• April 17, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Shearman Spin-Off Snags Role on Daimler's EADS Sale

    German automaker Daimler AG is the latest shareholder in the European Aeronautic Defense & Space Company (EADS) to shed its holdings in the Airbus parent.Stuttgart-based Daimler, o

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  • January 12, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Except for Major Pharma Deals, N.J. M&A Activity Plunged in '09

    A pair of drug-company mega-deals in 2009 masked an otherwise dismal year for New Jersey mergers and acquisitions, the Law Journal 's annual survey shows. The top 30 deals involvi

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  • October 28, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Shearman & Sterling, Jones Day Advise in Steel Company Merger Dutch steelmaker lspat International NV announced a deal Monday to acquire LNM Holdings NV for $1

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  • September 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Appearances May Be Deceiving

    Is Africa the next China? The combined GDP of the continent’s 54 nations would make it the fifth-largest economy in the world, after the United States, China, Japan, and India. The conti

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  • October 1, 2008 | Legaltech News

    E-Alerts Can Perk Up Business Development

    I recently opened my e-mail to see the delightful headline that Sharon Hwang had been voted president-elect of the Asian American Bar Association of the greater Chicago area. A partner at the intel

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  • May 2, 2011 | International

    Deacons Stands Alone

    These have been interesting times for Hong Kong law firm Deacons. Three years ago, Mayer Brown's acquisition of Johnson Stokes & Master (JSM) left

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  • August 27, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono Publico

    Most people I know who have tried to adopt a child have had more than their share of frustration and disappointment. A mountain of bureaucratic red tape often leads to delays that last for yea

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  • December 17, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    International Arbitration Law

    Almost a decade ago, U.S. courts seemed to view with reluctance court-ordered production of evidence in light of the particular nature of international arbitration and the preservation of the

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  • October 2, 2007 | Legaltech News

    Defuse Fear and Disarm EDD Vendors Pt. I

    There's no question about it, electronic data discovery is generating huge revenues for vendors and gigantic headaches for corporations and their lawyers. There's outright fear and confusion as eve

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  • April 15, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Judge to Consider Attorney Sanctions in Bitter Divorce A contentious Long Island divorce battle featuring 21 motions, three judge recusals and "various

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