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How Linklaters increased its profits
A RELENTLESS FOCUS on globalization and tight management has made London-based Linklaters one of the world's biggest and richest firms. Can it keep up the momentum as the architect of its success prepares to step down For a generation, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager Flom stood alone among law firms in combining mammoth size with regal wealth.
Continental Breakfast: Chris Saul, Slaughter and May
American Lawyer chief European correspondent Chris Johnson meets regularly with senior legal sector figures at their favorite breakfast joints to chew over the industry's tastiest talking points. This week, Slaughter and May senior partner Chris Saul discusses the long-term viability of the firm's "best friends" alliance network.
Velez v. Sanchez, 11-90-cv
Publication Date: 2012-08-02 Practice Area: Criminal Practice
Industry: Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Judge: Before: Raggi and Droney, Circuit Judges, and Matsumoto, District Judge.* Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Andrew S. Amer, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP, New York, NY. For the Sexuality & Gender Law Clinic of Columbia Law School as amicus curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Suzanne B. Goldberg, New York, NY. For defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Sheldon Karasik, Simon, Eisenberg & Baum, LLP, New York, NY. Case number: 11-90-cv
Cite as: Velez v. Sanchez, 11-90-cv, NYLJ 1202565654121, at *1 (2d Cir, Decided July 31, 2012)Before: Raggi and Droney, Circuit Judges, and Matsumoto, Dis
Supreme Court Again Tackles Alien Tort Law in Daimler Case
Publication Date: 2013-04-22 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday signaled it is not done dealing with the question of using U.S. courts as a forum for resolving disputes with multinational corporations over their role in overseas human rights abuses.
The 2010 Lateral Report Starring Roles
When Laura Brank (photo at left), who was managing partner of Chadbourne's Moscow and St. Petersburg offices, defected to Dechert's new Moscow group last November, the departure caused something of a cold war. Brank is one of this year's star laterals, our picks for the most important partner moves of 2009.Satisfaction Not Quite Guaranteed
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Among the topics topping this week's reading list: the dangers of a fiscal cliff-dive; Reed Smith stages a PR beauty contest; Alston & Bird helps steer Toyota to a massive settlement; a former Ukrainian prime minister lashes out at Skadden; and Mongolia may not be quite the deal mecca it appeared to be.
Matar v. Dichter, 05 Civ. 10270
Publication Date: 2007-05-08 Practice Area: International Law
Industry: Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District Judge: William Pauley Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 05 Civ. 10270
District Judge William H. Pauley U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Counsel of Record: Jennifer M. Green Center for Constitutional Rig
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