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After a hostile reception by the Justices at oral arguments, plaintiffs lawyers doubted the high court would endorse U.S. securities claims by foreign investors who bought shares of foreign companies on foreign exchanges. They just prayed the damage would be limited. Those hopes were dashed by the Court's unanimous ruling Thursday. We've got analysis from the lawyers who argued both sides at the Court.
The Global Lawyer last examined the broad impact of Morrison v. National Australia Bank in the U.S. federal courts, and the limited prospects for state law workarounds for world-spanning securities claims. Where else in the world might global securities class actions be filed? And could an international treaty someday govern them?
Admit it: We're all amused, in a schadenfreude sort of way, at watching Cravath struggle to downplay the sophistication of its nine years of work for its former client Airgas. But GCs and outside counsel can learn from Cravath's decision to represent Air Products in its hostile bid for Airgas. Business isn't like dating. There's no reason not to put your relationship in writing.
The AmLaw 100: Firing On All Cylinders
For the third year in a row, the nation's 100 largest law firms saw double-digit growth in gross revenue. What effect did turmoil in the capital markets and a merger boom have on the AmLaw100?How to kill the holiday party fun
With so many rules, and so little fun the Carriest wonders what happened to the raucous holiday party?In Chandler's hotly anticipated opinion, the Delaware Chancery Court judge concluded that, in his view, the Airgas pill had already served its defensive purpose, but that under Delaware law, it is the board's business judgment--and not his--that matters.
There's a battle brewing over whether companies can unilaterally change their bylaws to require that a broad class of shareholder suits be filed exclusively in Delaware Chancery Court. Such bylaws may promote judicial efficiency, but the corporate directors who adopt them may also have their own interests in mind.
Rogers Deal Could Lead To More Mergers
The just-announced merger of two big law firms in the United States and Britain should lead to more trans-Atlantic link-ups--but not of the biggest firms--top lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic say.Cite as: In re American International Group, 08 Civ 4772, NYLJ 1202472640317, at *1 (SDNY., Decided September 27, 2010)Judge Laura Taylor Swainp class="dec
COPY: Firm-by-Firm Survey Responses
From Allen & Overy to Winston & Strawn, the Summer Associates Survey was summers' chance to dish on their firms. And dish they did. Get the skinny on everything from quality of work assigned to approachability of associates and partners to the relative fun of karaoke nights vs. fishing, wine tasting outings, baseball games ... . (You didn't think it was all business, did you?)Trending Stories
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