• May 11, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Sullivan, Shearman, Wachtell Advise $25.5-Billion Wachovia Banking DealWachovia Corp., the nation's fourth largest bank, has announced the purchase of the Golden West

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  • October 4, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Sullivan, Simpson Thacher Involved In $8.5 Billion New Jersey Bank Deal Canadian-based TD Bank Financial Group has agreed to purchase New Jersey-based Commerce Bancorp Inc. for

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  • April 10, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Lawyers on Major TransactionsFried Frank and Mayer Brown Help Internet Brokers MergeIn a stock deal valued at about $1.3 billion, Omaha, Neb.-based on-line broker Ameritrade H

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  • November 13, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Sullivan and Davis Polk Cover Second AIG Bailout The Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury Department announced Monday the restructuring of the govern

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  • April 11, 2003 |

    Coca-Cola Femsa Panamerican Beverages The consolidation among Latin American beverage bottlers continues. In December 2002 Mexico's Coca-Cola Femsa S.A. de C.V. announced that

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  • April 22, 2004 | Special To Law.Com

    Low Visibility

    It's no secret that law firms are caste systems. In the early '80s, I worked my way through law school as a temp secretary at 18 of San Francisco's biggest firms, and quickly learned an import

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  • March 19, 2003 | Corporate Counsel

    Cadbury Schweppes / Adams Confectionery

    To satisfy its sweet tooth, Cadbury Schweppes plc will have to settle for gum instead of chocolate. The London-based beverage manufacturer failed in its September 2002 bid to buy Hershey Foods

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  • April 1, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Corporate Scorecard 2010 Corporate Debt: Isn't It Romantic?

    Wall Street fell back in love with debt last year—head over heels. High-yield offerings rose more than 200 percent in 2009, to 381, just a year after they plummeted 67 perc

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  • July 1, 2003 | Corporate Counsel

    USA Interactive / Expedia

    Barry Diller and USA Interactive are bringing three Internet brokers under one roof. On March 19, CEO Diller announced that his New York�based media business would spend $3.3 billion in stock

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  • July 19, 2005 | Legal Times

    Flanigan Makes His Mark Behind the Scenes

    WASHINGTON -- Timothy Flanigan has never sought the spotlight.On the morning after the 2000 presidential election, Flanigan flew down to Tallahassee, Fla., to join the legal team backi

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