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Merger Creates Israel's Third-Largest Law Firm
Leading Israeli firms Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwein and Kantor Elhanani Tal & Co. have agreed to merge and create a firm with over 200 lawyers, 58 of them partners. The deal forms the third-largest firm in the country, whose legal market is proving increasingly attractive to international firms.Of Cravath, IBM, Cybersecurity, and Israel
IBM turned to its longtime counsel Cravath, Swaine & Moore this week to advise on the company's acquisition of Israeli fraud protection and security software provider Trusteer for a sum reportedly close to $1 billion. The deal is the latest helping to establish Israel's emergence as a hub for cross-border transactional work in the technology sector.Viewpoint: Women's Work -- Three Steps Closer to Gender Equality
Piper Rudnick/DLA Merger: Is Bigger Better?
With this merger we will be able to say to any corporate client anywhere in the world, 'There is nothing we can't assist you with. You will never be able to outgrow us. We will always be able to look after you.' This will change the legal landscape.Poison Pills: Maintain Flexibility in Takeover Defense
With the spotlight of public attention now shining bright on corporate governance, companies must take the opportunity to review their takeover preparedness and consider the extent to which shareholder rights plans or "poison pills" can be a valuable part of the overall picture. Attorneys David A. Katz and Laura A. McIntosh caution against companies' limiting their flexibility in the takeover context simply to increase their corporate governance ratings.The patent litigation graveyard is full of companies that decided rivals were copying their groundbreaking technology and opted to wage war in the courts, only to slink away bruised and empty-handed. TiVo Inc. could have been one of those embittered companies. Instead, thanks to a string of big settlements secured by Chu and Iancu, it's become a litigation success story.
TiVo announced a $250 million settlement with Verizon on Monday, pushing Irell & Manella's recent recovery for the company past the $1 billion mark. The same day, Verizon agreed to pay more than $260 million to end to a costly patent fight with ActiveVideo Networks and its lawyers at Morgan Lewis & Bockius.
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