• May 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Fat Chance

    Margins matter. As most Am Law 100 firms faced another year of revenue growth that was weak at best, profit margins--the measure of how efficiently a firm converts revenues to profits-

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  • November 29, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Sullivan, Shearman, Cleary Counsel $7.5 Billion Abu Dhabi/Citi Deal Citigroup will receive a $7.5 billion infusion of cash from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority as it struggle

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  • March 4, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Mergers & Acquisitions

    The planets are aligned once more � the stock market is rising and the economy has risen from the dead � propelling mergers and acquisitions into the headlines. The deals look familiar

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  • September 8, 2008 | Legal Times

    Lawyers Worked Weeks on Plan for Fannie, Freddie

    In the weeks leading up to the federal government’s takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, dozens of top lawyers worked to figure out the best way to save the two Washington

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  • September 17, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    NY Lawyers Working Billion Dollar Deals

    Dewey, Sidley, Sullivan, Simpson Tapped in eBay Sale of Skype Online auction site eBay Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell 65 percent of

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  • January 5, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Wachtell, Gibson Dunn Handle Sale of MetLife Depository Business MetLife will sell the majority of its bank deposits unit to GE Capital Financial in a move by the insura

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  • June 29, 2007 | Daily Business Review

    Some law firms reach out to gay attorneys

    Richard A. Wilson, chairman of the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association, recalls that as recently as 2002 only a couple of law firms made the trip to recruit at the group's Lavender Law C

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  • October 30, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Wachtell, Sullivan and Jones Day Cover $5.2 Billion Bank Sale The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. has agreed to acquire National City Corporation for $2.2

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  • November 4, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Lawyers and Firms Navigate Social Media Mine Field

    "For Halloween this year, I am going as a sensationalist over-blown media story." The message, sent out via Twitter Monday afternoon by a target="new" href="http://www.kramerlevin

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  • June 23, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    New Deals

    Wachtell, Mayer Brown, Sullivan, Dechert Advise $9 Billion Acquisition Capital One Financial will acquire ING Direct, the online banking unit of Dutch financial institu

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