• February 26, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Deal Watch: Sullivan & Cromwell Advise Valeant on $10.1 Billion Buy of Salix

    Our latest roundup of deals worth $1 billion or more includes Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.'s purchase of Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. for $10.1 billion; Asahi Kasei Corp.'s buy of Polypore International Inc. in a deal valued at $3.2 billion; and a merger between silicon producers Grupo FerroAtlántica and Globe Specialty Metals Inc. for a combined value of $3.1 billion. Latham & Watkins advised on the most number of deals, with four, while Sullivan & Cromwell led the way in terms of transaction value.

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  • In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 14-97-bk(L)

    Publication Date: 2015-02-24
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Straub, Wesley, and Livingston, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Claimants-Appellants MBE Preferred Limited Partnership et al: Walter H. Curchack, Daniel B. Besikof, Michael Barnett, on the brief, P. Gregory Schwed, Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, NY. For Claimant-Appellant Estate of Doris M. Pearlman (IRA): Laura K. Clinton, Scott P. Lindsay, on the brief, Richard A. Kirby, K&L Gates LLP, Washington, DC. For Claimant-Appellant Michael Most: Paula J. Warmuth, Stim & Warmuth, P.C., Farmingville, NY. For Claimants-Appellants 2427 Parent Corporation et al: Matthew Gluck, Matthew A. Kupillas, Jennifer Young, Milberg LLP, New York, NY, Parvin Aminolroaya, Seeger Weiss LLP, New York, NY. For Claimants-Appellants Melvyn I. Weiss and Barbara J. Weiss et al: Parvin Aminolroaya, Seeger Weiss LLP, New York, NY. For Claimants-Appellants Harold J. Hein et al: Carole Neville, Dentons US LLP, New York, NY. For Claimants-Appellants Lillian Berman Goldfarb et al: Philip Bentley, Elise S. Frejka, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY. For Claimant-Appellant HHI Investment Trust #2: Marcy Ressler Harris, Jennifer M. Opheim, Mark D. Richardson, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY. For Claimant-Appellant The Kostin Co: Bernard J. Garbutt III, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY. For Claimants-Appellants Marsha Peshkin et al: Helen Davis Chaitman, Peter W. Smith, Julie Gorchkova, Becker & Poliakoff, LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Plaintiff-Appellee Securities Investor Protection Corporation: Kevin H. Bell, Senior Associate General Counsel for Dispute Resolution, Christopher H. Larosa, Senior Associate General Counsel-Litigation, Lauren T. Attard, Assistant General Counsel, on the brief, Josephine Wang, General Counsel, Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Washington, DC. For Plaintiff-Appellee Irving H. Picard, as Trustee for the Substantively Consolidated SIPA Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and the Estate of Bernard L. Madoff: David J. Sheehan, Jorian L. Rose, Amy Elizabeth Vanderwal, on the brief, Seanna R. Brown, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 14-97-bk(L)

    Cite as: In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 14-97-bk(L), NYLJ 1202718616031, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 20, 2015) 14-97-bk(L) Bef

  • February 23, 2015 |

    People Moves: Kramer Levin

    Penelope Delestre , Paris, France , University of Paris-Dauphine

    Daniel Goldman , New York, NY , Nebraska College of Law

    Daniel Tyrrell , New York, NY , Fordham University School of Law

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  • February 20, 2015 | Litigation Daily

    No Sanctions, but No Relief for Sirius XM in Copyright Fight

    A California federal judge on Thursday rejected dueling Hail Mary motions by both sides in a key battle over copyrights to pre-1972 recordings. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez in Los An

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  • February 20, 2015 | Litigation Daily

    No Sanctions, but No Relief for Sirius XM in Copyright Fight

    A California federal judge on Thursday rejected dueling Hail Mary motions by both sides in a key battle over copyrights to pre-1972 recordings.

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  • February 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Q&A: Brendan Schulman

    The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday issued long-awaited proposed rules for the commercial use of unmanned aircraft—drones. Until recently, drones were known princi

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  • February 19, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Q&A: Brendan Schulman

    With the drone industry taking off, one lawyer who welcomed proposed regulations the FAA issued Sunday was Brendan Schulman, who leads an unmanned aircraft systems interdisciplinary practice group at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel and has two decades of hands-on experience with such aircraft, as a lawyer and a fan.

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  • Richard Duafala, Representative of ComSource, Inc. Stockholders, Plaintiff, v. Globecomm Systems Inc., Defendant, CV 13-4944

    Publication Date: 2015-02-17
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Leonard Wexler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff By: Brian K. Gallagher, Esq., Gallagher, Harnett & Lagalante LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Plaintiffs By: Jeffrey M. Schwaber, Esq., Deanna L. Peters, Esq., Stein Sperling Bennnett DeJong Driscoll PC, Rockville, MD. Attorney for Defendant By: Jonathan M. Wagner, Esq., Tobias B. Jacoby, Esq., Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: CV 13-4944

    Cite as: Duafala v. Globecomm Systems Inc., CV 13-4944, NYLJ 1202717599506, at *1 (EDNY, Decided February 5, 2015) CV 13-4944 District Judge Leona

  • February 16, 2015 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    LATERALS Bake

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  • February 13, 2015 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    Laterals and new arrivals in this week's column.

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