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Burford Capital Raises Another $175 Million. Anyone Need Litigation Financing?
Publication Date: 2010-11-24
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On a return trip to the London Stock Exchange a little more than a year after its IPO, Burford has become the best-capitalized fund in the burgeoning litigation financing business. Now it's looking to deploy all that new cash.

After Reaching $80 Million Deal with Feeder Fund Founders, Investors Set Sights on PwC
Publication Date: 2012-11-07
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After inking a settlement with founders of the Fairfield Greenwich Group over more than $1 billion lost in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, a lawyer for the plaintiffs at Boies Schiller said the deal "allows us to really focus on the defendants that have a much greater ability to pay."

Third Avenue Halts Litigation with MBIA over 2009 Restructuring
Publication Date: 2011-10-24
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The litigation over MBIA Inc.'s 2009 restructuring got a tiny bit more manageable on Friday, when Third Avenue and its Milbank lawyers agreed to discontinue fraud and breach of contract claims against the monoline insurer. But MBIA's lawyers at Kasowitz Benson have their hands full defending against similar claims by a consortium of banks, and Third Avenue may just be watching to see how the banks' case plays out.

April 23, 2010 |

Busy, Busy, Busy! Four Firms Crush on $10.6 Billion Qwest-CenturyTel Merger

Skadden, WilmerHale, Wachtell, and Jones Walker all have a piece of the $10.6 billion deal — the largest telecom deal in two years.
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Discover Settles Antitrust Suit Against Visa, MasterCard for Undisclosed Amount
Publication Date: 2008-10-15
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October 18, 2007 |

Silicon Scene

Deal ahoy! An offshore shipping-container company goes public with MoFo. ... Familiar faces abound as Electronic Arts buys two companies once nurtured by its CEO.
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September 05, 2007 |

Hurricane Katrina: The Emerging Jurisprudence

Hurricane Katrina was responsible for taking more than 1836 lives and causing over $81.2 billion in damages -- making it the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history. So far, the insurance industry has paid over $40 billion in connection with Hurricane Katrina claims, and reports indicate that there are well over 1100 pending lawsuits. Attorneys Lynn K. Neuner and Hayley Urkevich discuss five decisions that provide an insightful overview of the emerging jurisprudence surrounding Hurricane Katrina.
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February 26, 2004 |

New Deals

New York firms were in the thick of a bidding war between Cingular Wireless and Vodaphone. The prize: AT&T Wireless Services. The price: $41 billion. Checkout the players from our weekly scorecard of deals in the headlines.
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April 09, 2007 |

Lessons From a Large-Firm Partner Who Set Up His Own Shop

Many partners in large firms dream of chucking it all and setting up their own practice. However, many also fear that they need their firm's name recognition and resources. Mark Zimmett took the plunge more than 15 years ago, leaving Shearman & Sterling to hang his own shingle in New York. And he's lived to tell his tale. Zimmett says that with today's advances in legal technology and his donning of many hats, his four-attorney firm is able to take on the cases many associate with big firms.
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New York Judge Rules Argentine Pension Funds Subject to Judgment In Distressed Debt Case
Publication Date: 2008-12-15
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Vulture funds seeking to collect more than $550 million in bond default judgments against the Republic of Argentina are closer than ever to sinking their talons into frozen Argentine pension assets. In a 40-page opinion, Manhattan federal district court judge Thomas Griesa ruled last week that funds held in the U.S. for Argentine pensioners can be used to satisfy the vulture funds' previously-obtained judgment against the country.

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