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The American Lawyer

Milberg Joins Forces With Mass Torts, Personal Injury Firm

The new firm will be based in New York and says it will have a nationwide focus on securities fraud, data breach, antitrust, consumer fraud, opioid and other cases involving commercial and pharmaceutical malfeasance.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Mandelbaum Salsburg Adds Four, Including Two Practice Leaders

The firm is adding a securities practice and getting a new IP leader.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: O'Melveny Partner Is Litigator of the Week; A Pair of Wins for Simpson and Kirkland

O'Melveny's Abby Rudzin beat out a strong field to win Litigator of the Week; Simpson Thacher's client is off the hook in Lipitor antitrust MDL; Kirkland deploys a win for GM
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Back to Basic(s): Common Sense Trumps Econometrics—Part I

Marc I. Gross and Jeremy A. Lieberman focus on the lead-up to 'Petrobras' and "Barclays' and demonstrate that the linkage of event studies to class certification motions was, in fact, an after-thought to the court's early embrace of a more general “fraud on the market” presumption of reliance.
13 minute read

Law.com

Preparing for Proxy Season 2018: A Primer for General Counsel

As we enter 2018, public companies across the United States will begin, in earnest, their preparations for this year's proxy season and annual shareholder meetings. It is not an understatement to say that 2017 was a tumultuous year on many fronts — economically, politically and globally. As a result, general counsel should have several issues on their radar that could play a role in 2018's proxy season.
11 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: A Most Convenient Win

O'Melveny & Myers partner Abby Rudzin scores a big win in an area of the law coming under greater scrutiny as investors cross national boundaries to seek out opportunities in growing markets.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Huge Petrobras Settlement a Wake-Up Call for General Counsel

The $2.95 billion settlement should show companies just how important anticorruption measures and compliance regimes can be.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Och-Ziff Executive Michael Cohen Charged in Charity Fraud Scheme

The former head of the hedge fund's European office allegedly induced an unnamed charity to invest in a fund without disclosing conflicts and self-dealing.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pershing Square, Valeant Agree to $290M Settlement Over Allergan Insider Trading Allegations

After the failed bid to take over the Botox manufacturer, the defendants walked away with hefty trading gains.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

SEC, Former Dewey & LeBoeuf CFO Appear to Settle Civil Case

Papers filed on Dec. 28 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission indicate that the regulator has resolved its proceedings against Joel Sanders. A similar agreement was unable to be reached with former Dewey & LeBoeuf executive director Stephen DiCarmine.
4 minute read

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