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11-14-2011
11-14-2011
11-11-2011

Clawback Suits May Be on the Way Out

The recent court actions have involved law firms hit with so-called unfinished business claims in bankruptcy court. The law firms, Coudert Brothers, Heller Ehrman, and Thelen estates argue that these claims should take legal action in federal district court. The U.S. district court judge Colleen McM....[more]
11-11-2011

The Move for Proskauer Rose Finally Begins

It has been three long years that Proskauer Rose declared its intention to launch an office in Beijing. It has now finally moved on this week after its thirteenth office in Beijing's Chaoyang District officially opened for business. The opening completes a move after its expansion in Hong Kong with ....[more]
11-11-2011

Shearman, Clifford Chance Will Provide Counseling on $5.4 Billion Copper Deal

Mitsubishi has plans to acquire a 24.5 percent share of London mining giant Anglo American's Chilean copper business. The shares will be sold for $5.39 billion that is meant to prevent Chile's government from taking its own sizable stake in the operation under a previous agreement. This deal will al....[more]
11-10-2011

The Six-Partner Group from Lovells Joins Jenner & Block

Jenner & Block's Los Angeles office, which is two and a half year old, has added six partners from Hogan Lovells ....[more]
11-10-2011

Dewey & LeBoeuf to Serve as Counsel to MF Global Holdings

Dewey & LeBoeuf has been hired as counsel by derivatives and commodities broker MF Global Holdings in the Chapter 11 case. Dewey's business solutions chair, Martin Bienenstock, along with partners Michael Kessler and Irena Goldstein, is advising the five-member committee which consists of Bank of Am....[more]
11-10-2011

McDole Joins Dallas-Based IP and Commercial Litigation Boutique

Commercial litigator Keith McDole joined the Dallas-based intellectual property and commercial litigation boutique Kennedy, Clark & Williams on November 1, 2011. The firm changed its name to McDole, Kennedy & Williams after McDole joined in. the 63 year old commercial litigator has experience in cla....[more]
11-09-2011

Dennis Burke, Ex-DOJ Lawyer Admits That He Was Behind 'Fast and Furious'-Related Leaked Memo

Dennis Burke, who worked for the Department of Justice in Arizona, claimed responsibility for his role in leaking a memo that was used to smear ATF agent John Dodson. Dodson is the agent who blew the whistle on Operation Fast and Furious. Burke left the DOJ in August after increased congressional sc....[more]
11-09-2011

Justice Department Says that Ex-S.E.C. Lawyer Will Not Be Investigated for Madoff Ties

David Becker, who was the top attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission, will not be investigated by the Department of Justice. Becker was named in a September report by the S.E.C. which argued that he had substantially and personally participated in the agency's handling of the Madoff fr....[more]