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November 23, 2005 |

Is the Magic Circle Becoming the Tragic Circle?

From 1998 through 2001, U.K.-headquartered law firms had astonishingly high growth rates. The last three years have been less kind, and firms are trying to hold on to these gains by the skin of their teeth. The largest and most lucrative mergers and acquisitions deals in Europe are being cherry-picked by U.S. firms, and Europe has seen neither a rise in U.S.-style litigation nor the volume of corporate meltdowns handled by their American counterparts. Partha Bose analyzes who will survive -- and how.
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September 20, 2010 |

D.C. Calendar

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DOJ Finally Joins the E-Book Antitrust Fray, Leaving Plaintiffs Lawyers to Chase Damages
Publication Date: 2012-04-11
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The government's case against Apple and and five of the "big six" book publishers is good news indeed for plaintiffs lawyers at Hagens Berman and Cohen Milstein as they pursue their own class action claims against the same crowd of defendants.

The Global Lawyer: Arbitration Without Legitimacy
Publication Date: 2013-06-07
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Plenty has changed in a decade of investor-state arbitration. But not enough.

August 23, 2005 |

Coudert Meltdown May Refuel Firms' China Plans

The decision to break up Coudert Brothers leaves an established China practice group of about 50 attorneys with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai -- a development that is reviving U.S. law firms' interest in the region. Says one observer: "You can assume that there will be a scramble. That's driven by the fact that many, if not most, Am Law 100 and even [Am Law] 200 firms have China aspirations -- and there are far fewer experienced, U.S.-trained lawyers practicing in China than there is demand."
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August 23, 2005 |

Coudert Meltdown May Refuel Firms' China Plans

The decision to break up Coudert Brothers leaves an established China practice group of about 50 attorneys with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai -- a development that is reviving U.S. law firms' interest in the region. Says one observer: "You can assume that there will be a scramble. That's driven by the fact that many, if not most, Am Law 100 and even [Am Law] 200 firms have China aspirations -- and there are far fewer experienced, U.S.-trained lawyers practicing in China than there is demand."
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January 08, 2004 |

Simpson Thacher Tops List of U.S. M&A Firms

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Federal Law Preempts State Law Claims Against Foreign Airlines, Second Circuit Rules
Publication Date: 2012-10-12
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An appellate court ruled on Thursday that the Federal Aviation Act preempts the state regulation of all airlines. The decision came in a long-running litigation in which major carriers have been accused of conspiring to keep cargo shipping rates artificially high.

Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System v. Merrill Lynch, Inc., 09-3919-Cv
Publication Date: 2010-09-16
Practice Area: Business Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Ch. J., B.D. Parker and Hall, C.JJ.
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For plaintiff: Policemen's annuity & Benefit Fund Of Chicago, Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, State-Boston Retirement System, Mf Global Institutional Investors Group Michael Rubin, Individually And On Behalf Of All Others similarly Situated, Plaintiff Nanette Katz, Frank Matassa, Sunshine Wire And Cable Defined benefit Plan Trust, Individually And On Behalf Of All Others similarly Situated, Michael J. Rudnick, Individually And On behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated, Consolidated-Plaintiffs Mark R. Rosen, Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, Philadelphia, Pa(Leonard Barrack, Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, Philadelphia, Pa; William J. Ban, Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, New York, NY; Carol v. Gilden, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll Pllc, Chicago, Il; and Steven J. Toll, Daniel S. Sommers, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll Pllc, Washington, Dc On the Brief) For Appellants. David B. Anders (Bernard W .Nussbaum, Elaine P. Golin, and Christina T. Shay on the Brief),Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, Ny For Mf Global Appellees. Stuart J. Baskin, Herbert S .Washer, and Adam S. Hakki, Shearman & Sterling Llp, New york, Ny For Underwriter Appellees.
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Case number: 09-3919-Cv

Cite as: Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System v. Merrill Lynch, Inc. 09-3919-Cv, NYLJ 1202472076104, at *1 (2nd Cir., September 14, 2010)Before: Jacobs, Ch.

The Global Lawyer: Rakoff Orders Notorious Uzan Clan to Give Billions of Potential Arbitration Recovery from Turkey to Motorola and Nokia
Publication Date: 2010-10-19
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Turkey's Uzan family still owes Motorola and Nokia billions of dollars from a seven-year-old judgment, but the Uzans are also still after Turkey for billions more in a pending arbitration. Can Motorola and Nokia wind up with a piece of that pie?

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