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May 24, 1999 |

Judge Rejects 'Worthless' Deal

A New York federal judge has rejected a shareholder class action settlement and request for $200,000 in plaintiffs' attorney fees, calling the deal virtually worthless to shareholders. The case stemmed from the 1998 purchase of London insurance broker Willis Corroon Group P.L.C. by an investor group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR).
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June 23, 2008 |

SPACs: an emerging exit strategy

The struggling initial public offering market and the credit crunch have limited the exit strategies for portfolio companies. A new entrant emerging in this environment is the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) — an entity whose assets consist entirely of cash and cash equivalents. A SPAC is a publicly traded blank check company, formed for the purpose of effecting a business combination with an unidentified operating business. The merger of a private operating company with a SPAC is a method for the private company to go public. Recent high-profile offerings and offerings underwritten by top-tier investment banks have brought legitimacy to and focus on the SPAC market.
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September 16, 2011 |

Personal Notes on Lawyers

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April 11, 2003 |

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The $6 Billion Man: Irv Terrell Leads Asarco and Creditors to Gargantuan Judgment Against Grupo Mexico
Publication Date: 2009-04-03
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On Thursday a federal district court judge in Brownsville, Texas, ordered Grupo Mexico to transfer 260 million shares of a Peruvian mining company to Terrell's client. The take: a cool $6 billion. That's a lot of pesos!

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June 25, 2004 |

Enron Work Sparks Revenue, Partner Profits at Alston & Bird

Meredith [email protected] Bird's 2003 can be summed up in one word: Enron. The felled energy giant paid AB partner R. Neal Batson, the court-appointed examiner for the Enron bankruptcy, and his team of more than 100 lawyers and paralegals roughly $45 million last year.In all, Managing Partner Ben F.
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Stars from Shearman & Sterling and Baker Botts Defect to Start Litigation Boutique
Publication Date: 2009-09-28
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If there is a firm model built for the dawning post-recession era, it's probably a litigation boutique with low overhead and a flexible billing structure. That model has attracted two new converts: Steven Molo of Shearman & Sterling and Jeff Lamken of Baker Botts have announced that they're leaving their firms to start up MoloLamken.

May 05, 2003 |

Derrick Dismissed From Shareholder Securities Class Action

A federal judge has granted former Enron Corp. general counsel James V. Derrick Jr.'s motion to be dismissed as a defendant in the massive Enron shareholder securities class action, Mark Newby, et al. v. Enron Corp., et al.
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IPO Securities Class Action (Finally) Settles for $586 Million
Publication Date: 2009-04-06
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Once upon a time, plaintiffs lawyers in the IPO securities class action had visions of billions dancing in their heads. Today, they're quite happy taking $586 million.

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