• July 1, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    BIG DEALS

    Novartis/Alcon Novartis AG and Nestlé S.A., two corporate giants that share Switzerland as their home base, are getting used to swapping large a

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  • February 24, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Weil, Ropes & Gray, Wachtell Advise $20 Billion Biotechnology Acquisition After six months of negotiations, pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis has agreed to buy b

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  • October 16, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Sullivan and Wachtell Counsel Wells Fargo Acquisition of Wachovia In a controversial deal, Wells Fargo & Co. will acquire Wachovia Corp. for $15.1 billi

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  • January 1, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    A Major Investment

    J.P. Morgan is banking on STACEY FRIEDMAN, a former Sullivan & Cromwell litigation and regulatory partner, to head up its legal team as general counsel of the bank's rec

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  • October 4, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Ruling Upheld on City's Need to Provide Inmate Discharge Plans Mental health care advocates have scored another victory in their prolonged battle with New York City regarding th

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  • February 8, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    DLA Piper, Weil, Simpson Thacher Advise $3.8 Billion Education Buyout Baltimore-based Laureate Education Inc. has agreed to the buyout price of $3.8 billion offered by an invest

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  • October 9, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Latham and Katten Counsel $6.5 Billion Pharmaceutical Deal Eli Lilly and Co., 10th largest pharmaceutical company in the world, has acquired ImClone Systems

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  • March 22, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Bloomberg LP v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    Before: Jacobs, Ch.J., Leval and Hall, C.JJ. Decided: March 19; 09-4083-cv Defendant Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System appeals from a judgment entered August 24, 2009 i

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  • July 1, 2011 | Focus Europe

    Arbitration Scorecard: Contract Disputes

    A listing of contract arbitrations active in 2009-10 in which at least $500 million was at stake. Correction, 6/30/11: Due to a datab

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  • February 8, 2012 | International Edition

    Jones Day and Covington Recruit for London White-Collar Crime Teams

    Jon and Covington & Burling are bolstering their white-collar investigations practices in London, making hires from the Serious Fraud Office and Baker Botts respectively. Jon

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