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December 09, 2008 |

Future of M&A market looks bleak

Forced sales demanded by creditors and government-brokered transactions may provide the only consolation for bankers in what promises to be the slowest year for mergers and acquisitions since 2004. Bankers at Barclays Capital and Nomura Holdings Inc. say the value of deals may decline 30 percent in 2009 to about $2 trillion.
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May 06, 2009 |

Stocks could pose conflicts for court prospects

WASHINGTON AP - Some Supreme Court prospects have extensive corporate holdings, including shares in Fortune 500 companies such as General Electric and Microsoft and stock in a manufacturer that recalled lead-paint-coated "Flush Sounds Potty" toilet seats.Since businesses often land in court, a case involving a company in which a justice has financial ties could be trouble.
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May 05, 2009 |

Stocks could pose conflicts for court prospects

WASHINGTON AP - Several prospects to replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter have major stock holdings that could pose conflict-of-interest problems in cases that might come before the court.The stocks include shares in huge companies such as GE and Microsoft, a firm that was involved in a federal investigation and a manufacturer that recalled toys and "Flush Sounds Potty" toilet seats because of lead paint.
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Esther Kiobel, individually and on behalf of her late husband, Dr. Barinem Kiobel, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, 06-4800-cv
Publication Date: 2010-09-20
Practice Area: Torts
Industry:
Court: Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Ch.J, Leval, and Cabranes, C.JJ
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Paul L. Hoffman, Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman, LLP, Venice, CA (Stephen A. Whinston, Carey R. D?Avino, Keino R. Robinson, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees. Jeffrey J. Keyes, Briggs and Morgan, P.A., Minneapolis, MN (Mark Girouard, Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for amici curiae International Law Professors in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants. Naomi Roht-Arriaza, San Francisco, CA, for amici curiae International Law Scholars Cherif Bassiouni, et al. in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants. Judith Brown Chomsky (Jennifer M. Green, on the brief), Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY (Marcos Simons, Richard Herz, Earthrights International, Washington, DC, on the brief), for amici curiae Wiwa Plaintiffs in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants.
For defendant: Rowan D. Wilson (Rory O. Millson, Thomas G. Rafferty, Michael T. Reynolds, on the brief), Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.
Case number: 06-4800-cv

Cite as: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 06-4800-cv, NYLJ 1202472235126, at *1a,2a (2d Cir., Decided September 17, 2010)Before: Jacobs, Ch.J, Leval, and Ca

December 31, 2010 |

2011 could set new M&A record for India

4 minute read
March 10, 2010 |

The New China Hands

Just a decade ago, China's rise as an economic superpower still seemed uncertain. Back then, the China practice of major international firms was still mainly the province of the Old China Hands -- lawyers who perhaps had a deeper affinity for Chinese language and culture than the practice of law -- who focused on representing foreign companies opening factories and shops in China. But with the country's economic rise, the face of the China practice at international firms has grown increasingly ... Chinese.
14 minute read
September 21, 2012 |

Attorney Ineligibility Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2(a)

Notice to the bar.
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