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Former Enron In-House Counsel Look Backward ... and Forward
With the trial of former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling in full swing, some might wonder of the corporate scandal that led up to the courtroom proceedings, "Where were the lawyers?" Shortly before the trial's start, former Enron lawyers discussed their views of the energy company's controversial business methods, and how some struggled to get new jobs after being branded with a scarlet "E." Read on to learn some of the lessons that come from these in-house lawyers' experiences.Did a small number of Lehman executives conspire with Barclays to guarantee the British bank a windfall of several billion dollars when it purchased Lehman assets on the cheap? What we know after the first day of trial is that there was considerable chaos as the two sides tried to value the assets.
Some Surprises in U.S. News List
Yale took the No. 1 spot in this year's law school rankings, while the the most dramatic changes took place outside the top 15.Meet Robert Khuzami, Kirkland's New $5 Million Man
Kirkland & Ellis made the latest in a string of major lateral hires Tuesday, announcing that Robert Khuzami, the SEC's former head of enforcement, has joined the firm as partner in the government, regulatory, and internal investigations practice in New York and Washington, D.C. Joining Khuzami is Kenneth Lench, who stepped down last week as head of the enforcement division's structured and new products unit.The Biggest Job: Wachtell and What It's Taking to Rebuild Ground Zero
Representing Larry Silverstein in his quest to rebuild at Ground Zero has been the most demanding project that Wachtell Lipton has ever undertaken, with 71 lawyers working 100 hours or more on World Trade Center matters since 2001. It has also been Wachtell's most emotionally taxing representation. But at the behest of Silverstein, several Wachtell partners agreed to talk about all but the most confidential aspects of the deals, which many people say include the most complex agreements they have ever seen.April 4, 2012: Product News Briefs
Here are this week's latest legal tech industry developments, together in one convenient list. Included this week are news updates from Aderant, Biscom, Chrometa, DTI, Google, Lawtopia, LexisNexis, NetDocuments, Syngence, and Thomson Reuters.The legend of Richard Scruggs: more myth than fact
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