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  • May 9, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Paul Weiss Elects Brad Karp to Chairman Role Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has elected Brad S. Karp its next chairman. Mr. Karp, the co-chai

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  • May 1, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono Digest

    In a just-completed survey of New York City law firms taking the VOLS Pro Bono Pledge, 41 law firms reported performing a total of 697,381 pro bono hours during 2005, or during their most rece

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  • August 23, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Fee Bid in Citi Say-on-Pay Case Is Defeated

    Do shareholder plaintiffs lawyers deserve some credit for forcing the resignations of ex-Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit and another bank executive last October? If so, they're not getti

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  • April 25, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Anatomy of a Deal Gone South

    When Peter Ehrenberg testified in a Georgetown, Del., courtroom in December, it marked a first in the Lowenstein Sandler M&A partner's 34-year career. Never before had he taken the witness stan

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  • July 26, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    The Am Law 200's Secret Pro Bono Weapon

    Is pro bono wasted on the young? We know from reporting our annual pro bono rankings every year, page 48, that associates typically do the bulk of the pro bono work at firms. Th

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  • May 9, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Six Firms Handle $6.9 Billion Deal Involving BMC SoftwareBusiness software vendor BMC Software has agreed to sell itself to a consortium of private inves

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  • July 19, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    The Bankruptcy Files: Trump Casinos Exit Chapter 11

    For the third time in its history, Trump Entertainment Resorts has emerged from bankruptcy by eliminating $1.3 billion in debt, according to an a target="_blank" href="http://www.prn

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  • March 26, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Treasury Taps Simpson Thacher For Toxic Asset Purchase Plan Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advised the U.S. Treasury Department in drawing

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  • December 10, 2004 | Corporate Counsel

    The Market Roars

    When Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., announced in March 2004 that it had nominated a shareholder-backed candidate to its board, the move sent shock waves through the corporate governance

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  • June 5, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    Morgan Stanley's Recipe for Disaster

    It had been a long day for Jeffrey Davidson. It was already past 5 p.m. on March 22, 2005, and the Kirkland & Ellis partner had spent hours questioning potential jurors. His client, Morgan Stan

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