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October 23, 2013 |

Marketplace

In a major downtown acquisition, Fosun International Limited has signed an agreement of sale and purchase with JPMorgan Chase & Co. to acquire One Chase Manhattan Plaza for $725 million. Also, marking one of the largest lease renewals in lower Manhattan this year, Hughes Hubbard & Reed has decided to stay at One Battery Park Plaza.
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September 04, 2002 |

A&B's Batson to Subpoena 45 Firms in Enron Case

Otis [email protected] of law firms have been roped into the ever-widening bankruptcy probe of the Enron Corp. as targets of an ambitious new discovery campaign launched by a court-appointed investigator. Alston Bird partner Neal Batson, who in May was tapped by the U.S. trustee overseeing Enron's bankruptcy to unearth the roots of the company's failure, revealed in an Aug.
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October 03, 2001 |

Lawyer, Heal Thyself

A health and fitness regimen designed specifically for young lawyers and law students? Former athlete turned thickening associate Ben Schlansky volunteers his body for training by Adam Cronin, of New York's upscale Equinox Fitness Clubs. The advice, designed to help any young lawyer or law student, is simple, doable and merely requires three hours a week of your time.
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August 17, 2012 |

New Leaders of the Bar

The Law Journal's yearly album of profiles of rising stars in the New Jersey legal profession ... all under 40.
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September 03, 2002 |

More Lawyers Snared in Enron

The court-appointed examiner in the Enron bankruptcy makes a broad discovery demand of 45 law firms.
7 minute read
May 26, 2000 |

G'Day, New York

Once a month, Natalie Medlicott tries to head out of Mayer, Brown & Platt early. It's Taco Night at the Upper West Side apartment she shares with a fellow Australian. A flock of Australian lawyers will be showing up for guacamole, margaritas, and tacos, at the monthly Aussie fete. Taco Night turnout has been up in recent months, for good reason: There are many more Australian lawyers in town. Shorthanded U.S. firms are going Down Under to beef up midlevel lawyer ranks.
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April 24, 2001 |

Big Tobacco Can't Use 'Pass-On' Defense in RICO Suit

Tobacco companies accused of lying about the dangers of smoking by Empire Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New York cannot claim as a defense that increased health costs have been passed on to consumers, a federal judge ruled. The judge told lawyers that a "pass-on" defense -- minimizing a plaintiff's damages by showing that a third party absorbed the increased cost -- is not available in a fraud action brought under RICO.
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May 12, 2008 |

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July 07, 2005 |

N.Y. Court Issues Sanction Over 'Frivolous' Suit

A Manhattan judge has sanctioned real estate developer Sheldon Solow and his law firm for filing an "implausible, if not absurd" $115 million suit alleging the previous leasehold owners of a Madison Avenue office tower conspired to keep the ground rent artificially high. "In view of the egregious frivolousness of the complaint," the judge said she would impose the maximum allowable sanctions of $10,000 each to Solow and his attorney, Marc S. Dreier.
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September 03, 2002 |

More Lawyers and Firms Snared in Enron Trap RECEIVING END CROSSING BORDERS

Dozens of law firms have been roped into the ever-widening bankruptcy probe of the Enron Corp. as targets of an ambitious new discovery campaign launched by a court-appointed investigator.
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