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October 18, 2012 | International Edition
Syco Entertainment, the joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music, has recruited a senior lawyer from All3Media to take up a new role as head of legal and business affairs at the company. Matthew Angel, who is controller of legal and business affairs at TV production and distribution company All3Media, will start at Syco next Monday (22 October).
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
August 30, 2012 |
Latham & Watkins has relocated two London partners to Singapore as the US firm moves to bulk up its English law corporate practice in the region. Rod Brown and Luke Grubb are respectively joining the M&A and outsourcing groups in Singapore.
By Ben Wheway
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August 24, 2012 |
Former Allen & Overy (A&O) capital markets partner Edward De Sear has been arrested on additional child pornography charges, a year after he was charged by federal prosecutors in New Jersey with distributing child porn, reports The Am Law Daily. De Sear, who joined A&O's New York office in August 2010 from Bingham McCutchen, appeared in US district court in Newark, New Jersey on Thursday (23 August), where he was charged with three counts of advertising child pornography, four counts of distribution, and one count of possession, according to a press release from the US Attorney's office in Newark.
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
August 23, 2012 |
Adobe has appointed a new general counsel to replace Karen Cottle, who is retiring after 10 years at the helm of the tech company's legal team, reports Corporate Counsel. Michael Dillon, who has 25 years of corporate legal experience, much of it in the technology industry, will take over responsibility for Adobe's global legal affairs, public policy interests and compliance operations on 23 August.
By Ben Wheway
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August 22, 2012 |
Lawyers in the patent dispute betwen Apple and Samsung have delivered their closing arguments in the high-profile trial, with Apple pursuing $2.75bn (£1.7bn) in damages, reports The Recorder. The dispute centres around the claim that Samsung ripped off the unique design features of Apple's iPad and iPhone.
By Ben Wheway
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August 21, 2012 |
Dewey & LeBoeuf's former partners have agreed to pay more than $70m (£44m) towards the defunct firm's settlement plan, far exceeding the $50m (£32m) that advisers to the firm's estate have said they required, reports The Am Law Daily. The settlement, which comes less than three months after the firm declared bankruptcy, is designed to help repay creditors owed some $250m (£159m) in secured debt and at least $300m (£190m) more in unsecured claims.
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
July 3, 2012 |
Yahoo general counsel Michael Callahan is stepping down "to move on to new opportunities," according to a resignation letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, reports The Recorder. Ron Bell, deputy GC for products and the Americas region, is serving as interim general counsel, according to an internal memo from CEO Ross Levinsohn.
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
July 3, 2012 |
US firm Covington & Burling has taken the lead role for pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) on its record $3bn (£1.9bn) criminal and civil settlement over drug misbranding, reports The Blog of Legal Times. The settlement saw GSK agree to plead guilty to criminal charges and to pay $1bn (£638m) in criminal fines and forfeitures for the illegal marketing and promotion of the drugs Paxil and Wellbutrin.
By Ben Wheway
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June 28, 2012 |
Sullivan & Cromwell has taken the lead role for Barclays on its $450m (£290m) settlement over charges that it attempted to manipulate interest rates and made false reports to benefit its derivatives trading positions, reports The Blog of Legal Times. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) Criminal Division brought the charges against the bank, with $200m (£130m) of the penalty going to resolve the CFTC's civil case — the agency's biggest-ever fine — and $160m (£100m) to settle the DoJ fraud case.
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
June 18, 2012 |
Dechert has continued its recent London recruitment spree with the hire of real estate specialist Jeremy Trinder from White & Case. Trinder, who was made up to partner during White & Case's 2010 promotions round, will join Dechert's finance and real estate practice in the City.
By Ben Wheway
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