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Big Law Brand Survey Shows Client-Led Shakeup
In a sign of a legal market where clients are as untethered to law firms as ever, a survey of legal buyers' preferred Big Law brands has a new No. 1 for the first time in its six-year history. Jones Day topped the Acritas U.S. Law Firm Brand Index, released Monday, after ranking in second place for the previous five years to Skadden.DuPont, Chemours Agree to $670M Settlement in Water Pollution MDL
DuPont and Chemours Co. have agreed to pay $670.7 million to settle 3,550 lawsuits in multidistrict litigation related to the supposed dumping of a toxic chemical, known as C8, into the Ohio River near a former DuPont factory in West Virginia.DuPont, Chemours Agree to $670M Settlement in Water Pollution MDL
DuPont and Chemours Co. have agreed to pay $670.7 million to settle 3,550 lawsuits in multidistrict litigation related to the supposed dumping of a toxic chemical, known as C8, into the Ohio River near a former DuPont factory in West Virginia.Deal Watch: Four Firms Bag Roles on Big Baby Formula Buy
British consumer products giant Reckitt Benckiser Group plc has turned to Davis Polk & Wardwell and Linklaters to handle its $17.9 billion acquisition of Mead Johnson Nutrition. Kirkland & Ellis and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have also landed roles on the transaction, which is the largest in Reckitt's history.Third Circuit Upholds Denial of Class Certification in Truck Antitrust Case
A federal appeals court on Thursday denied class certification to a group of indirect buyers of heavy-duty truck transmissions, but revived individual claims related to an alleged antitrust conspiracy between transmission supplier Eaton Corp. and four Class 8 truck manufacturers.Ashurst Hires Away Linklaters China Partner, Adds 2 in Australia
Equity capital markets lawyer Chik Pui Hong moves over as the U.K. firm rebuilds its Hong Kong listing practice following major departures last year.Appeals Court Stays Injunction in Sanofi-Amgen Patent Fight
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit hit pause Wednesday on a Delaware judge's order that would block sales of Sanofi's cholesterol drug Praluent.Shearman Partner, Ex-Dewey Colleagues Reunite at Winston
Lawrence Hill, a former chair of the tax controversy and litigation group at Dewey & LeBoeuf who joined Shearman & Sterling in May 2012 to co-lead that firm's financial services group, is headed to Winston & Strawn in New York. The hire is the latest high-profile addition by the Chicago-based Am Law 100 firm.Panel to Hear Appeal on Alleged Secret Saudi Bank Deal
The Appellate Division, First Department, must determine when the statute of limitations kicked in to sue Barclays Bank for fraud over an alleged deal it made with the Saudi government.Wilson Elser Associate's Subway Story Goes Viral
Gregory Locke had an interesting Saturday evening. The Wilson Elser associate posted a message to Facebook on Feb. 4 documenting how he and a few other fellow passengers on a New York City subway train removed anti-Semitic graffiti.Trending Stories
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