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In an age of global law and finance, the Supreme Court's obsession with circuit splits is both quaint and dangerous.
The SEC's Silent Opposition to Arbitration Bylaws Says a Lot
The SEC's desire to cater to the plaintiffs' securities class action bar on the issue of arbitration has become even less tenable due to three significant court decisions this June.Exactly what did Simpson Thacher & Bartlett partner Lynn Neuner know about the e-mails she disclosed in 2007 to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on behalf of her then-client Steven Rattner? According to an explosive front-page story in The New York Times, that's an issue in the AG's escalating case against the financier.
For all the sound and fury the case generated, the $150 million settlement Judge Rakoff reluctantly approved this week doesn't clarify corporate disclosure requirements at all. The bank still says there was nothing wrong with its disclosures, the SEC still provides no guidance to M&A advisers--and American shareholders are still the big losers.
Profile: Gregory K. Palm, GC of Goldman Sachs
Gregory K. Palm is the executive vice president and general counsel of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Palm confronts a gamut of issues, including compliance, but much of his work is overseeing his large staff of attorneys. He was also involved in Goldman Sachs' recent landmark deal to establish a 43-story, "environmentally responsible" office tower in Manhattan's Battery Park City, across from the destroyed World Trade Center.On July 20 a group of Spanish funds won a $2.6 million arbitration award that cost nearly $15 million in unawarded fees, and may well be vacated by a Swedish court. Good investment? Hell yes, from the viewpoint of the oligarchs who used to control Yukos Oil Company, and fronted the fees.
American Airlines and US Airways are pushing back hard against the U.S. Department of Justice, filing court papers blasting the government’s bid to block their pending $11 billion merger.
THE A-LIST 2011 Upheaval in the Ranks
None of the firms on last year's A-List returned to the same spot this year. Whether it was a result of a firm's spike in its associate satisfaction score, or a drop in its revenue per lawyer, the 2011 A-List was all about volatility.Dechert Antitrust Practice Rated Among Top in U.S.
Dechert Antitrust Practice Rated Among Top in U.S.A jury trial kicks off on Monday in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's fraud case against Fabrice Tourre, the only Goldman Sachs & Co. employee directly targeted by the agency in wake of the financial crisis. Here are four things to look for as the three-week trial unfolds.
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