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New York Law Journal

SDNY Judge Who Oversaw Argentina Debt Battle Dead at 87

Judge Thomas Griesa, a longtime federal judge who oversaw the legal fights over Argentina's debt, died Sunday at the age of 87.Griesa, who was…
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Just in Time for the Holidays, Kirkland Recruits Another Rainmaker

The head of Debevoise & Plimpton's investment management and funds group and the deputy chair of its corporate department have left the firm to join Kirkland & Ellis in New York.
22 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Hedge Fund Sues Bootmaker Over Board Election

Marcato Capital Management on Monday sued the manufacturer of UGG boots, Deckers Outdoor Corp., in the Delaware Court of Chancery in a bid to force a vote on the hedge fund's board nominees and avoid more than $120 million in financial penalties against the company.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kirkland Has a New Private Equity King in San Francisco

David King, a former Simpson Thacher & Bartlett associate who spent nearly the past seven years at buyout giant The Carlyle Group LP, has joined Kirkland & Ellis as an investment funds partner in the Bay Area.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

SEC Settles Insider Trading Case With Deerfield for $4.16M

The firm at the heart of federal allegations of insider trading on government information on changing Medicare rates has agreed to a $4.6 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fired UBS Adviser Reignites Palm Beach Scandal Over Rich Widow

"Holy crap!" That's how Craig Price, a UBS AG senior vice president, told securities regulators he reacted when he saw the $2,600 tab for a client-development dinner he attended at an upscale Palm Beach restaurant. It wasn't the size of the bill that stunned him. It was who paid for it — an ailing, 90-year-old UBS client.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Goodwin Procter Picks Up Cooley Investment Funds Pro

Goodwin Procter has hired Cooley private investment funds partner Ian O'Donnell in San Francisco. The two firms have been busy this year poaching talent—sometimes from one another—for their private equity and technology groups.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Funds Leader Leaves Stroock Amid Corporate Group Losses

Lior Ohayon, who was co-leader of Stroock's corporate practice and chair of its private funds group, plans to join Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a partner in its asset management practice this week. The move continues a string of fund attorney exits from Stroock amid a recent leadership change.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Ex-SEC Associate GC Joins Simpson Thacher in DC

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired David Blass, a former associate general counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission who spent nearly the past three years as general counsel for the Investment Company Institute, as an investment funds partner in Washington, D.C.
29 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-SEC Associate GC Joins Simpson Thacher in DC

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired David Blass, a former associate general counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission who spent nearly the past three years as general counsel for the Investment Company Institute, as an investment funds partner in Washington, D.C.
4 minute read

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