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December 19, 2012 |

Al Togut Talks

The lawyer guiding Dewey & LeBoeuf through Chapter 11 vowed never to take on another law firm bankruptcy case. Then the firm that gave him one of his first important referrals went down in flames.
14 minute read
March 07, 2003 |

Two Conferences: Same Time, Different Coasts

3 minute read
December 28, 2000 |

This Way Out

Few law firm chairmen would welcome discussing their sexual orientation with a reporter, but Morrison & Foerster's Keith Wetmore in San Francisco isn't a typical chairman. In November, he became one of the first openly gay men to lead a large law firm. Now, the 44-year-old finance lawyer talks about coming out at the firm, being frank with his clients, and trying not to stifle the younger generation.
6 minute read
May 16, 2006 |

Break into 'Meinhattan' market

By Brenda Sandburg, The American LawyerFrankfurt may be Germany's Manhattan, or "Meinhattan," as the locals call it, but this Monday morning in February it's fairly quiet, free of the constant crush of people that makes the Big Apple hum. From the thirty-fifth floor of the Main Tower, a 600-foot cylinder in the heart of the city, Christof von Dryander has a commanding view of the gently curving Mein River.
17 minute read
April 01, 2010 |

Columns

31 minute read
November 07, 2005 |

In re Jakubowicz, petitioner-respondent v. A.C. Green Electrical Contractors, respondents

Statute�s Language Requires Affirmation of Denial Of Receiver�s Commission as Exceeding BCL �1217
17 minute read
October 17, 2011 |

Summer Associates Survey 2011: A Season In the Sun

After two years of economic anxiety, summer associates rediscover their optimism.
9 minute read
Baker Botts and Asarco Duke It Out in Grandaddy of All Fee Fights
Publication Date: 2010-06-03
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The Asarco bankruptcy was a huge success, resulting in full payment to all creditors and the emergence of a going concern. Baker Botts, the debtor's counsel, wants the judge to approve a total of about $142 million in fees and expenses. But Asarco is now owned again by its former parent, which Baker Botts whipped to the tune of a $6 billion fraudulent conveyance judgment in the Chapter 11. And--no surprise--the vanquished opponent doesn't want to pay up.

April 19, 2010 |

The Efficiency equation

30 minute read
April 24, 2012 |

What They Didn't Teach You in Law School - Until Now

Silvia Hodges, the director of research services of TyMetrix Legal Analytics and an adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law, writes: No matter how we slice it, law school graduates today face a very complex and challenging market. To have a chance at success, these future lawyers need the tools to enable them, in time, to run law firms as businesses. Law schools have been criticized for not teaching lawyers practical lawyering skills. So let's equip them with the right tools.
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