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Courts Press Expansive View of Arbitration Clauses
New Jersey attorneys, franchisees and others involved in commercial transactions with out-of-state entities should expect that courts will expansively enforce arbitration clauses regardless of competing state legislative policies.
The Bankruptcy Files: Amid Lehman Anniversary, More New Filings
Five years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the bankruptcy landscape has forever changed, but lingering concerns remain about the health of the U.S. economy as new Chapter 11 cases are filed for the likes of Anchor BanCorp, Ecotality, Furniture Brands International, the Irish Bank Resolution Corp., and the publisher of Penthouse magazine.
The Recession's Winners and Losers
A five-year analysis shows that U.K. firms were much harder hit by the recession than their U.S. and Australian counterparts.Texas Firms File Suits to Pursue Legal Fees
Texas firms aren't shy about filing suits to collect allegedly unpaid fees. A list of some of the suits Texas firms have filed in recent weeks includes the firms Bray & Jamison; Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr; Fritz, Byrne, Head & Harrison; Shackelford, Melton & McKinley; Jackson Walker; and The Sibley Firm. The amounts allegedly owed to the firms in the suits range from $27,994.41 to $326,463.Allen & Overy Announces Vietnam Launch Plans
The British Magic Circle firm has recruited Mayer Brown JSM Vietnam managing partner Dao Nguyen to lead new offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.Cooley, Winston Help Hot Topic Find New Home in Latest Retail Deal
The two Am Law 100 firms are advising on the $600 million sale of teenage clothing retailer Hot Topic to Sycamore Partners, the latest in a trio of retail-related transactions by the New York-based private equity firm.The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
King & Spalding welcomes back a former top Department of Justice official; Morris, Manning & Martin expands its tax practice in Atlanta; and two partners leave Linklaters in New York. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].International Legal Giants Eye Am Law 100 Merger Partners
Fulbright & Jaworski and Mayer Brown, two Am Law 100 firms that recently announced that new leaders would be taking their respective reins, have been mentioned in the British legal press as potential merger partners for major London-based shops Norton Rose and SJ Berwin, respectively.Two Years After Fatal Plane Crash, Aussie Miner Inks African Deal with Shearman Partner's Help
Shearman & Sterling and top Australian firm Gilbert + Tobin are advising Australian mining company Sundance Resources on its agreement with the government of Cameroon to push forward with an estimated $4.7 billion iron ore project. The agreement comes a little more than two years after most of Sundance's board of directors, including prominent mining lawyer John Carr-Gregg, died in a plane crash while traveling to the remote site.More from ALM
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