• January 4, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    2010: The Year that M&A Came Back

    Increasing confidence in the corporate world resulted in an M&A boom that made last year an exciting one for dealmakers at Am Law 200 firms. According to Thomson Reuters data, glob

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  • May 10, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

    Texas' Top Deals of 2009

    The following deals were announced in 2009: EXXON MOBIL CORP. Acquisition of XTO ENERGY INC. Description: Exxon Mobil Corp. of Irving plans to

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  • May 1, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    They'll Take "Mainhattan"

    Frankfurt may be Germany's Manhattan, or "Mainhattan," as the locals call it, but this Monday morning in February it's fairly quiet, free of the constant crush of people that makes the Big App

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  • June 20, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    For Second Straight Year, Cahill Awards Mid-Year Bonuses

    Cahill Gordon & Reindel has done it again. The New York-based law firm, which last year broke away from large-firm market rates for bonuses, on Thursday informed associates they would be

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  • September 11, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    The Filip Memorandum: Does It Go Far Enough?

    Over the past few years, there has been much discussion within the defense bar concerning the pressure placed on corporations and their counsel to waive the attorney-client privilege in order to pr

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  • June 10, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Satellite Firm Acquisition Involves Simpson Thacher, Cleary Gottlieb Dutch satellite operator New Skies N.V. has been acquired by private investment firm The Blackston

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  • June 2, 2003 | National Law Journal

    Focus on the 'jugular' issues

    special to the national law journal AttorneyBarry R. Ostrager firmSimpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York caseThe Chase Manhattan Ban

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  • May 22, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    U.S. Firms Try to Take 'Mainhattan'

    Frankfurt may be Germany's Manhattan -- or "Mainhattan," as the locals call it -- but this Monday morning in February it's fairly quiet, free of the constant crush of people that makes the Big Appl

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  • May 25, 2011 | The Recorder

    Wilson Sonsini Helps Tesla Raise More Cash

    SAN FRANCISCO — Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. wants to raise up to $158.5 million in a follow-on offering of 5.3 million shares of common stock. Attorneys from Wilson Sonsin

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  • May 12, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Simpson Thacher, Sullivan & Cromwell Advise Microsoft's Skype Acquisition Microsoft announced it will buy Internet telephone service Skype in an $8.

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