• December 24, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Cold Remedy: Am Law 100 Firms Load Up on Pharma M&A

    Pharmaceutical M&A got a late-year shot in the arm, with nearly $10 billion in deals being announced involving major industry players like AstraZeneca and Bayer as 2013 came to a close.

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  • December 23, 2013 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCO Farella Braun & Martel added Dirk Mueller as a partner in its renewable energy and clean technolo

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  • United States of America, Appellee v. Rashod Coston, Defendant-Appellant, 12-4622

    Publication Date: 2013-12-23
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, C.J, Winter and Calabresi, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Gwendolyn Carroll, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Syracuse, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Marshall A. Mintz, Mintz & Oppenheim LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 12-4622

    Cite as: US v. Rashod Coston, 12-4622, NYLJ 1202634507292, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided December 10, 2013) 12-4622 Before: Katzmann, C.J, Winter and Ca

  • December 20, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    Indiana Court Says: Narrow Those Noncompete Agreements

    Competition is what keeps us fresh, at least that’s what an appeals court in Indiana thinks. According to Gauri Punjabi on a href="http://www.employmentmattersblog.com/2013/12/thinkin

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  • Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation v. Acetelion Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2013-12-19
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    Date Filed: 2013-12-18
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Thomas M Peterson, Rollin B. Chippey II, Benjamin P. Smith, Christopher J. Banks and Tera M. Heintz for Plaintiff and Appellant,
    for defendant: Mayer Brown, Evan M. Tager, Craig W. Canetti, Lee N. Abrams, Donald M. Falk; Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, Joseph W. Cotchett and Nancy L. Fineman for Defendants and Appellants Actelion Ltd., Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. and Actelion U.S. Holding Company. Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley and Susan H. Handelman for Defendants and Appellants Jean-Paul Clozel, Martine Clozel and Simon Buckingham.

    Case Number: No. A133927

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 13600 ASAHI KASEI PHARMA CORPORATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v.

  • December 18, 2013 |

    Mccray v. Metro. Transit Sys.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert AnalysisMccrayv.Metro. Transit Sys. 2013 WL 1098017Not Officially Published(Cal. Rules of Court, Rules 8.1105…

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  • December 17, 2013 | Daily Report Online

    Why I ... Left the Law for More Green

    That doesn’t make any sense, does it? Leave my law firm for a nonprofit opportunity and make more green? Well, I couldn’t resist the pun. The Ray C. Anderson Foundation, w

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  • December 12, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    Moving for Work? There's a Tax for That

    A massive hidden tax on reimbu ts given to employees to cover relocation costs is nudging companies to consider picking up the tab themselves. The tax is levied when reimbu

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  • K C. CALDWELL v. GUTMAN, MINTZ, BAKER & SONNENFELDT, P.C

    Publication Date: 2013-12-09
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    Court: Appellate Term, Second Judicial Department
    Judge: : Pesce, P.J., Weston, Rios, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2012-1409

    2012-1409 K C. CALDWELL v. GUTMAN, MINTZ, BAKER & SONNENFELDT, P.C. — Motion by appellant on an appeal from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County, entere

  • December 6, 2013 | The Recorder

    Litigation Dept. of the Year: Winner Orrick

    Orrick didn't just make law in 2013, it made headlines. From closely watched copyright decisions to the Stockton municipal bankruptcy to a starring role in NPR's coverage of p

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