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New Jersey Law Journal

Fairfax Financial Awarded $31M In Commercial Disparagement Case

Fairfax Financial has collected nearly $31 million in a suit over a stock manipulation scheme, after a jury entered a $10.9 million verdict against hedge fund Exis Capital Managment and two of its principals. Another hedge fund, Morgan Keegan, settled claims against it for $20 million.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump to Sign CFIUS Reform Bill: What Dealmakers Need to Know

U.S. companies dealing with foreign investors will soon have a whole new reality to contend with when Trump signs it into law Monday.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Eric Komitee, Trump Pick for NY Court, Made Millions as Hedge Fund GC

Komitee joined the New York-based hedge fund in 2008 following an eight-year stint in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn. He identified his net worth at nearly $60 million, according to newly disclosed financial records.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

A New Litigation Funding Firm Launches With an Industry Veteran

Validity Capital is the name of a new, $250 million-backed litigation funding firm led by an industry veteran.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Regulators Become Cadwalader Clients as Tech Investment Begins to Pay Off

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft's recently re-launched Cadwalader Cabinet, a financial regulatory and intelligence platform owned by the firm, is an example of Big Law's movement to offer services that don't rely on a lawyer's time.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cadwalader Picks Up Ex-Kirkland Partner, Pershing Square Vice Chair

Stephen Fraidin, a former senior M&A partner at Kirkland & Ellis, has joined Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft after more than three years at hedge fund giant Pershing Square Capital Management.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Retirement on the Horizon? Time to Dust Off Those Beneficiary Designations

As retirement approaches, a primary concern is most likely whether you have accumulated sufficient assets to provide for the life you envisioned after the end of your active career. For those who are fortunate enough to have a well-funded retirement, a secondary thought is what happens if my assets outlive me.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Wilmer Practice Leader, SDNY No. 2 Joins Up With George Soros

Boyd Johnson III, co-chair of the firm's investigations and criminal litigation practice at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and a former No. 2 at the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan, is poised to become general counsel at Soros Fund Management LLC.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Can Cryptocurrency Be Claimed as Tenancy by the Entireties Property?

“Make everything TBE!” This pearl of wisdom was offered to me by a bankruptcy trustee shortly before my nuptials. TBE—or more properly stated, tenancy by the entireties—is a form of shared property ownership in Florida and other jurisdictions that is unique to married couples.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Longford Bags Jenner & Block Partner While Spending From $500M Purse

After a decade in Big Law, Justin Maleson is joining the increasingly lucrative world of litigation finance.
4 minute read

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