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National Law Journal

U.S. Justice Dept. Wins Record Settlement for Merger-Reporting Violations

An activist investment firm has agreed to pay a record-setting $11 million penalty to settle charges connected to Halliburton Co.'s abandoned bid to acquire rival oilfield-services provider Baker Hughes Inc., the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.
8 minute read

International Edition

Taylor Wessing Launches Hong Kong Association

The Anglo-German firm has tied up with local boutique HM Chan & Co in the Chinese territory.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Shearman & Sterling's Family Ties Behind Syrian Government Suit

For the lawyers who filed suit Saturday seeking to hold Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government responsible for the death of veteran war correspondent Marie Colvin, the work was intensely personal.
18 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Bolts On SEC Enforcement Boutique

The Am Law 100 firm is poised to pick up six lawyers, including the two founding partners, from Los Angeles-based Zaccaro Morgan. Thomas Zaccaro is a former Paul Hastings partner who started the boutique just over a year ago, only to return to his former home.
59 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Notable Mergers, Departures Show Through in Pa. Firm Head Counts

While Pennsylvania's largest law firms maintained a steady head count overall in 2015, a number of firms experienced noticeable gains and decreases due to mergers, strings of departures or group moves, according to data reported by Legal affiliate The National Law Journal.
72 minute read

The American Lawyer

Quarles & Brady Ushers in First Leadership Handoff

The Milwaukee-based Am Law 200 firm is poised to unveil a new managing partner—only the second in Quarles & Brady's history—on Dec. 1. Daniel Radler, an engineer-turned-IP lawyer, will succeed corporate partner Fredrick Lautz in the firm's top leadership role.
22 minute read

Daily Report Online

NLJ 500 Expansion Adds Seven Atlanta Firms to Ranks of Nation's Largest

Hometown firms continue to dominate Atlanta's attorney head count, but national competitors are gaining ground.
45 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ford & Harrison Opens Charlotte Office With Littler Hires

Labor and employment firm Ford & Harrison has opened a Charlotte office with two lateral partners, Angela Cummings and Julie Adams, from rival labor and employment firm Littler Mendelson.
17 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYLJ 100

Roughly the same number of New York's largest firms by headcount saw net gains compared with those seeing net losses in 2015. But the head count drops were much steeper.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

Day Pitney Adds Cyber Expert Jed Davis to White Collar Defense Practice

The addition speaks to the evolution of white-collar crime defense to entail more cyber-related legal assistance.
8 minute read

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