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January 15, 2013 |

Bennett Jones Stakes Claim as First Large Canadian Firm to Open in D.C.

Top Canadian firm Bennett Jones has opened an office in Washington, D.C., after rehiring antitrust partner Melanie Aitken following her three-year stint as head of Canada's Competition Bureau.
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April 30, 2012 |

VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

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December 21, 2001 |

Amtrak's Big Tests Ahead

Having "dodged a cancer bullet," after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, James T. Lloyd decided to cut short his tenure as general counsel of Amtrak and retire on Jan. 1. His replacement won't have an easy job. The new GC will face a hostile Congress that, at best, will demand a significant reorganization of the Washington, D.C.-based railroad company, and, at worst, its elimination.
6 minute read
August 16, 2013 |

Scheindlin Not Charmed When Revisiting Spoliation a Third Time

U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin has weighed in on e-discovery spoliation for a third time and she was not charmed by plaintiffs deletion of emails.
4 minute read
April 06, 2005 |

For Coudert, Trouble on a Global Scale

If any law firm could claim a cosmopolitan image, it's Coudert Brothers. The New York firm was in Paris a decade before the Eiffel Tower. Fluent French, Japanese and Russian echo throughout 21 offices. But the glamour is fading. The firm, which built its reputation by expanding internationally, has been rapidly contracting. As some see it, Coudert management seems to have gotten swept up in the firm's globe-trotting history, while losing sight of the bottom line and its most profitable office: New York.
8 minute read
June 16, 2008 |

Lawyers Rock to the Beat of Their Own Drummer

Wystan Getz and John Strohm have found a way to mix their first love -- music -- with their day jobs in law. Getz is a Decatur, Ga., criminal defense attorney who owns a coffeehouse and serves as its sound engineer a couple of nights a week. And Strohm, who once played drums and guitar with indie rock bands Blake Babies and the Lemonheads, is now an entertainment lawyer in Birmingham, Ala. This past weekend they were scheduled to play at Getz's club -- yet both say they prefer law to music full time.
7 minute read
September 30, 2009 |

Broker allays Freddie Mac concerns to close West Palm apartment deal

Charles Foschini arranged a $19.5 million loan for Azalea Village LLC for the $26 million purchase of the Azalea Village Apartments in West Palm Beach. Robert Given represented seller Archstone Apartments.
5 minute read
September 10, 2012 |

Simpson Gets Call on Two More Private Equity Takeovers

Private equity firm Apax Partners and the founder of Garda World Security have tapped Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Canadian firm Stikeman Elliott for counsel on a joint $1.1 billion buyout offer for the Montreal-based armored car and security company. Meanwhile, Simpson is also representing Rockwood Holdings, partly owned by another private equity client, on its $732 million acquisition of Talison Lithium Ltd., a key supplier of metal used in rechargeable batteries.
3 minute read
April 01, 2010 |

Big Deals

Schlumberger / Smith Industries; Yara / Terra
7 minute read
April 24, 2009 |

Summer movies crash into theaters

"If I could buy you for what you're worth and sell you for what you think you're worth, I could retire."Those words, from this year's Atlanta Film Festival award winner "That Evening Sun," come to mind as I face yet another tsunami of summer movies.I used to look forward to the summer movies.
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