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The American Lawyer

Brian Williams Taps Media Elite Go-To Partner at Williams & Connolly

The embattled anchor of NBC's "Nightly News" has retained Williams & Connolly's Robert Barnett to help negotiate his future at the network. Barnett is a high-profile jack-of-all-trades whose clients have included President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. He's also represented NBC News exec Deborah Turness, Williams' boss.
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Daily Business Review

This Class A Brickell Office Tower Sells for $140M

The Class A office tower at 777 Brickell Ave. has traded for $140 million, or $485 per square foot.
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Texas Lawyer

Deal of the Week: Baylor College of Medicine Uses Baker McKenzie for Joint Venture

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom represents Japanese company that closed joint venture with Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine.
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The American Lawyer

Freshfields, Sidley on Alibaba's $590M Investment in Meizu

The Chinese e-commerce giant has taken a step toward boosting the market share of its mobile operating system with the purchase of an undisclosed stake in the Zhuhai-based smartphone maker.
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The Recorder

This Week's Deals

A round-up of transactions involving Bay Area lawyers and companies.
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The Recorder

Winston, Orrick, K&L Gates Get Call on Solar Deals

Winston helps First Solar ink deal with Apple; K&L, Orrick aid Duke Energy's buy of REC Solar.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Firms, So Far, Short of National and Global Growth Rates

An early look at 2014 firm financials suggests that large New Jersey-based firms are lagging well behind average revenue and profit growth rates from a recent survey of national and global firms.
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New Jersey Law Journal

$57M Acquisition for Wyndham

Wyndham Hotel Group, a division of hotel holdings company Wyndham Worldwide, both in Parsippany, N.J., on Feb. 2 announced it has paid $57 million cash to acquire fellow hotel operator Dolce International of Montvale, N.J.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

White & Case, Shearman on $1.7B Thai Telecom IPO

Jasmine International is spinning off its fiber-optic cable business to raise money for the expansion of its national broadband network.
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

SEC Rears Its Head in Icahn Case Over Wachtell Advice

CVR Energy revealed that it's under investigation over securities disclosures it made before Carl Icahn's successful takeover bid three years ago—and it blamed Wachtell for putting the company in the SEC's sights.
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