• January 1, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Taming the Beast

    As China cracks down on corruption, international firms with FCPA expertise are gearing up.

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  • January 1, 2015 | Focus Europe

    Big Deals

    The largest recent transactions, all worth at least $1 billion, involving targets or acquirers from each of six European jurisdictions or regions: France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain,

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  • December 29, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Asian-American Lawyers: Doing Great—and Unhappy

    If there's one minority group that seems poised for success in Big Law, it's Asian-Pacific Americans. Though they constitute only about 5 percent of the U.S. population, APAs are arg

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  • In Re OSG Securities Litigation, 12 Civ. 7948

    Publication Date: 2014-12-19
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Lead Plaintiffs: Samuel H. Rudman, Esq., David A. Rosenfeld, Esq., Mark T. Millkey, Esq., Christopher M. Barrett, Esq., Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Melville, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP: Miles N. Ruthberg. Esq., Jamie L. Wine, Esq., Kevin M. McDonough, Esq., Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant Ernst & Young: Stanley J. Parzen, Esq., Dana S. Douglas, Esq., Mayer Brown LLP (Chicago), Chicago, IL. For Defendant Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.: Lewis J. Liman, Esq., Elizabeth Vicens, Esq., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant Morten Arntzen: Scott B. Schreiber, Esq., Craig A. Stewart, Esq., Arnold & Porter, Thurman Arnold Building, Washington, DC. For Defendant Myles R. Itkin: David H. Kistenbroker, Esq., Joni S. Jacobsen, Esq., Ashley J. Burden, Esq., Neil A. Steiner, Esq., Dechert LLP, Chicago, IL. For Consolidated Defendants Alan R. Batkin, Thomas P. Coleman, Charles A. Fribourg, Stanley Komaroff, Solomon N. Merkin, Joel I. Picket, Ariel Recanati, Oudi Recanati, Thomas F. Robards, Jean-Paul Vettier, Michael J. Zimmerman: Richard A. Rosen, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY. For Consolidated Defendants Citigroup Global Markets Inc, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., ING Financial Markets, LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (f/k/a Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated), DNB Markets, Inc. (f/k/a DnB NOR Markets, Inc.): Adam Selim Hakki, Esq., Daniel Hector Rees Laguardia, Esq., Stuart Jay Baskin, Esq., Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 12 Civ. 7948

    Cite as: In Re OSG Sec. Litigation, 12 Civ. 7948, NYLJ 1202706163560, at *1 (SDNY, Decided November 28, 2014) 12 Civ. 7948 District Judge Shira Sc

  • December 15, 2014 | National Law Journal

    Uncle Sam's Getting Stingy With Lawyers

    The federal government during 2014 awarded more than 1,900 contractors legal services work valued at $508.8 million, the smallest pool of money since at least 2008, a href="http://www.natio

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  • December 12, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Wintry Windfall: Cahill Rewards Associates With Bigger Bonuses

    Cahill Gordon & Reindel's junior lawyers are reaping the benefits from another good year. The Am Law 100 firm once again blew past its competitors by announcing year-end payou

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  • United States of America, Appellee v. Todd Newman, Anthony Chiasson, Defendants-Appellants Jon Horvath, Danny Kuo, Hyung G. Lim, Michael Steinberg, Defendants.1, 13-1837-cr (L)

    Publication Date: 2014-12-12
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Winter, Parker, and Hall, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Defendant-Appellant Todd Newman: John A. Nathanson, Jason M. Swergold, on the brief, Stephen Fishbein, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Anthony Chiasson: Matthew J. Carhart; Alexandra A.E. Shapiro, Daniel J. O'Neill, Jeremy Licht, Shapiro, Arato & Isserles LLP, New York, NY; Gregory R. Morvillo, Morvillo LLP, New York, NY on the brief, Mark F. Pomerantz, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellee: Richard C. Tarlowe, Micah W.J. Smith, Brent S. Wible, on the brief, Antonia M. Apps, Assistant United States Attorneys for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Ira M. Feinberg, Jordan L. Estes, Hagan Scotten, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY; Joshua L. Dratel, Law Offices of Joshua L. Dratel, P.C., New York, NY.

    Case Number: 13-1837-cr (L)

    Cite as: USA v. Newman, 13-1837-cr (L), NYLJ 1202678691074, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided December 10, 2014) 13-1837-cr (L)p class=

  • December 11, 2014 | Litigation Daily

    Litigators of the Week: Stephen Fishbein, John Nathanson and Mark Pomerantz

    Thumbing through Wednesday's decision in U.S. v. Newman,

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  • December 11, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Sullivan & Cromwell, Cleary Meet Davis Polk on Associate Bonuses

    The associate bonus frenzy continues. Sullivan & Cromwell, which has

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  • December 11, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Lawyers Take Their Place on Year-End Lists of Top Hollywood, Sports Luminaries

    Lawyers love their lists—or so we hear—and more than a few w

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