• September 28, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Big Canadian Suits

    Bell / NFL v. CRTC The National Football League is taking the field in the fight over American ­Super Bowl ads on Canadian airwaves. On Aug. 7 the league was

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  • September 28, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Big Deals

    Google Reorganization Google Inc. announced a corporate restructuring on Aug. 11 that would unshackle its less proven ventures from the its mainstay search business.

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  • September 28, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Big Deals

    Google Reorganization; Berkshire Hathaway / Precision Castparts Fidelity National / SunGard General Electric Asset Sale Symantec Asset Sale Sumitomo Life / Symetra Financial Terex / Konecranes CF Industries / OCI NV Nokia Asset Sale Allergan Asset Sale Solvay / Cytec Industries Honeywell /Melrose Industries/ Elster Group Industrial Income Trust Asset Sale Anthem / Cigna Nikkei / FT Group Sikorsky Aircraft Asset Sale Pinnacle Entertainment Asset Sale Blackstone / Corsair / First Eagle St. Jude Medical / Thoratec

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  • September 28, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Big Canadian Suits

    Bell / NFL v. CRTC; Re Nortel Networks Corp.; Dunkin' Brands Canada Ltd. v. Bertico

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  • September 25, 2015 | National Law Journal

    Bank Traders' Lawyers Want Sealed Argument in Grand Jury Subpoena Dispute

    Two bank traders under investigation for “suspicious” transactions are fighting a federal grand jury subpoena for information from their former lawyer, arguing it would

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  • September 25, 2015 | National Law Journal

    Bank Traders' Lawyers Want Sealed Argument in Grand Jury Subpoena Dispute

    The district court's decision marked "a novel, substantial, and unwarranted expansion in the crime-fraud exception" to attorney-client privilege, the traders' lawyer, Jeffrey Wall of Sullivan & Cromwell, wrote in court papers. The Justice Department counters that the attorney-client privilege wasn't meant to shield clients who lie to counsel to conceal alleged criminal activity. The government opposes the traders' request to hold a secret oral argument, set for next month in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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  • September 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Marketplace: Blackstone, Fairstead Capital Partner to Acquire 24 NYC Buildings

    Marking one of the largest residential deals in New York City in the past decade, a joint venture of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII and Fairstead Capital closed on the acquisition of a

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  • September 22, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Marketplace: Blackstone, Fairstead Capital Partner to Acquire 24 NYC Buildings

    Marking one of the largest residential deals in New York City in the past decade, a joint venture of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII and Fairstead Capital closed on the acquisition of a 24-building portfolio for $690 million. Also, Gaia Real Estate in a joint venture with Acro Group has acquired 416 W. 52nd St. for $156.5 million.

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  • September 22, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Global Legal Awards: 2015 Global Finance Deals of the Year

    See below for the stories behind each of the winning entries in The American Lawyer's 2015 Global Legal Awards for finance.

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  • September 22, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Global Legal Awards: 2015 Global Finance Deals of the Year

    The American Lawyer's Global Legal Awards in finance recognize the 10 deals that best exemplify the challenges of transnational finance practice, from capital markets offerings to capital restructurings to infrastructure projects.

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