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September 21, 2007 |

Surest Way to Grow in London

Almost half the respondents to this year's survey of U.S. firms in London would consider a merger with a U.K. firm.
10 minute read
September 21, 2007 |

U.S. Firms in London Say They're More Merger-Minded

Legal Week's annual survey of U.S. firms in London reveals that 47 percent of respondents would consider a merger with a U.K. firm, up from 39 percent last year and just 29 percent in 2005. The trend may signal that firms realize how hard it is to grow organically in the London legal market, which by some measures is now the most costly in which to operate worldwide. Putting additional pressure on U.S. firms: the weak dollar and the related disadvantage in attracting heavy-hitting London partners.
11 minute read
September 21, 2007 |

U.S. firms in London say they're more merger-minded

Legal Week's annual survey of U.S. firms in London reveals that 47 percent of respondents would consider a merger with a U.K. firm, up from 39 percent last year and just 29 percent in 2005. The trend may signal that firms realize how hard it is to grow organically in the London legal market, which by some measures is now the most costly in which to operate worldwide. Putting additional pressure on U.S. firms: the weak dollar and the related disadvantage in attracting heavy-hitting London partners.
11 minute read
September 21, 2007 |

U.S. Firms in London Say They're More Merger-Minded

Legal Week's annual survey of U.S. firms in London reveals that 47 percent of respondents would consider a merger with a U.K. firm, up from 39 percent last year and just 29 percent in 2005. The trend may signal that firms realize how hard it is to grow organically in the London legal market, which by some measures is now the most costly in which to operate worldwide. Putting additional pressure on U.S. firms: the weak dollar and the related disadvantage in attracting heavy-hitting London partners.
11 minute read
Weil and Willkie Fail to Stop Illinois Pension Plan's Suit Against GE and Underwriters
Publication Date: 2012-01-13
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A Manhattan federal judge ruled on Thursday that an Illinois pension plan could proceed with its efforts to bring a class action against General Electric on behalf of investors who purchased $12 billion of the company's stock. The plaintiff claims that investors were misled by GE and several large financial institutions about the company's exposure to subprime mortgages and other risky investments during the recent financial crisis.

Litigator of the Week: Theodore Olson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Publication Date: 2012-11-01
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To win a decision from the Second Circuit that could pave the way for investors to recover billions from the Republic of Argentina, Olson had to overcome fierce objections not only from Argentina, but also from the U.S. Department of Justice.

July 23, 2001 |

Looking Svelte

Profits at Latham & Watkins dropped last year, and top clients are nervously reducing costs. But that doesn't mean the Los Angeles-based giant is clamping down on its own expenses. The penny-pinching varies, depending largely on the time zone. On Wall Street, many heads of Am Law 100 firms seem unfazed by the rain of pink slips outside their office windows. Head west, and the cutbacks get more painful and public.
6 minute read
July 23, 2010 |

Impact of overhaul depends on regulators

Two years after the global financial system nearly collapsed, a vast revamping of regulation has been signed into law. The measure targets the risky banking and oversight failures that led to the last crisis. The goal is to make another crisis less likely-and, if it does happen, less costly for taxpayers.Most of the new rules won't take effect right away.
12 minute read
December 21, 2011 |

Gov. Scott wants more lottery ticket sales to help schools

Gov. Rick Scott, who has warned about balancing the state budget by relying on more gambling, is counting on a jump in ticket sales of the Florida Lottery to help accomplish his goals.
4 minute read
May 17, 2011 |

April industrial production stalls on autos

Industrial production in the U.S. unexpectedly stalled in April, reflecting a drop in automobile output after supplies of parts were disrupted by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
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