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For close to two years, counsel for Bank of America at Cleary Gottlieb and Wachtell Lipton have been struggling--and largely failing--to tame consolidated securities, ERISA, and derivative litigation over BofA's 2008 merger with Merrill Lynch. Will Brad Karp, Ted Wells, and their partners at Paul Weiss fare any better?
The Global Lawyer Responds to Ecuador Plaintiffs on the Chevron Evidence
No matter how you slice it, a lot of the numbers coming from the plaintiffs suing Chevron in Ecuador are weak, and one is 'a fantasy.' | SEE OUR EXCLUSIVE FIRST RELEASE: THE TAPES THE PLAINTIFFS DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE | FULL COVERAGE: CHEVRON IN ECUADORPrivilege Waivers' Role in Deferred and Non-Prosecution Agreements
In his Corporate Crime column, Steven M. Witzel, a partner of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, writes: A survey of deferred prosecution agreements and non-prosecution agreements shows that the DOJ continues to reward (and expect) corporations to waive privilege. Corporations that voluntarily choose to waive privilege should receive credit for that decision, but a recent decision recognized that prosecutors have the capacity to overreach in negotiating DPAs and NPAs.Florida Balloting Problems Likely to Result in Litigation
As South Florida polling places neared closing time Tuesday, lawyers who monitored the election for the presidential campaigns of Sen. John Kerry and President George Bush said there were few problems that obstructed the path to a fair vote. But several issues loomed, particularly questions over absentee and provisional ballots that could become a focal point for post-election litigation.A Buyer's Guide to Law Firm Software
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