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The American Lawyer

On Heels of ARM Acquisition, Three More Firms Go Big on Chip Work

Wachtell, Wilmer and Jones Day are advising on Analog Devices Inc.'s $14.8 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of fellow chipmaker Linear Technology Inc.
15 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Archer & Greiner Brass, Including Managing Partner, Re-elected

Archer & Greiner's board of directors has chosen to stay with the leadership that in recent years has shepherded the firm through a North Jersey merger, subsequent contractions and a financial uptick last year.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

In Police Department Monitorships, Firms Seek Contentious Work

Squire Patton Boggs won a contract to monitor police reforms in Ferguson, Missouri, a job that promises to be both controversial and not exactly lucrative.
18 minute read

The Recorder

Yahoo! Nine Firms Handle Company's Sale to Verizon

At least nine Am Law 100 firms have landed roles on the $4.83 billion sale of Yahoo! Inc.'s core Internet business to Verizon Communications Inc.
43 minute read

Daily Report Online

Dickinson Wright Opens Austin Office With Ex-Greenberg Traurig Lawyers

Dickinson Wright, based in Detroit, opened an Austin office with three lateral hires from Greenberg Traurig's Austin office.
15 minute read

The Recorder

Yahoo! Nine Firms Handle Company's Sale to Verizon

At least nine Am Law 100 firms have landed roles on the $4.83 billion sale of Yahoo! Inc.'s core Internet business to Verizon Communications Inc.
43 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Reed Smith Partner's Hire DQs New Firm From IP Suit

In a decision highlighting a risk of lateral hiring, a federal judge has disqualified an entire law firm in copyright litigation after finding an ethical wall separating a former Reed Smith partner from the rest of his new firm was not sufficient to guard against confidence sharing.
24 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers Sue VA Over Bogged-Down Appeals Process for Vets

Two King & Spalding lawyers in Atlanta are leading an unusual and ambitious pro bono suit to try and force the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs to speed up decisions on veterans' disability claims.
18 minute read

National Law Journal

Movers

New arrivals and lateral moves in this week's column.
63 minute read

Texas Lawyer

At His Criminal Trial, Mikal Watts Counters Ken Feinberg's Testimony

San Antonio plaintiffs' lawyer Mikal Watts attempted at his federal criminal trial in Mississippi to marshal evidence to counter the testimony against him provided by well-known claims fund administrator Ken Feinberg on a key point: Did Watts' firm provide Feinberg when asked with client contracts for the BP claimants it purported to represent?
6 minute read

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