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June 15, 2001 |

The Empire Strikes Back

Lawyers, it is said, are motivated in equal part by fear and greed. When it comes to technology, which devil they listen to may depend on whether they're in London or New York. In London, where large firms have innovative long-range computer projects, they fear competitors' use of technology. So they spend lots of money. In New York, lawyers are focused on profits and less inclined to invest in long-term tech projects.
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Wachtell Reaches $500 Million Agreement With Picard for Client Union Bancaire Privee
Publication Date: 2011-01-07
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Irving Picard, the trustee for Madoff investors, had been seeking up to $1 billion from the Swiss bank, which is represented by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. The deal marks the largest feeder fund bank cash settlement to date in this proceeding.

June 26, 2007 |

SEC Web site shows companies with activities in countries on State Dept. terrorism list

WASHINGTON AP - The government has launched a Web site that allows investors to track whether companies have business interests in countries the U.S. designates as "state sponsors of terrorism."The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday introduced the site, which links to information from the companies' most recent annual reports that reference any of the five listed countries.
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March 05, 2010 |

Unpublished Opinions

Unpublished state and federal court decisions.
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November 01, 2005 |

Banking on China

In China, capital markets lawyers are retooling an economy that some analysts predict will surpass the United States' by 2041. The current deal wave represents an advanced stage in China's privatization and market liberalization. The inflow of investment into Chinese banks coincides with their IPOs, which began this summer and will stretch into 2007 and beyond. No client has greater legal needs than a bank, and a handful of firms are especially well-positioned to benefit.
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September 26, 2006 |

Going Global? Don't Overlook Public Policy

Helping to shape public policy of other countries is strictly the realm of government agencies, right? Wrong, according to Ben W. Heineman Jr., former GE senior vice president and GC. According to Heineman, transnational companies should integrate public policy and politics into business strategy when dealing with foreign countries, with overall responsibility for the task perhaps best left to the GC. Heineman also provides a glimpse of GE's policy practices in other countries, including China.
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October 08, 2007 |

Freshfields' Restructuring Marks a Break With the Past

This year, for the first time ever, London's Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was sued by a former partner. Never mind the damages sought; the publicity was bad enough. The suit and the internal wranglings it exposed are testimony to a cultural shift at Freshfields, which had always prided itself on a certain collegiality. Underperformers have been weeded out, and the firm's equity partnership fundamentally altered. Now, as the bloodletting draws to a close, partners insist that the upheaval was worth it.
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May 11, 2007 |

Opinions Approved for Publication

Federal and state court opinion approved for publication.
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November 19, 2007 |

SEC seeks public comment on restarting Web site of firms disclosing ties to watch list nations

WASHINGTON AP - Securities regulators Friday asked for public comment on whether to relaunch a Web site detailing companies that disclose interests in five nations on a U.S. terrorism watch list."Investors have told us they want to avoid supporting terrorism directly or indirectly through their investments," Christopher Cox, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said in a statement Friday.
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