• February 4, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Deal Update: PepsiCo Still Thirsty, J.Crew Deal Hits Another Snag

    In early December, PepsiCo reached an agreement to pay $3.8 billion for a 66 percent stake in Moscow-based Wimm-Bill-Dann, Russia's top producer of food and beverages. Last week, a target="_blank"

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  • May 3, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    With Weil and Linklaters Advising, China's Bright Food Acquires U.K.-Based Weetabix

    China-based food conglomerate Bright Food (Group) Co. Ltd. has reached an agreement to acquire 60 percent of Weetabix Food Company, a U.K. breakfast cereal maker, for $1.9 billion. The deal w

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  • March 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    New Business

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  • December 26, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    D.C. Stalemate Keeping Some Am Law Attorneys Busy Through the Holidays

    President Barack Obama isn't the only one cutting short his vacation and getting back to work this

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  • Hispanic Chambers of Commerce v. NYCDHMH, 653584/12

    Publication Date: 2013-07-31
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Friedman, J.P., Renwick, Richter, Feinman, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellants: Fay Ng, Leonard J. Koerner, Pamela Seider Dolgow, Mark Muschenheim and Jasmine M. Georges of counsel, Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York.
    for defendant: For respondents: James E. Brandt, New York, for The American Beverage Association, respondent., Richard P. Bress of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Latham & Watkins, LLP, Washington DC. For The National Restaurant Association, respondent: James W. Quinn, Salvatore A. Romanello and Gregory Silbert of counsel, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York. For The New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and the New York Korean-American Grocers Association, respondents: Steven F. Molo and Ben Quarmby of counsel, Mololamken LLP, New York. For Soft Drink and Brewery Workers Union, Local 812, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, respondent: Evan H. Krinick, Barry I. Levy and Brian L. Bank of Counsel, Rivkin Radler, LLP, Uniondale. For The National Alliance for Hispanic Health, The National Congress of Black Women, Inc., The New York Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Maya Rockeymoore, Ph.D., Montefiore Medical Center, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, The New York State American Academy of Pediatrics, District II, The Children's Aid Society, Prevention Institute, The California Endowment, Shape Up America!, Dr. Walter Willett, Comunilife, United Puerto Rican Organization of Sunset Park, The Harlem Health Promotion Center, and The Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc., amici curiae., Kim E. Richman of counsel, Reese Richman LLP, New York. For The National Association of Local Boards of Health, The American Public Health Association, The National Association of County and City Health Officials, The Public Health Association of New York City, Changelab Solutions, The Public Health Law Center, The Health Officers Association of California, Jennifer Pomeranz of the Rudd Center for Food Policy at Yale University, Prof. Lawrence O. Gostin of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, Prof. Peter D. Jacobson, Prof. Lindsay F. Wiley, Prof. Wendy E. Parmet, Prof. Lance Gable and Prof. Micah L. Berman, amici curiae., Brian L. Bromberg of counsel, Bromberg Law Office, P.C., New York. For The New York State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, The Hispanic Federation, The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and The Mexican American Grocers Association, amici curiae., Ann M. Cook of counsel, King & Spalding LLP, New York. For New York City Council Members Maria Del Carmen Arroyo, Charles Barron, Fernando Cabrera, Leroy G. Comrie, Jr., Julissa Ferreras, Helen D. Foster, Daniel R. Garodnick, Vincent J. Gentile, Robert Jackson, Letitia James, Peter Koo, Oliver Koppell, Karen Koslowitz, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Darlene Mealy, Rosie Mendez, Michael C. Nelson, Annabel Palma, Diana Reyna, Donavan Richards, Ydanis Rodriguez, Deborah Rose and Mark Weprin, amici curiae., Clifford Y. Chen, Stephanie F. Bradley and Adam F. Watkins of counsel, Watkins, Bradley & Chen LLP, New York. For The Business Council of New York State, Inc., The Bodega Association of the United States, The New York City Hospitality Alliance, The National Supermarket Association and The Food Industry Alliance of New York State, Inc., amici curiae., James D. Featherstonhaugh of counsel, Featherstonhaugh, Wiley & Clyne, LLP, Albany. For The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Black Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business, National Association of Manufacturers, Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, and New York Association of Convenience Stores, amici curiae., Alexandra A.E. Shapiro, Marc E. Isserles and Chetan A. Patil of counsel, Shapiro, Arato & Isserles LLP, New York. For The Street Vendor Project, amicus curiae., Bruce S. Kaplan and Yitzchak E. Soloveichik of counsel, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York.

    Case Number: 653584/12

    Cite as: Hispanic Chambers of Commerce v. NYCDHMH, 653584/12, NYLJ 1202613190857, at *1 (App. Div., 1st, Decided July 30, 2013) 653584/12 Before:

  • January 25, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Bankruptcy Files: Lehman Fees, State Bankruptcies, and Three New Filings

    Lehman Brothers paid its outside lawyers and restructuring professionals another $30.5 million in December, a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-21/lehman-paid-its-mana

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  • May 10, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: May 10, 2012

    China/Hong Kong     Shanghai-based state-owned company Bright Food (Group) Co. Ltd. has agreed to pay London private equity

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  • April 12, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle announced the hiring of WINTA JARVIS as a partner in the firm's corporate, M&A, pri

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  • July 1, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Arbitration Scorecard 2013: Treaty Disputes

    AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY: $114 billion DISPUTE: Yukos Universal Limited (Isle of Man) v. Russia ration; Veteran Petroleum Limited (Cyprus) v. Russia

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  • July 9, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    A&P, McGuireWoods Advise as Kroger Bags Harris Teeter

    UPDATE, 7/11/13, 3 p.m. EST: Lawyers representing Merrill Lynch as Kroger's financial advisor have been added to the eighth paragraph of this article

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