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  • April 1, 2013 |

    “Professional Services” Exclusion Bars Coverage of FINRA Claims against Broker-Dealer

    A federal district court in New York has ruled that an insurance policy’s professional services exclusion excluded coverage of claims against broker-dealer…

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  • March 7, 2013 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: March 7, 2013

    India  Allen & Overy Hong Kong partner James Grandalfo has represented Bharti Airtel Inc., India’s largest mobile phone carrier, on a $1 bi

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  • January 17, 2013 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: January 17, 2013

    China/ Hong Kong Mayer Brown JSM partner Jeckle Chiu is advising Hong Kong Citic Telecom International Holdings Ltd., the telecommunications unit o

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  • January 15, 2013 |

    Ex-Mayer Brown CIO charged in alleged $5 million theft

    A former Mayer Brown executive accused of stealing almost $1 million from the firm may actually have defrauded his former employer of nearly $5 million, according to prosecutors.

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  • November 29, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: November 29, 2012

    China/Hong Kong Vinson & Elkins is advising China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., also known as Sinopec, on a $2.5 billion deal with Frenc

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  • October 4, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: October 4, 2012

    Japan Morrison & Foerster is advising Japanese Internet and telecommunications group Softbank Corp. in its $2.3 billion acquisition of eAccess, a ri

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  • August 29, 2012 |

    12 noteworthy in-house career moves

    Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments

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  • July 26, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: July 26, 2012

    China/Hong KongDavis Polk & Wardwell is advising China National Offshore Oil Corp. on its $15.1 billion purchase of Canadian oil and gas company Ne

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  • Crossing Park Properties LLC v. JDI Fort Lauderdale LLC

    Publication Date: 2012-07-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Boggs, Michael P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward H. Wasmuth, Stephen M. Forte, and William W. Maycock Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Richard L. Robbins Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC, Paul N. Monnin, Mark E. Grantham DLA Piper US LLP, and Gus H. Small Cohen Pollock Merlin & Small PC and Jean-Alain Schneider, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A0201

    Georgia had personal jurisdiction over an Illinois defendant because the minimum contacts requirements wer

  • May 9, 2012 |

    Exodus of Dewey attorneys in full effect

    Its getting to the point where even the rats will want off the ship with the crew before it sinks. Another chapter was written yesterday in New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeufs well-chronicled collapse as a raft of rainmakers ran for the exits.

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