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November 27, 2012 |

Archstone deal gives high-growth apartments to Zell, AvalonBay

Buying Archstone Inc. will give Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities Inc. apartments in U.S. markets where development is difficult and rents are rising even as growth of the multifamily market slows nationally.
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September 14, 1999 |

The Legal Secret of Viacom Deal

The terms of Viacom Inc.'s $37.3 billion purchase of CBS Corp. might have sounded simple, but unlike some other recent seismic deals, lawyers had to overcome a fundamental legal hurdle of Delaware corporate law. Corporate governance became the hot-button issue as lawyers from Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Shearman & Sterling thrashed out the final terms of the deal over the Labor Day weekend.
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December 18, 2012 |

Daily Decision Service Alert: Vol. 21, No. 244 – December 18, 2012

Daily decision alert.
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May 11, 2011 |

NY Firm Expands Its Art Deco Home

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The American Lawyer's Litigation Department of the Year
Publication Date: 2010-01-04
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After studying dozens of entries, the magazine selects the fifth firm to receive this honor for its litigation achievements. Five other firms were named as finalists.

March 04, 2013 |

Citigroup ppredicting 57-year CPI low backs traders

Colombia's slowest inflation since 1955 is boosting speculation the central bank will cut interest rates again this month to stoke economic growth.
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March 29, 2010 |

Judge Approves Zero-Dollar Settlement Of Class Action Over Merck Merger

A class-action suit over the merger of drug giants Merck and Schering-Plough has ended in a settlement that pays nothing to the class but $3.5 million in fees to class counsel. But a federal judge approved it nevertheless, finding the attorneys' efforts brought a sufficient benefit for the class.
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March 07, 2005 |

Pro Bono Digest

William J. Dean, executive director of Volunteers of Legal Service, writes that in its pro bono projects, VOLS matches law firms with other major institutions. For example, in the VOLS Children's Project, six law firms are matched with hospitals in New York City.
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Susan Beck's Summary Judgment: First Amendment Protection for Flawed Credit Ratings Rests on Shaky Legal Foundation
Publication Date: 2010-06-09
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Read the rulings: The three cases that supposedly establish the principle of Constitutional protection for credit rating agencies have little to do with actual ratings, but instead focus on publications issued by the agencies. There's no real "public concern" at stake when rating agencies are paid lavishly to confer their blessing on securities. So let's stop pretending there is and let investors sue.

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