The private equity industry enjoys a charmed life, with a business model that involves minimal risk and huge payoffs. But is it possible that PE firms—which have thwarted efforts to rein in their special privileges—might not always get their way?

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Justice Herman Cahn NEW YORK COUNTY Supreme Court Plaintiff was sented by Bracewell & Giuliani. Michael D. Hess, Esq. Defendants were

Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Third Judicial Department Decided and Entered: December 24, 2008 505069 JAMES

It's been an eventful couple of weeks for plaintiffs lawyers at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd who are targeting Morgan Stanley and the three big ratings companies in a pair of coordinated suits in New York.

By tackling the glaring conflict of interest created by a credit rating system beholden to issuers, Obama's pick to lead the SEC could prove she plans to live up to her reputation for toughness.

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We're finally going to get a once-and-for-all ruling on whether Cravath can continue as counsel to Air Products in the hostile bid for onetime Cravath client Airgas--but it's going to come without a formal hearing. The Delaware judge poised to decide the issue has cancelled a Tuesday hearing, informing lawyers on both sides that he'll decide on the briefs.

District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: For Plaintiffs: Bernard Persky, Esq., Gregory Scott Asciolla, Es