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The American Lawyer

Bankrupt Steel Foundry Operator Leaves Big Firms Holding Bag

Constellation Enterprises LLC, owner of the nation's largest single site steel foundry, owes nearly $2 million in legal bills to some of its outside lawyers, according to its Chapter 11 filing in Delaware.
12 minute read

National Law Journal

Top Chicago Firms Poised for Trial Over Failed Solar Power Venture

A solar power joint venture dispute pitting Windy City firms Sidley Austin and Mayer Brown against each other in Illinois state court heated up this week when a judge set the stage for a trial that could include damages of more than $200 million.
18 minute read

The American Lawyer

DLA Piper Eyes Potential Domestic Singapore Venture

A week after announcing massive layoffs in the U.K., DLA Piper is considering inking a formal law alliance with a Singapore firm in order to practice local law in the city-state.
17 minute read

Law.com

Obama's Justice Dept. Defends Bush DOJ in Post-9/11 Supreme Court Case

The Obama administration is defending former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and his FBI director Robert Mueller III in the U.S. Supreme Court over claims they are liable for their roles in the post-Sept. 11 roundup and detention of Muslim, Arab and South Asian men.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Gary Naftalis of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

Litigators like to tout their track record in "bet-the-company" cases. But how many lawyers can claim a victory in "bet-the-temple" litigation?
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Rift Among Rainmakers Complicates Dentons' Mexico Deal

The legal giant's latest expansion effort south of the border involves a dispute between two former colleagues and offers clues about Dentons' other global affiliations.
71 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Amid Oil Price Plunge, Two Big Energy Deals

A half-dozen big firms are advising on two key transactions in the embattled energy space, as a pair of oil field services companies and natural gas producers agree to combine.
45 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lewis Brisbois Sues Developer for Damages Over LA Inferno

The firm, which was forced to relocate its Los Angeles office in late 2014 because of a massive fire caused by arson, is suing a local real estate developer in an effort to recoup damages from the hasty move.
28 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Did the Justices Send a Message to the EEOC in a Legal-Fee Case?

By ruling in favor of awarding legal fees to a company that the government accused of widespread sexual harassment, the U.S. Supreme Court may have been sending a broader message that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission needs to clean up its act.
15 minute read

National Law Journal

Canceled: D.C. Litigation Department of the Year Report

1 minute read

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