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The American Lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright Chief Targets Strategy Shift

Peter Martyr, CEO of the London-based legal giant, said he's on a mission to transform how staff and lawyers work, putting flexibility at the heart of a plan to drive global efficiency and transform the business.
31 minute read

National Law Journal

In $500K Fee Fight, Winston & Strawn Defends Win Based on Missed Deadline

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is considering whether rules allow a judge to hand victory to one side simply because their adversary files a late response.
24 minute read

The American Lawyer

US Agency Paid Two Firms Over $1 Billion in Battle With Banks

Kellogg Huber and Korein Tillery earned more than $1 billion in contingency fees for leadling the National Credit Union Administration's legal fight with big banks.
24 minute read

The American Lawyer

Holland & Knight Takes Lead in Cayman Fund's Bankruptcy

Two Cayman Islands-based funds controlled by Platinum Partners, a hedge fund caught up in a federal fraud probe, filed for bankruptcy Tuesday in Manhattan.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cooley Comes Up Empty in Two Bankruptcy Cases

The Am Law 100 firm is owed a collective $1.57 million in fees from Implant Sciences Corp. and Sotera Wireless Inc., two companies that recently filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware and San Diego, respectively. A handful of other firms are also owed money by the debtors.
23 minute read

Corporate Counsel

New Overtime Rule Isn't a Compliance 'Gotcha,' Top DOL Official Says

By | October 18, 2016
Employers and their counsel have plenty in the labor and employment world to keep them busy at the moment—from navigating the U.S. Department of Labor's overtime rule to managing new employment relationships that have emerged from the sharing economy.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Chadbourne Partner Discusses Decision to Join Gender Bias Suit

Jaroslawa Zelinsky Johnson, a former managing partner of Chadbourne & Parke's defunct Kiev office, is the second named plaintiff to come forward in a $100 million gender bias suit against the firm.
29 minute read

National Law Journal

New Overtime Rule Isn't a Compliance 'Gotcha,' Top DOL Official Says

Employers and their counsel have plenty in the labor and employment world to keep them busy at the moment—from navigating the U.S. Labor Department's overtime rule to managing new employment relationships that have emerged from the sharing economy.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

On the Move

By | October 18, 2016
Kramer Levin, Covington & Burling and White & Case announce promotions, while other firms and the Bronx District Attorney's Office announce new additions.
30 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Three Firms On $2.4B Permian Basin Deal

Vinson & Elkins represents RSP Permian, a company it took public in 2014, in a pending $2.4 billion acquisition of two companies with Permian Basin assets.
16 minute read

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