• March 1, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Foreign Exchange

    London had barely recovered from its New Year's hangover when news broke that Sullivan & Cromwell had made its second U.K. corporate partner hire in less than a year. The Wall Street firm

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  • July 27, 2011 | International

    Can British Firms Retain Their Upper Hand in Hong Kong?

    Though Hong Kong formally reverted to Chinese rule 14 years ago, it often still feels as if the British are still in charge. Place-names like Victoria Peak and Queen's Road remain unchanged and exp

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  • July 5, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    New partners Baker & McKenzie: Maria Sendra joins the firm's San Diego office as a partner in the regional and global corporate and securities practice groups. Arr

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  • July 27, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Hollywood goes haywire

    So much for a Hollywood ending. The economic recession has hit the most escapist of industries as deals for actors, musicians, directors and other talent in the entertainment sector have plum

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  • June 26, 2006 | Legal Times

    Partisan, Territorial Spats Plague 4th Circuit

    The politics of judge-picking have been a particularly virulent pox on the Senate over the past few years; lately, it's the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit where the battle lin

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  • February 16, 2011 | International

    Clifford Chance Merges with Australian Firms

    This report is part of The American Lawyer's expanded coverage of the Asian legal market--which also includes a new weekly e-newsletter, The Asian Lawyer. a target="_blank" hre

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  • October 30, 2003 | Legal Times

    Can the Lawyers Fix the Damage?

    "They wasn't there. I was. I know what happened, and I know what didn't happen," said accused-sniper John Allen Muhammad during his opening statement.He was there.That will be

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  • October 9, 2007 |

    SAP Buys French Business Intelligence Software Maker

    In the fast-paced software development sector, Germany's SAP AG, the world's No. 1 business software maker, has long been a watchword for cautious growth. No longer.SAP's long-serving chi

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  • October 1, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Big Deals: Deals in Brief

    The collapse of the LBO market has been one of the most dramatic financial stories of the last year. The first seven months of 2007 saw $352 billion of LBO activity in the United States,

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  • July 27, 2009 | The Recorder

    Hollywood Goes Haywire

    LOS ANGELES — So much for a Hollywood ending. The economic recession has hit the most escapist of industries as deals for actors, musicians, directors and other talent in the entertainm

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