• December 11, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Corporate Governance

    The exculpatory effect of a corporate charter provision under §102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law is to free directors of personal liability in damages for bre

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  • February 2, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: February 2, 2012

    Southeast AsiaAshurst and Baker Botts are advising on an asset finance deal involving a liquefied natural gas tanker, worth up to $1.4 billion. Oslo

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  • September 28, 2001 | The American Lawyer

    2001 Associates Survey: From Latham to Wolf Block

    L| M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | A HR

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  • May 30, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Big Deals

    Thermo Fisher / Life TechnologiesThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. agreed to acquire rival laboratory equipment manufacturer Life Technologies Corp. for $13.6 b

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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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  • November 18, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Skadden, Wachtell Represent $4.3 Billion Shale Gas Transaction Seeking to expand its resources in shale gas, Chevron Corporation has a definitive agreem

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  • 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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  • January 4, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Skadden, Cleary, Baker Counsel $11 Billion Stock Buyback News Corporation has signed a share exchange agreement with Colorado-based Liberty Media Company that will make Liberty

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  • July 30, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Cadwalader Lays Off 96 More Lawyers

    Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft announced today it is laying off 96 lawyers in a second round of job cuts as the Wall Street firm continues to cope with the ongoing effects of the cred

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  • August 15, 2013 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: August 15, 2013

    China/Hong Kong Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is advising U.S. auto parts supplier Visteon on the $1.25 billion sale of its stake in a joi

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