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  • October 28, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Shearman & Sterling, Jones Day Advise in Steel Company Merger Dutch steelmaker lspat International NV announced a deal Monday to acquire LNM Holdings NV for $1

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  • September 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Appearances May Be Deceiving

    Is Africa the next China? The combined GDP of the continent’s 54 nations would make it the fifth-largest economy in the world, after the United States, China, Japan, and India. The conti

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  • October 1, 2008 | Legaltech News

    E-Alerts Can Perk Up Business Development

    I recently opened my e-mail to see the delightful headline that Sharon Hwang had been voted president-elect of the Asian American Bar Association of the greater Chicago area. A partner at the intel

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  • May 2, 2011 | International

    Deacons Stands Alone

    These have been interesting times for Hong Kong law firm Deacons. Three years ago, Mayer Brown's acquisition of Johnson Stokes & Master (JSM) left

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  • August 27, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono Publico

    Most people I know who have tried to adopt a child have had more than their share of frustration and disappointment. A mountain of bureaucratic red tape often leads to delays that last for yea

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  • December 17, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    International Arbitration Law

    Almost a decade ago, U.S. courts seemed to view with reluctance court-ordered production of evidence in light of the particular nature of international arbitration and the preservation of the

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  • October 2, 2007 | Legaltech News

    Defuse Fear and Disarm EDD Vendors Pt. I

    There's no question about it, electronic data discovery is generating huge revenues for vendors and gigantic headaches for corporations and their lawyers. There's outright fear and confusion as eve

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  • April 15, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Judge to Consider Attorney Sanctions in Bitter Divorce A contentious Long Island divorce battle featuring 21 motions, three judge recusals and "various

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  • March 29, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Linklaters Advises France's GDF Suez on $9.5 Billion Bid for U.K. Power Company

    GDF Suez, the French-based multinational electric utility, announced Thursday a $9.5 billion offer to acquire the 30 percent of Britain's International Power (IPR) that it doesn't already

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  • January 3, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Late Breaking Deals in 2010 Paint Rosy M&A Picture for 2011

    Almost 20 deals in the $1 billion range were announced during the week that The Am Law Daily took its holiday break and the short period before. We couldn't let them pass by without offerin

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