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  • 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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  • December 1, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

    Deals and Suits

    Baker Hughes BJ Services Baker Hughes Incorporated agreed to buy oil field services rival BJ Services Company for $5.5 bil

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  • March 1, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    Deals & Suits

    Freeport-McMoRan Plains Explorations & Production CompanyMcMoRan ExplorationFreeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. made a major move into oil

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  • June 2, 2008 | National Law Journal

    The 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America

    First, a reality check: At last count, a mere 5.4 percent of partners at U.S. law firms were members of minority groups. For women of color, the figure was fewer than 1.7 percent, according to

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  • November 16, 2009 | The Recorder

    Pair of Plaintiffs Lawyers May Face Different Fates in 9th Circuit Disciplinary Action

    At the Los Angeles offices of Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack, one of the premier plaintiff litigation shops in the country, visitors are o

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  • March 29, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    The Bankruptcy Files: A Bad Month for Big Shippers

    While the rise of cargo-snatching Somali pirates probably didn't help, the worldwide shipping industry has struggled in recent years with decreased rates and an inability to refinance

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  • April 15, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Antitrust Trade and Practice

    Neal R. StollShepard GoldfeinAs was briefly touched upon in our last article, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice

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  • April 16, 2001 | Daily Business Review

    Defending Business

    When the U.S. Attorney's office and the Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced a joint task force to target Internet fraud, a federal prosecutor was overheard cracking, "Boy, ar

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  • January 1, 2013 | Focus Europe

    Big Deals

    The largest recent transactions, all worth at least $500 million, involving targets or acquirors from each of six European jurisdictions or regions: France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany

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  • November 9, 1999 | The Recorder

    Covington's Gamble

    James Snipes knows what he's up against in San Francisco. On the East Coast, his 80-year-old, Washington, D.C.-based law firm boasts major name recognition and commands instant respect. It'

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