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July 23, 2012 |

Ropes & Gray, Mayer Brown Advise on Fresenius Deal

Ropes & Gray and Mayer Brown helped seal a deal for Fresenius Kabi, a European supplier of medical equipment used in intravenous therapy, to expand its U.S. presence by buying Illinois-based Fenwal Holdings Inc., a manufacturer of blood-collection equipment owned by investment firms TPG and Maverick Capital.
3 minute read
October 17, 2011 |

Textbook publisher wins against importer

2d Circuit rules that copyright's first-sale doctrine applies only to U.S.-manufactured goods.
7 minute read
April 01, 2009 |

3d Cir. takes broad view of when CAFA cases can move to state court from federal court

A recent precedent-setting 3d U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion takes a broad view of when Class Action Fairness Act cases can move to state court from federal court. The ruling analyzed two separate issues of first impression related to CAFA's so-called local controversy exception.
3 minute read
July 21, 2011 |

New Deals

Australian mining company BHP Billiton will acquire Petrohawk Energy Corporation in a $15.1 billion cash and debt deal that will give BHP access to lucrative Texas and Louisiana shale resources. Also, medical device company Kinetic Concepts has agreed to be acquired by a consortium led by private equity group Apax Partners in a deal valued at $6.3 billion, including debt.
5 minute read
December 17, 2004 |

Last-Minute Gifts

We gave prominent California judges and lawyers a mission: Find a book that would make a good holiday present for a lawyer. They didn't let us down.
9 minute read
May 31, 2001 |

A Sea Change

Darold and Joyce Maxwell have found a balance between land and sea. On land, they're lawyers. On sea, they're competitive sailors who race occasionally and who have seen much of the world from the deck of a boat. It wasn't always this way. Darold used to work at a big Houston firm, and Joyce was GC to a mortgage company. But they left it all to be on the water and have time to do the things they like.
4 minute read
February 13, 2012 |

Senate panel OKs bill requiring cameras in Supreme Court

By an 11-7 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill that calls for television access to Supreme Court proceedings. The bill, S.1945, faces an uncertain future in the full Senate and the House of Representatives, amid separation-of-powers concerns about Congress telling the court how to conduct its business.
3 minute read
October 22, 2002 |

It's Rules vs. Fan Culture in Bonds Ball Tiff

4 minute read
March 05, 2013 |

March Merger Mania: Am Law 200 Trio Expands Regionally

Adams and Reese and Thompson & Knight have announced office openings in Jacksonville and San Francisco, respectively, by picking up smaller firms in those areas. Meanwhile, McKenna Long & Aldridge has made inroads in Miami and Northern Virginia by absorbing an aviation-focused boutique.
5 minute read
May 14, 1999 |

An Extraordinary Rebuke Starts Obscure Process for K&S Partner, Opponent

Last year, just 17 cases were sent to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' Committee on Lawyer Qualifications and Conduct -- essentially its own bar discipline arm -- and most were fairly innocuous cases of missed deadlines and local rule violations. But the federal appeals panel's disciplinary referral against one Ga. firm's partner and his opposing counsel plunges the two into an obscure policing process over more than just spilled milk.
6 minute read

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