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April 01, 1999 |

Dealmakers of the Year

When the economy is strong and the deals are flowing, nearly everyone in the business is busy. So what sets the A-list apart? For the first time, The American Lawyer dubs a dozen dealmakers as the year's leaders.
17 minute read
June 20, 2011 |

In Hanford saga, no resolution in sight

Two decades after it began, there's no end in sight to legal wrangling over the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Is this how litigation is supposed to work?
33 minute read
September 19, 2012 |

The 2012 Lawyers on the Fast Track

Here are the 2012 Lawyers on the Fast Track.
40 minute read
November 01, 2007 |

What's Behind the Drop in Corporate Fraud Indictments?

The Justice Department's Corporate Fraud Task Force record is a long litany of achievements punctuated by disappointment and controversy. From case records and statistics, as well as interviews with prosecutors, task force members and defense lawyers, The American Lawyer derived a detailed portrait of corporate fraud prosecutions over the last five years. Perhaps the most curious of the findings is the precipitous decline in major corporate fraud indictments since the re-election of President Bush.
20 minute read
NML Capital, Ltd. v. Banco Central de la Rep�blica Argentina, 10-1487-cv(L)
Publication Date: 2011-07-07
Practice Area: Banking
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Miner, Cabranes, and Straub, C.JJ.
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Theodore B. Olson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC (Matthew D. McGill, Jason J. Mendro, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC; Robert A. Cohen, Dennis H. Hranitzky, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee NML Capital, Ltd. David W. Rivkin (John B. Missing and Suzanne M. Grosso, on the brief), Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee EM Ltd. Michele Kalstein, Counsel and Vice President (Thomas C. Baxter, Jr., General Counsel, on the brief), The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, NY, for amicus curiae The Federal Reserve Bank of New York in support of Appellants. John D. Clopper, Assistant United States Attorney (Preet Bharara, United States Attorney, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY; Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Douglas N. Letter, Sharon Swingle, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; George W. Madison, General Counsel, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC; Harold Hongju Koh, The Legal Adviser, Department of State, Washington, DC, on the brief), for amicus curiae United States of America in support of Appellants. Hal S. Scott, Program on International Financial Systems, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, amicus curiae in support of Appellees.
For defendant: Jonathan I. Blackman (Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Christopher P. Moore, Rahul Mukhi, on the brief), Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant The Republic of Argentina. Joseph E. Neuhaus (Laurent S. Wiesel, Michael J. Ushkow, Taly Dvorkis, on the brief), Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY, for Interested Non-Party-Appellant Banco Central de la República Argentina.
Case number: 10-1487-cv(L)

Cite as: NML Capital, Ltd. v. Banco Central de la Rep�blica Argentina, 10-1487-cv(L), NYLJ 1202499451081, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 5, 2011)Before: Miner, Ca

September 15, 2004 |

Being Dan Webb

Winston & Strawn partner Dan Webb, dubbed a "superlawyer" by The New York Times, is used to handling companies' high-profile legal matters -- ranging from Wyeth's fen-phen woes to a Microsoft trademark beef -- but even he calls an upcoming federal proceeding "the mother of all trials." Webb is the lead lawyer for Philip Morris USA Inc., the nation's biggest cigarette maker and currently at the center of a $280 billion racketeering suit that the DOJ has filed against the tobacco industry.
22 minute read
July 31, 2003 |

New York Public Interest Research Group Straphangers Campaign Inc. v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority

MTA's Notice Of Public Hearing Regarding Fare Increase Complied With Statutory Requirements
26 minute read
March 12, 2003 |

44 minute read
July 07, 2003 |

Horse Racing Body Must Conduct Hearing
18 minute read
July 21, 2003 |

The Suspicious Smell of Success

Signaling South Florida's increasing sensitivity to accusations of political corruption, the Miami-Dade County Commission in May prohibited county contractors from paying lobbyists success fees -- compensation contingent on the passage, defeat or modification of government rules or decisions -- and barred acceptance of such fees. Still, no one argues that such bans alone will eliminate the risks of ethics violations inherent in lobbyist-lawmaker relationships.
22 minute read

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