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  • January 7, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Cravath, Wachtell, Allen, Sullivan Advise on Eye-Opening Takeover Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis will pay $28.1 billion for an additional 52 percent stake in Alcon,

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  • February 27, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

    As Date With Playmate Approaches, High Court to Ponder Jurisdiction Issue

    Houston lawyer Rusty Hardin's last encounter with former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith was at a party in Kentucky on the eve of the 2003 Kentucky Derby. As Hardin tells it, he didn't have

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  • April 27, 2009 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Corporations Cutting Back, Piling On

    Corporate legal departments will have fewer magazines lying around and their attorneys will take fewer trips to conferences this year. But who will have time to read and travel anyway?

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  • February 15, 2012 | International Edition

    Ropes & Gray Secures London Funds Launch With White & Case Partner

    Ropes & Gray has launched a London funds practice with the high-profile hire of White & Case head of investment funds Matthew Judd. The U.S. firm announced the hire of Judd --

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  • October 3, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Miers included in NLJ's 'Most influential lawyers'

    EDITOR'S NOTE: In his speech announcing the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, President George W. Bush said, "She's been a leader in the American Bar Association and has been

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  • Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Appalachian Asset Mgt. Corp., 9204

    Publication Date: 2013-08-06
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    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice David B. Saxe
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appalachian Asset Management Corp., appellant-respondent: Jennifer M. Oliver, Randi W. Singer and Andrey Spektor of counsel, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York.
    for defendant: For William Messmore, appellant-respondent: Robert A. O'Hare Jr., Jeffrey S. Lichtman, Andrew C. Levitt and Michael Zarocostas of counsel, O'Hare Parnagian LLP, New York. For Douglas McBeth, appellant-respondent: Gregory J. Bevelock, Alice M. Penna and Jeffrey D. Smith of counsel, DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick & Cole, LLP, Spring Valley. For Sameer Garg, appellant-respondent: M. William Munno, John J. Galban and Celinda Metro of counsel, Seward & Kissel LLP, New York. For respondent-appellant/ respondent: Jason D. Frank, Jordan D. Hershman, Harold S. Horwich and Derek Care of counsel, Bingham McCutchen LLP, New York.
    Case Number: 9204

    Cite as: Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Appalachian Asset Mgt. Corp., 9204, NYLJ 1202613579795, at *1 (App. Div., 1st, Decided July 30, 2013) 9204 Justice

  • December 17, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    The Combat Sports Chronicles: UFC IP Suits and NFL Labor Talks

    When we spoke with Ultimate Fighting Championship general counsel Lawrence Epstein in October, he t

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  • June 10, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers

    New Positions. . . Toby M. Galloway has joined Kelly Hart & Hallman in Fort Worth as a partner in the litigation practice group.. . . Kerri Condie has joined

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  • November 13, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Survey Shows Growth Spurt for Law Firms

    The nation's largest law firms expanded by a robust 5.6 percent in 2007, a year that demonstrated growth well ahead of 2006's gains and one that for the first time knocked a long-reigning lead

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  • December 8, 2008 | National Law Journal

    The Grinch maneuver: Firms Weigh Holiday Layoffs

    Will Santa be delivering a pink slip this holiday season? That's a question many law firm associates are no doubt asking, as job cuts at major law firms have cast a pall over the

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