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April 30, 2007 |

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McKool Smith Hires a Pair of Veteran White-Collar Litigators--Who Are Also Best Friends
Publication Date: 2009-03-01
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Thomas Engel of Howrey and John Cooney, Jr., of Davis Polk worked together as federal prosecutors and became such good friends that they now serve as godfathers to each other's daughters. They always wondered what it would be like to practice together. Now they'll find out.

September 24, 2008 |

This chart ranks firms by gross revenue for their most recently completed fiscal year. They are the world's 100 highest-grossing law firms. Revenue and revenue per lawyer figures for U.S.-based law firms are obtained from The Am Law 100, except where otherwise noted. Revenue figures for law firms in Europe are from Legal Week. Australian and Canadian firms were surveyed by The American Lawyer. Revenue figures for all overseas firms are converted to dollars using the average annual conversion rate as published by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Revenue figures are rounded to the nearest $500,000.
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Hedge Funds Tap Bartlit Beck for Billion-Dollar 'Short Squeeze' Suit Against Porsche
Publication Date: 2010-01-25
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Four funds claim they lost $1 billion when they short-sold Volkswagen stock without knowing Porsche secretly owned almost 80 percent of VW's shares.

Arbitration Scorecard: Smartphones and a Turkish family's empire
Publication Date: 2013-07-05
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In this installment of excerpts from the Arbitration Scorecard, we look at a $10 billion dispute over smartphone technology and a $10 billion dispute involving a Turkish family's business empire.

Over Apple's Objections, Judge Approves DOJ E-Books Deal
Publication Date: 2012-09-06
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A federal judge in Manhattan signed off on the deal with Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster, and HarperCollins over the objections of Apple Inc., which has been accused by both the Justice Department and class action lawyers of conspiring with publishers to jack up e-book prices.

March 07, 2003 |

Two Conferences: Same Time, Different Coasts

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Apple, Publishers Seek Dismissal in E-Book MDL as DOJ Reportedly Prepares Antitrust Case
Publication Date: 2012-03-08
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Plaintiffs lawyers pressing antitrust class action claims against Apple and the big publishing houses over e-book pricing have oozed confidence since the litigation began last year. And now that the feds are reportedly targeting the companies too, they say they like their odds even more.

June 01, 2004 |

In a bid to join the top tier of information technology companies, Montreal-based CGI Group Inc. acquired American Management Systems Inc. for $858 million in March. But because of U.S. rules on foreign ownership of security-sensitive businesses, CGI subsequently sold the defense and intelligence group of AMS to CACI International Inc. for $415 million. Both AMS and CACI are based in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.
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Wake Up and Smell the Coffey: Litigation Heavy Hitters Pouring Money into Sean Coffey's War Chest in New York AG Race
Publication Date: 2010-01-25
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All three leading candidates in the crucial race to replace Andrew Cuomo are pulling in big bucks. But wait til you see who's giving--and how much--to the former Bernstein Litowitz partner.

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