• March 21, 2013 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: March 21, 2013

    Southeast Asia Stephenson Harwood has advised Indonesia’s Lion Air on a $24 billion order for aircraft from Airbus SAS. The discount carrier w

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  • December 13, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: December 13, 2012

    China/Hong Kong  Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Debevoise & Plimpton are advising on the $4.2 billion sale of a

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  • Lovell v. Georgia Trust Bank

    Publication Date: 2012-12-05
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    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sherri Buda and Simon Bloom The Bloom Sugarman Everett LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Durdaller and Amy Weber Taylor English Duma LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A12A1234

    The documents, which the defendant sought to compel in this suit to recover the principal and interest due on a promissory note, were inadmissible under the parol evidence rule, since the plaintiff

  • October 11, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: October 11, 2012

    Southeast Asia Debevoise & Plimpton is advising Asian insurer AIA Group Ltd. on its $1.7 billion acquisition of the Malaysian in

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  • August 9, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: August 9, 2012

    IndiaThe State Bank of India (SBI), advised by Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. and Allen & O

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  • August 2, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: August 2, 2012

    CORRECTION, 8/6/12: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the roles of French law firms Darroi

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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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  • 3 W. Invs. LLC v. Hamilton State Bank

    Publication Date: 2012-06-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Flint, Robert Snyder Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint LLP and Jared Heald, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Edward Hine, Rome, for appellee.

    Case Number: A12A0240

    The confirmation requirement of O.C.G.A. § 44-14-161a did not apply in this case because the loan for which the plaintiff sought to recover the outstanding balance was not inextricably intertwined w

  • Lynx Real Estate Inc. v. F.A.L. Investments LLC

    Publication Date: 2011-11-18
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    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jefferson M. Allen Cohen, Cooper, Estep & Allen LLC, Atlanta, for appellant. Timothy W. Haley Smith Welch Webb & White LLC, Jackson, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A1255

    The trial court erred in granting summary judgment to the defendant because genuine issues of material fact remained as to whether the plaintiff was entitled to a commission on the sale of commercia

  • May 2, 2011 | National Law Journal

    WEST COAST REPORT

    Law firms with the largest offices on the West Coast were back in the black for the most part during 2010, with revenues edging up slightly or remaining flat. Many managed to bo

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