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September 24, 2012 |

In-House at Large Public Companies

16 minute read
March 03, 2006 |

Atlanta Firms Slow Flow of M&A Deals to New York

It used to be that an Atlanta company preparing for a big deal would shun its local counsel for a Manhattan law firm. Now, mergers and acquisitions practices at Atlanta firms routinely handle multibillion-dollar transactions. Case in point: Smith, Gambrell & Russell partner Robert Paller, who represented AirTran Airways when the discount airline raised $4.5 billion to buy 114 planes from Boeing. The rise of Atlanta firms comes as the national value of M&A deals rose to $1.1 trillion last year.
5 minute read
November 08, 2012 |

New Deals

In a deal that Disney stated "combines two highly compatible family entertainment brands," the house of Mouse will buy Lucasfilm Ltd., the entertainment company behind the "Star Wars" film franchise, in a $4.05 billion stock and cash deal. Also, Penguin and Random House will merge to create the world's largest consumer publishing organization.
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March 13, 2013 |

The Hits Keep Coming: Proskauer Goes Gaga, McDermott Helps Pitbull Tame Lohan, MoFo Up Against Beats

An Am Law Daily round up of entertainment-related legal news finds Proskauer Rose representing the promoters of a canceled Lady Gaga concert, McDermott, Will &amp Emery taking a copyright case thanks to a local connection, and Morrison &amp Foerster defending Yamaha against infringement claims brought by Dr. Dre.
12 minute read
March 27, 2009 |

Corporate Scorecard 2009 Corporate Debt

11 minute read
May 26, 2005 |

The China Syndrome

In the three-and-a-half years since China joined the World Trade Organization, it has leapfrogged into modern-day capitalism. But while the country offers enormous potential for U.S. companies, the familiar pitfalls -- piracy and counterfeiting, cultural differences and vestiges of the old state-run system -- remain. Attorneys and other experts offer their advice on how to succeed in what some are calling China's gold rush. Among their suggestions: Beware the bald eagle and steer clear of guanxi peddlers.
13 minute read
February 23, 2007 |

N.J. Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions involving N.J. companies.
6 minute read
March 15, 2010 |

Trainee Retention Rates Drop Below 80 Percent at Top U.K. Firms

Trainee retention rates across the U.K.'s top 30 law firms have been hit by the economic downturn, with most firms with March 2010 intakes retaining under 80 percent of newly qualified lawyers. The average retention rate has dropped nearly 10 percent from March of last year.
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Publishers Reach $69 Million Settlement with State AGs over E-Book Price-Fixing Claims
Publication Date: 2012-08-31
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Three of the largest book publishers will shell out $69 million to settle antitrust claims by state AGs that they conspired to keep e-book prices artificially high. The preliminary settlement agreement was filed on Wednesday in Manhattan federal district court by the publishers—Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster—and the AGs of 49 states and the District of Columbia.

November 01, 2004 |

GC Puts a Lot of Energy Into Lukoil Equity Buy

Stephen Gates has been senior vice president and general counsel at ConocoPhillips Inc. of Houston for only 18 months, and he has spent much of his time on the job working on an energy deal that completes the largest privatization in Russian history.
6 minute read

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