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September 10, 2009 |

United They Stood: Beating the Biggest Criminal Environmental Case

Faced with legal trouble, most companies have settled with the feds and given up their employees. Not W.R. Grace, which stuck with its execs in a massive asbestos case, refused to settle—and won.
11 minute read
April 21, 2008 |

Freeford Limited, plaintiff-respondent v. Pendleton, defendants-appellants

Forum Non Conveniens Dismissal Properly Denied; Plaintiff Could Invoke Forum Clauses in Agreements
15 minute read
November 05, 1999 |

Gimme Shelter

The tax implications of "accelerated charitable remainder trusts" might seem as exciting as a pot of drying glue. But when Carlyn McCaffrey, of New York's Weil, Gotshal & Manges, began reviewing the instrument's "fourth-tier return of corpus distribution" for her client, she was lawyering for high stakes. The document prepared by McCaffrey wasn't standard lawyer-client advice. Her client has been using McCaffrey's favorable analysis as promotional material peddling the trusts as aggressive tax shelters.
20 minute read
September 25, 2008 |

2008 License-Revoked List

Notice to the bar.
37 minute read
September 28, 2012 |

Appearances May Be Deceiving

Few U.S. firms have Africa offices, but that doesn't mean there isn't plenty of work.
6 minute read
August 22, 2006 |

Highland Capital Management LP, respondent v. Schneider, appellant

New York High Court Must Decide if Promissory Notes Are �Securities� Under State�s UCC �8-102(15)
36 minute read
September 06, 2007 |

Merrill Lych & Co. Inc. plaintiffs v. Allegheny Energy Inc., defendants

$158 Million Pact Breach Award, Dismissal of Energy Firm�s Fraudulent Inducement Counterclaim Upset
36 minute read
May 01, 2013 |

Big Wins

8 minute read
September 01, 2010 |

The Fall of Lehman Brothers History Lessons

An exclusive look at how a Jenner & Block team led by chairman Anton Valukas (photo at left) put together the definitive report on Lehman's demise.
19 minute read
March 06, 2013 |

From the Archives: How Curtis Became Venezuela's Go-To Firm During the Hugo Chavez Era

In 2008, The American Lawyer examined the increasingly lucrative specialty Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle's George Kahale had developed representing resource-rich governments, including Venezuela.
17 minute read

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