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  • November 24, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Sullivan & Cromwell Cleared for Entry in CIT Bankruptcy

    A federal judge has approved CIT Group's motion to hire Sullivan & Cromwell as special counsel for the duration of its bankr

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  • May 14, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

    The M&A Toll Tax

    The past few years have seen a dramatic spike in M&A litigation, despite an equally dramatic decrease in deal volume after the post-Lehman economic collapse. These days, essentially every

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  • March 17, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

    Eric Bock: Rebound Expert

    Executive Vice President, Law and Corporate SecretaryCendant Corp.2004 Revenues: $19.8 billionLawyers in Legal Department: 110Cendant Corp. execs were sick of being

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  • October 1, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    A Break with the Past

    In July, London's Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer faced an unwelcome milestone in its 264-year history: getting sued by a former partner, for the first time ever. In an employment claim, Peter

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  • July 5, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Marketplace

    Covington & Burling has leased 160,000 square feet in the New York Times Building at 620 Eighth Avenue. It will become the second law firm tenant in the 52-story building, after Seyfarth S

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  • March 7, 2002 | Law.com

    Schlissel Leads Long Island Firm

    Lifting up a two-inch stack of resumes and cover letters, Lois Carter Schlissel displayed the mail from young hopefuls wanting to practice law for Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein."This is

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  • August 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Lawyers 'Fly Blind' on Options Penalties

    The stock options backdating scandal has produced 16 criminal prosecutions, the disclosure that 220 companies have been subject to internal or federal investigations and 100 corporate earnings rest

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  • August 1, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    N.Y. Law Is Applied to GE Indemnity for Polluted Sites

    The interpretation of insurance policies indemnifying General Electric against liability for hundreds of millions of dollars in claims from polluted sites around the country, including the Hudson R

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  • July 16, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Ex-Sidley Partner Admits Faking Bills, But Not for Gain

    A former Sidley Austin partner now with DLA Piper has admitted to submitting $120,000 in improper expenses while with his former firm, but claims he didn’t do so to benefit himsel

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  • July 26, 2007 | The Recorder

    Daniel Weiser, 1959 - 2007

    The untimely death of Daniel Weiser has put his family, friends and his colleagues at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in a state of shock and grief.On Monday, the 48-year-old corp

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