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3M Doubles Down in Fight With Covington & Burling

The company is still trying to make Covington pay for what it sees as the firm's betrayal in a Minnesota environmental case.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cadwalader Restocks Litigation Group With Three Hires

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, which has watched several notable litigators head for the exits this year, announced Monday that it had recruited a new litigation co-leader in former partner Jason Halper from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Halper co-chaired Orrick's financial services litigation practice after joining the firm's New York office in 2014. Cadwalader also announced Monday its hire of two other litigators in London and New York.
26 minute read

The American Lawyer

Could Fourth Quarter Usher in a Spate of Big Firm Combinations?

Within the past week, at least four large firm mergers were announced, suggesting that the fourth quarter could see an uptick in activity after a slow third quarter.
22 minute read

New York Law Journal

Circuit Disqualifies Firm From Money Laundering Case

Baker & Hostetler and partner John Moscow are out as defense lawyers for real estate companies accused of buying Manhattan real estate to launder proceeds for a group that defrauded the Russian Treasury.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

SDNY Criminal Division Chief Departs for Mayer Brown

Daniel Stein, chief of the criminal division at the Southern District U.S. Attorney's Office, is joining Mayer Brown as a partner, where he will lead its regulatory and investigations group and co-lead its white collar defense and compliance group.
16 minute read

The American Lawyer

New Hinshaw Practice Aimed at Advising Other Law Firm Leaders

The former leader of Hinshaw & Culbertson has taken his years in management coupled with the firm's legal work on behalf of law firms to form a law firm consulting practice. Dewey & LeBoeuf's former general counsel, who joined Hinshaw last year, is part of the group.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Minority Representation in NYC Law Firms Stalls, Bar Survey Shows

Despite more than a decade of New York law firms pledging to enhance diversity in their ranks, minority representation within associate and partner ranks has stalled.
12 minute read

National Law Journal

IN BRIEF: FCC Fines Comcast $2.3M

By | October 17, 2016
Comcast Corp. has been hit with a $2.3 million civil penalty by the Federal Communications Commission, closing an investigation into whether the company wrongfully charged customers for services and equipment they didn't want. Plus more in this week's column.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Movers

By | October 17, 2016
Lateral moves and new arrivals in this week's column.
46 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: All About Energy and a Sanction-Free Sale

Energy company acquisitions dominated the billion-dollar transactional tables last week and a big deal announced over the weekend—one specifically structured to avoid Western sanctions—has yielded roles for a half-dozen firms from the U.K. and India.
42 minute read

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