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Board of Contributors: Are Chapter 11 business reorganizations a thing of the past?
The current climate in Congress and the bankruptcy courts' increasing willingness to accommodate prompt liquidations could make business reorganizations under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code obsolete.Tried, But True: Mergers Still Topped Law Firm Changes in 2006
If you aren't receiving holiday cards from the usual firms this year, chances are it's not that you were cut from the list.DLA Piper Makes Measured Progress Since Merger
Ten months after creating a worldwide 3,100-lawyer operation, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary faces daunting issues of integration, client conflicts and a management shake-up. At the same time, the firm is entering new markets while building its presence in such target cities as Washington and New York. In the face of criticism, DLA Piper says corporate globalization is one reason for the firm's growth. "If we weren't there, we weren't going to be able to help [clients]," says managing partner Ann Ford.When the Justice Department decided that it was ready to bring claims that Standard & Poor's duped investors with misleading ratings, its lawyers turned to a rarely used provision of a law enacted in 1989 in the aftermath of the savings and loan crisis: the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act.
DLA Piper Snags Tech Startup Team
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary has lured Jeffrey Leavitt from Arnall Golden Gregory and Douglas Spear from Morris, Manning & Martin to lead its Atlanta's office's new practice group: emerging companies and venture capital. Local managing partner Mark Grantham said tapping lawyers in their early 30s to establish an emerging companies practice was not as unusual as in some other areas. "This field is dominated by young people, both on the client or company side and on the consulting, financial and legal side."State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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