• September 26, 2005 | National Law Journal

    The show biz bar

    During his law school years, Jeff Rake dreamed of being the golden-boy litigator-the hotshot partner at a big firm winning big cases. Well, that never happened, so now he just wr

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  • September 22, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Investors Awarded $6.1B in WorldCom Case

    NEW YORK � A federal judge approved more than $3.5 billion to WorldCom investors yesterday and granted the lead attorneys' application for fees, awarding the two firms more than $194 million.

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  • October 26, 2012 | The Recorder

    Women Leaders in Law: Sara Terheggen

    Sara Terheggen Associate Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Los Angeles This corporate attorney credits her networking for the opportunity

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  • March 16, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

    N.J. Mergers and Acquisitions

    PHH of Mount Laurel To Be Sold to GE Capital Solutions PHH Corp., a Mount Laurel mortgage and fleet vehicle management services company, announced Thursday it agreed to b

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  • May 6, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono Digest

    In the just-completed Volunteers of Legal Service 2004 survey of New York City law firms who have taken the Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) Pro Bono Pledge, lawyers at 39 law firms performe

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  • April 14, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Ruling Upheld on Firm's Vote to Change Ex-Partner Payments A Manhattan appellate court has ruled that a law firm acted properly when it voted to defer payments due partners lea

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  • May 20, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

    Minority Inroads

    High-profile advocate of diversity in the law Don Liu has decided to leave his position as GC at IKON Office Solutions Inc., to join luxury home building giant Toll Brothers Inc. Liu, 43, will

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  • December 15, 2011 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: December 15, 2011

    Australia Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Freehills are advising on the merger of Australian coal producers Whitehaven Coal Ltd. and Aston Resources vi

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  • June 19, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Dechert works to close $3B acquisition of data services firm

    What do you do when the company in which you've invested isn't being runto your satisfaction? Buy it.That is the strategy of one of Acxiom's major investors, ValueActCapital, which foc

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  • July 3, 2002 | The American Lawyer

    Pro Bono Hours Rising At Top Firms

    There was a time when plenty of big firms wrote off a meager pro bono commitment as a necessary casualty of a vigorous pace of business. So when the economy slowed last year, idling droves of big-f

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