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  • May 31, 2009 |

    Custom-Fit Counsel

    Advising what your company should do can be controversial, but it's part of a GC's job.

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  • March 24, 2009 | Law.com Corporate

    IP Litigation Could Dampen Merger Talks Between IBM and Sun

    Amidst IBM's merger talks with Sun, a potential deal-breaker has emerged: Sun's two-year-old patent dogfight with a Silicon Valley network storage mainstay called N

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  • December 2, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Following pack, Davis Polk to halve bonuses

    Davis Polk & Wardwell announced Monday that it plans to halve associate bonuses, following similar moves by other Am Law 100 firms recently. The firm says 2008 bonuses will range from a prorate

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  • January 1, 2008 |

    Climate Disclosure

    Investors ask the SEC to develop standards for reporting global warming risk.

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  • August 16, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Subprime Fallout Could Lead to More Independent Examiners

    Corporate governance attorneys traditionally handle internal investigations and representations before the Securities and Exchange Commission, but the role has expanded in the years sinc

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  • June 13, 2007 |

    GCs and Board Members Rank the Top 20 Firms

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom ranked as America's best corporate law firm in a survey of general counsel and directors of publicly traded companies.

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  • February 28, 2007 |

    Risky Reviews

    Companies roll the dice with the DOJ's voluntary merger review process.

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  • January 22, 2007 |

    Skadden Tops M&A Rankings

    Skadden Arps earned the top ranking among legal advisers for M&As announced worldwide for 2006 with activity totaling $767.3 billion, according to Thomson Financial. The New York-based firm ranked fourth last year. Sullivan & Cromwell took second place, advising clients on M&As worth a total of $762.9 billion, and Simpson...

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  • January 22, 2007 |

    Skadden Tops M&A Rankings

    Skadden Arps earned the top ranking among legal advisers for M&As announced worldwide for 2006 with activity totaling $767.3 billion, according to Thomson Financial. The New York-based firm ranked fourth last year. Sullivan & Cromwell took second place, advising clients on M&As worth a total of $762.9 billion, and Simpson...

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  • June 16, 2006 |

    Directors Rank Skadden as Best Corporate Firm

    Directors Rank Skadden as Best Corporate Firm For the sixth consecutive year, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom was ranked the best corporate law firm in a survey of 1,390 directors and 279 general counsel of publicly traded companies. Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting conducted the survey. Two...

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