By Brian Baxter | December 15, 2017
Houston-based oil exploration and production company Cobalt International Energy Inc. owes more than $3.5 million in legal fees to a half-dozen law firms, according to bankruptcy court filings.
By Meghan Tribe | December 14, 2017
Lawyers from at least a dozen law firms are advising on The Walt Disney Co.'s $52.4 billion takeover bid for Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. as the proposed acquirer seeks to enter the competitive direct-to-consumer streaming services market.
By Brian Baxter | December 12, 2017
Private equity giant The Carlyle Group LP has invested an undisclosed sum in New York-based Prime Clerk, a bankruptcy claims administrator started by former Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Shai Waisman.
By Meghan Tribe | December 12, 2017
At least 14 law firms are working on a $25 billion deal between that could change the face of high-end retail.
By Mike Scarcella | Kristen Rasmussen | December 12, 2017
A Barnes & Thornburg partner in Atlanta who faced possible disbarment for fraudulently billing a corporate client tens of thousands of dollars instead will be suspended for two years, the Georgia Supreme Court says. John F. Meyers was a Seyfath Shaw labor and employment partner at the time of the professional conduct violations.
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Hugh A. Simons and Nicholas Bruch | December 12, 2017
The deal to outsource DXC Technology's legal department to UnitedLex may be the beginning of a major LPO race. Who will be at the starting line and who will win?
By Joseph Evans | December 11, 2017
Ashurst exits continue as a long-serving corporate partner leaves for Mayer Brown.
By Brian Baxter | December 8, 2017
Sometimes bankruptcy court bites back. A trio of Chapter 11 filings in recent weeks by Amfuel, Level Solar Inc. and RDX Technologies Corp. have a host of large law firms awaiting outstanding payments.
The American Lawyer | Analysis|News
By Roy Strom | December 7, 2017
A deal to outsource a portion of DXC Technology Co.'s legal department to UnitedLex Corp. may have long-term effects for law firms.
By Brian Baxter | December 6, 2017
Joshua Grode, co-chair of the transactions practice since joining Irell & Manella in 2014, is poised to leave the firm and become CEO of film and television production company Legendary Entertainment.
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