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  • June 29, 2000 | The American Lawyer

    Edifice Lex

    By May word had spread through New York's elite law firms: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz was considering opening a branch office in Silicon Valley. Wachtell had even, it was said, talked

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  • April 11, 2003 |

    BACK TO THE BOARDS

    Last year left boards of scandal-plagued companies desperate for legal advice on fiduciary responsibility. Some boards went for a marquee name-Tyco International Ltd.'s board turned to star li

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  • June 26, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Simpson Chairman Testifies at AIG Trial

    Last Thursday, when we weren't looking, another big fish from the Am Law pond swam into New York federal district court to testify in the fight between American International Group and former CEO Maur

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  • March 1, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

    Deals and Suits

    Kmart Sears Kmart Holding Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. began their Christmas shopping a little early last year. The two retailing giants announced an $1

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  • May 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Big Deals

    Berkshire Hathaway / Lubrizol Warren Buffett has returned to the M&A market. The Omaha b illionaire's investment vehicle Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ag

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  • June 6, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Ousted Partner Seeks $90 Million in Defamation Suit Against Kasowitz Benson

    Jeremy Pitcock, the former head of intellectual property at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman who was fired in December for inappropriate conduct, filed a defamation lawsuit against the firm

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  • November 15, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    News In Brief

    Deliberations to Resume in Embassy Bombing Trial Jurors in the trial of accused embassy bomber Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani were set to resume deliberations t

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  • February 2, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Cravath issues special spring bonus

    In late November, Cravath, Swaine & Moore was the first of the Wall Street firms to announce year-end bonuses, setting the financial benchmark much of the rest of the market followed. On

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  • November 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Big Deals

    United Technologies / Goodrich United Technologies Corporation agreed to pay $18.4 billion for Goodrich Corporation on September 21. The deal would be the lar

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  • December 30, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Simpson, Schulte Advise $6.3 Billion Purchase of Auto Financing Company Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Canada's second-largest bank by assets, has reached a $6.3 billion ag

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