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Texas Lawyer

Latham, Vinson Lead on $21B Pipeline Merger

The two Am Law 100 firms are advising on an all-stock megamerger that will unite a network of oil and gas pipeline giants controlled by Dallas-based billionaire Kelcy Warren.
11 minute read

The American Lawyer

VIDEO: Theodore Olson of Gibson Dunn, Advice to New Lawyers

In his acceptance speech at The American Lawyer Lifetime Achievement Awards in New York City, the star litigator says he was wise to listen to legal secretaries, who often knew more about the nuts and bolt of lawyering than lawyers did.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Debevoise Takes Pro Bono Role on Big Apple Circus Bankruptcy

After nearly four decades in operation, The Big Apple Circus Ltd. filed for bankruptcy Sunday, with Debevoise & Plimpton serving as lead counsel to the Brooklyn, New York-based nonprofit on its Chapter 11 case.
15 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Partner's Use of Pepper Letterhead Brings Firm Into FDCPA Suit

A couple who rented residential property from a Pepper Hamilton partner has sued the partner and the firm for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, alleging the lawyer tried to intimidate the couple by writing letters seeking payment on the firm's letterhead.
23 minute read

International Edition

KWM Europe Partners Could See Profit 'Clawbacks' Over Rescue Deal

European partners at King & Wood Mallesons could have two years of profits clawed back if they choose to reject a rescue deal offered by the firm's Asian arm.
13 minute read

The American Lawyer

VIDEO: Morgan Lewis' Milone Says Kids Need More "Tailwinds"

In receiving The American Lawyer's Law Firm Distinguished Leader Award, Francis Milone says he got a hand up in life from strong community institutions that today don't work together well for immigrants and the poor.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

In Wake of Election, Wilmer's Bill Lee Reveals Troubling Incident

At a time of political upheaval in this country and uncertainty over the future of civil rights, William Lee, the former co-managing partner of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, has a chilling story to tell.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Fish & Richardson Is First D.C. Firm to Choose SW Waterfront Development

The IP powerhouse will be a pioneer at The Wharf, a $2 billion development along the Potomac.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Survey: Which Big Law Firms Get the Work?

New findings show who's winning the battle for in-house spending.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

IN BRIEF: DOJ Announces $264M Deal

By | November 21, 2016
A subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. ran a nepotism program on a grand scale in China, Justice Department officials said Nov. 17, as the bank agreed to pay $264.4 million to settle allegations it hired the sons and daughters of government officials to bribe its way to investment deals. Plus more in this week's column.
19 minute read

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