Tap US Litigation Market

On the same day that Fortress Investment Group announced its $3.3 billion sale to Japan's SoftBank, a unit of the investment giant partnered with Australian litigation funder IMF Bentham on a U.S. litigation funding finance vehicle worth up to $200 million. The move comes two months after two rival litigation financiers agreed to merge.
28 minute read
February 15, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Kirkland Loses Seven-Partner Team to Sidley in Munich

Sidley Austin has raided Kirkland & Ellis for the second time in a year, bringing on a seven-partner team from the firm, as well as a Linklaters partner, for its Munich office.
20 minute read
February 15, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Legal Careers and Billable Hours Flow From Water Wars

Although Tuesday's report from a U.S. Supreme Court special master doesn't conclude the epic litigation conflict known as the "water wars," it delivers a decisive victory to an army of lawyers who have labored long for Georgia on that battlefield.
16 minute read
February 15, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Legal Careers and Billable Hours Flow From Water Wars

Outside counsel for Florida and Georgia have racked up millions of dollars in legal bills, and some of the attorneys have become judges since the longrunning water fight began.
21 minute read
February 14, 2017 | The Recorder

Big-Law Roster Turns Out to Defend NFL's 'Sunday Ticket'

Covington & Burling, Kirkland & Ellis and Beth Wilkinson of Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz are working to shut down antitrust suits challenging the exclusive NFL-DirecTV broadcast deal.
16 minute read
February 14, 2017 | FC&S Insurance

Aon to Sell Benefits Administration and HR Business Process Outsourcing Platform to Blackstone for $4.8 Billion

Private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aon plc’s technology-enabled benefits and human…
3 minute read
February 13, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

What to Expect From Neil Gorsuch on IP, Patents and Trade Secrets

Though Gorsuch's views on patents are mostly unknown, the Tenth Circuit judge has had plenty to say in other areas of intellectual property. And attorneys see signs that he might scale back some procedures created by the America Invents Act.
17 minute read

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