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  • April 20, 2017 | International Edition

    Chadbourne ousts partner suing firm for gender bias

    Norton Rose Fulbright merger partner votes to expel litigator who filed $100m discrimination suit against firm

    By Brian Baxter

    1 minute read

  • April 19, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Chadbourne Ousts Partner Suing Firm for Gender Bias

    Kerrie Campbell, a litigator at Chadbourne & Parke who brought a $100 million gender bias suit against the firm, was expelled from its partnership Thursday. In a memo to all Chadbourne partners, Campbell sought to avoid such a fate, which came after 70 partners voted in favor of her exit. She was the only dissenting vote.

    By Brian Baxter

    1 minute read

  • April 17, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    O'Melveny Lands Foley & Lardner Sports Co-Leader in Practice Push

    O'Melveny & Myers has hired Irwin Raij, co-chair of the sports industry team at Foley & Lardner in Miami, New York and Washington, D.C., as a partner and co-chair of its sports industry group. The addition of Raij is the latest lateral recruit by O'Melveny in the sports space this year.

    By Brian Baxter

    1 minute read

  • April 14, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Ciber, Med Dev Bankruptcies Leave Trail of Big Law Creditors

    The bankruptcy filings this week of global IT consultancy Ciber Inc. and a pair of medical device makers have left several big firms holding the bag. Ciber owes thousands in unpaid legal fees to Polinselli, while Duane Morris, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and two California firms are listed as unsecured creditors another Chapter 11 case.

    By Brian Baxter

    1 minute read

  • April 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Debevoise Adds Ex-EDNY Securities Fraud Chief

    In its latest hire of a former federal prosecutor in the Obama administration, Debevoise & Plimpton has hired Winston Paes as counsel for its white-collar defense and regulatory group in New York. Paes leaves the U.S. attorney's office in Brooklyn on the eve of its high-profile securities fraud trial of ex-Katten Muchin partner Evan Greebel.

    By Brian Baxter

    1 minute read

  • April 12, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Brazilian IPOs a Boon to Shearman, Simpson Thacher

    The two Wall Street firms are advising this week on a pair of initial public offerings by Brazilian airline Azul SA and Latin American e-commerce giant NetShoes Ltd. that have raised nearly $800 million for both companies and generated millions in legal fees.

    By Brian Baxter

    1 minute read

  • April 9, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    After 20 Years as Fugitive, Ex-Hunton Partner Arrested in Florida

    He was not quite Whitey Bulger, but federal prosecutors in Boston announced Friday the arrest in Florida of Scott Wolas, a disbarred lawyer accused of perpetrating a $1.5 million real estate investment fraud in Massachusetts. Wolas, booted from Hunton & Williams in 1995, has been on the run for two decades.

    By Brian Baxter

    1 minute read

  • April 7, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Westinghouse Filings Detail Weil's Big Bankruptcy Bills

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges, no stranger to big bankruptcy fees, has disclosed how much it was paid by Westinghouse Electric prior to the nuclear energy company's recent Chapter 11 filing. The Trump administration and Japanese government are seeking to avert a sale of Westinghouse—owned by Toshiba Corp.—to Chinese buyers.

    By Brian Baxter

    1 minute read

  • April 5, 2017 |

    Chadbourne Wants Kerrie Campbell to Leave the Building

    Seven months after slapping a $100 million gender bias suit against Chadbourne & Parke, litigation partner Kerrie Campbell could finally…

    By Brian Baxter

    1 minute read

  • April 5, 2017 | International Edition

    Chadbourne to vote on expelling partner who brought $100m gender bias suit against firm

    Female partner's lawyer hits back at "discriminatory and overtly retaliatory act" which "will not disappear with the firm's upcoming merger" with Norton Rose Fulbright

    By Brian Baxter

    1 minute read

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