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Daily Business Review

Attorney of the Year Finalist — Kara MacCullough

By | May 12, 2017

The Greenberg Traurig shareholder served as issuer's counsel on $3 billion in securities offerings in a banner year.

10 minute read

The American Lawyer

A Big Bank Goes Bust, and Big Law Gets Left With The Bill

By Brian Baxter | May 12, 2017

In the largest U.S. bank failure since 2010, New Orleans-based First NBC Bank Holding Co. filed for Chapter 11 protection in its home city Thursday. The bank, which went public in 2013, saw two top Am Law 100 firms listed among its 20 largest unsecured creditors.

15 minute read

The American Lawyer

A Big Bank Goes Bust, and Big Law Gets Left With The Bill

By Brian Baxter | May 12, 2017

In the largest U.S. bank failure since 2010, New Orleans-based First NBC Bank Holding Co. filed for Chapter 11 protection in its home city Thursday. The bank, which went public in 2013, saw two top Am Law 100 firms listed among its 20 largest unsecured creditors.

16 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump's Justice Department Works Both Sides of the CFPB

By Marcia Coyle | May 12, 2017

The Trump administration's U.S. Justice Department is both simultaneously challenging and backing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, creating a litigation whirlwind as Republicans and business advocates push reforms that would strip some power from the Obama-era federal agency.

5 minute read

National Law Journal

Killing Fiduciary Rule Seen as New DOL Chief's Top Priority

By Melanie Waddell, ThinkAdvisor | May 11, 2017

Acosta 'is still looking for a solution that could be implemented in final form before June 9,' says ERISA attorney Reish

8 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump's Justice Department Works Both Sides of the CFPB

By Marcia Coyle | May 11, 2017

The Trump administration's U.S. Justice Department is both simultaneously challenging and backing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, creating a litigation whirlwind as Republicans and business advocates push reforms that would strip some power from the Obama-era federal agency.

18 minute read

New York Law Journal

Barclays Agrees to $97M SEC Settlement for Overcharges

By B. Colby Hamilton | May 10, 2017

All told, the bank overcharged tens of thousands of brokerage clients by $50 million, the SEC said.

3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kirkland Raids Freshfields for London Restructuring Partner

By Rose Walker | May 10, 2017

Sean Lacey, co-leader of the alternative capital group at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, has become the latest partner to leave the lockstep Magic Circle firm for potential riches at Kirkland & Ellis.

18 minute read