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Standard & Poor's lost a bid Monday to delay a suit brought by Kamala Harris, setting the stage for discovery in the case in which the state claims it lost $1 billion on triple-A rated investments.
Photo Essay: State Bar Annual Meeting
Amidst the dozens of programs and speeches, a number of lawyers were honored for a variety of achievements during the past year.It must have been a relief for the unassuming prosecutor to see Bernie Madoff led off to prison in handcuffs after his guilty plea Thursday. But as Litt told Manhattan federal district court judge Denny Chin, his work on the Madoff case has only just begun.
In his opinion explaining a March dismissal of claims against Moody's and Standard & Poor's, the Manhattan federal district court judge concluded the rating agencies are simply not underwriters, no matter how creatively plaintiffs argue that they are.
Turns out that you don't need to claim First Amendement protection for statements you didn't make.
Firms Hunting for Stars Re-Examine Partner Compensation
Although the most profitable law firms don't often lose partners to other firms, there's evidence suggesting that even firms with the highest profits per partner have become more vulnerable to the lateral market. In response, some Am Law 100 firms are deploying high-spread compensation systems specifically designed to reward their most valuable partners with more money than they could earn at the most profitable low-spread firms. Think your firm isn't re-examining its compensation system? Don't be so sure.With trial set to begin next month, the SEC suffered a couple of setbacks last week in its fraud case against the individuals and entities behind the Reserve Primary Fund, the money market fund that "broke the buck" in 2008.
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