• August 4, 2005 |

    CNOOC Throws In Towel

    Chinese government-controlled oil company CNOOC Ltd. said Tuesday it was withdrawing its $18.5 billion cash offer for Unocal Corp. of Los Angeles, blaming unprecedented political opposition on

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  • November 23, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Is the Magic Circle Becoming the Tragic Circle?

    Britain's $18 billion legal market might seem miniscule compared to the $180 billion U.S. market. But numbers can be deceiving. Take a look at any global survey of law firms. Four British firm

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  • June 1, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

    One the Job: Moves

    NOTHIN' BUT BLUE SKIES United Airlines’s new top lawyer is flying high. After walking away with a

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  • March 22, 2000 |

    Where The Action Is

    Wondering what practice area will be sizzling not only when you graduate from law school but for the rest of your career? We checked in with practitioners in various fields to see where they though

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  • July 24, 2001 | National Law Journal

    A Clean-Up Job for Waste Management General Counsel

    NAME: Lawrence O'Donnell IIITITLE: Executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretaryAGE: 43THE BUSINESS: The largest waste s

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  • In re Certain Underwriter Defendants

    Publication Date: 2002-04-10
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2002-04-01
    Court: 2nd Cir.
    Judge: Pooler, Circuit Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-3092

    Argued: February 8, 2002Appeal from the November 28, 2001, opinion and order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Shira A. Scheindlin, J.) denying appellants'

  • September 21, 2007 | International Edition

    U.S. Firms in London Say They're More Merger-Minded

    London's growing band of U.S. law firms are once again in the market for serious expansion. Legal Week's annual survey of U.S. firms in London reveals 47 percent of respondents would conside

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  • February 20, 2007 | The Recorder

    Cal Law 25: Top Firms in the Golden State

    Last year was a good year for California law firms, though efficiency may be peaking for some top performers.Most firms with large California presences reported double-digit growth in

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  • May 1, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

    Deals & Suits

    Apollo El Paso Exploration and Production Apollo Global Management, LLC, teamed with Riverstone Holdings LLC and Access Industries, Inc., on a $7.15 billion agreement to buy

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  • October 11, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Associates Class of 2007

    Once again, we offer a portfolio of the newest lawyers at New Jersey law firms, 406 recent arrivals who accepted our invitation to be featured in this, the Law Journal's eighth annual magazine

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