• December 7, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Are Happy Times Here Again for IPOs?

    After seeing a spike in activity earlier this year, the market for initial public offerings had quieted down by late summer amid uncertainty about the broader global economy. Now, a flurry

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  • May 14, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Surging U.S. IPO Market Yields Gains for Cooley, Hunton

    U.S. companies have already raised $16.8 billion through initial public offerings so far this year, a pace not seen since the start of the financial crisis more than five years ago,

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  • In Re Lehman Bros, 10-0712-cv

    Publication Date: 2011-05-16
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Feinberg, Cabranes, and Raggi, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel P. Laitman, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, New York, New York (Michael B. Eisenkraft, Daniel B. Rehns, Kenneth M. Rehns, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, New York, New York; Steven J. Toll, Joshua S. Devore, Matthew B. Kaplan, S. Douglas Bunch, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for Lead Plaintiff-Appellant Locals 302 & 612 of the International Union of Operating Engineers—Employers Construction Industry Retirement Trust and Plaintiffs-Appellants New Jersey Carpenters Health Fund and Boilermakers-Blacksmith National Pension Trust. Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Berman DeValerio, San Francisco, California (Patrick T. Egan, Berman DeValerio, Boston, Massachusetts, on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellants Wyoming State Treasurer and Wyoming Retirement System. Lester L.Levy, Wolf Popper LLP, New York, New York, for Lead Plaintiff-Appellant Vaszurele Limited.
    for defendant: Floyd Abrams (S. Penny Windle (admission pending), Adam Zurofsky, Tammy L. Roy, on the brief), Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellee The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc. James J. Coster (Joshua M. Rubins, Glenn C. Edwards, on the brief), Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke LLP, New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellee Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Andrew J.Ehrlich (Martin Flumenbaum, on the brief), Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellee Fitch, Inc.

    Case Number: 10-0712-cv, 10-0898-cv, 10-1288-cv

    Cite as: In Re Lehman Bros, 10-0712-cv, NYLJ 1202493939547, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided May 11, 2011)Before: Feinberg, Cabranes, and Raggi, C.JJ.p class="decid

  • October 4, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Wilson Sonsini Rides High with Twitter, Other Tech IPOs

    Less than a month after Twitter announced its intention to tap into the public markets, the social networking company officially detailed its plans Thursday for the upcoming initial public o

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  • February 1, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Akin Gump, Goodwin Procter Advise $6.6 Billion Hotel Purchase In a deal totaling $6.6 billion, including debt, Morgan Stanley Real Estate and Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. hav

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  • In Re: Estate of Belton Kleberg Johnson, Deceased

    Publication Date: 2010-12-01
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    Date Filed: 2010-12-01
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 4
    Judge: Catherine Stone, Chief Justice
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-08-00079-CV

    OPINIONOpinion by: Catherine Stone, Chief JusticeSitting: Catherine Stone, Chief Justice Karen Angelini, Justice Steven C. Hilbig, JusticeAFFIRMEDThis appeal arises from a probate proce

  • Daniel C. Quigley, et al., Plaintiffs v. The Citigroup Supplemental Plan for Shearson Transfers, and the Plans Administration Committee of Citigroup Inc., as Plan Administrator, Defendants, 09 Civ. 8944 (PGG)

    Publication Date: 2011-04-19
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Paul G. Gardephe
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 09 Civ. 8944 (PGG)

    Cite as: Quigley v. The Citigroup Supplemental Plan for Shearson Transfers, 09 Civ. 8944 (PGG), NYLJ 1202490157485, at *1 (SDNY, Decided March 29, 2011)Di

  • Epic Wholesalers and Star Diamonds & Jewelry, Inc., Plaintiffs v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Banco Popular, N.A., and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Defendants, 34331/08

    Publication Date: 2011-06-14
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    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County, IAS Part Comm-1
    Judge: Justice Carolyn E. Demarest
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiffs: Ian Hucul, Esq., Hirschel Law Firm, P.C., Garden City, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendants Banco Popular, N.A.: Jeffrey Cohen, Esq., Bronx, NY. Attorney for Defendant HSBC, N.A.: Anthony DiPaolo, P.C., Esq., Queen Village, NY.

    Case Number: 34331/08

    Cite as: Epic Wholesalers v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, 34331/08, NYLJ 1202497073160, at *1 (Sup., KI, Decided June 8, 2011)Justice Carolyn E. Demarestp

  • In Re Falconstor Software, Inc., 2555-2011

    Publication Date: 2013-03-11
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    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk County, Part 46
    Judge: Justice Hon. Emily Pines
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Harwood, Daniella Quitt, Harwood Feffner LLP, New York, N.Y.
    for defendant: Martin P. Unger, Burkhart, Wexler & Hirschberg, LLP, Garden City, N.Y. Robert B. Wexler, Brett D. Steckler, Jeffrey J. Ciarlano, The Wexler Law Firm, PC, Berwyn, PA. William B. Federman, Sara E. Collier, Federman & Sherwood, Oklahoma City, OK. Daniel J. Kramer, James L. Brochin, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York NY. Daniel Slifkin, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York NY.

    Case Number: 2555-2011

    Cite as: In Re Falconstor Software, Inc., 2555-2011, NYLJ 1202591426372, at *1 (Sup., SUF, Decided March 5, 2013)Justice Hon. Emily

  • n the Matter of International Legal Consulting Limited v. Malabu Oil And Gas Ltd, 651773/11

    Publication Date: 2012-08-16
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 60
    Judge: Justice Bernard J. Fried
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Donald J. Kennedy, Mark R. Zancolli, Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondents: Robert G. Houck, Lewis M. Kaminski, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 651773/11

    Cite as: In the Matter of International Legal Consulting Limited v. Malabu Oil And Gas Ltd, 651773/11, NYLJ 1202567709566, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided March 15, 2012)p class=