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October 29, 2004 |

SEC Proposes Amendments to Rules 16b-3 and 16b-7

In June, the SEC proposed amendments to rules 16b-3 and 16b-7 to clarify the types of transactions that are excluded from §16(b) liability following a 3rd Circuit decision that significantly narrowed the scope of the two exemptions in transactions involving public companies and their insiders. Weil, Gotshal & Manges attorneys discuss the amendments, why they should be adopted and the opposition that can be expected.
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May 03, 2000 |

Big-Firm Associates Hang Out Shingle

Christopher Parnagian and Robert O'Hare did not leave big firms because they had to. They left because they thought they could make a start-up firm a success. Six months later they have no regrets and much advice for associates who are willing to keep up the hard work but want to do so on their own terms.If you are not forced out and do not hate big firm culture and you are interested in starting your own firm, you cannot wait too long to leave," O'Hare said.
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January 04, 2010 |

Litigation Department of the Year: Gibson Dunn

When other firms and conventional strategies come up short, clients in deep trouble turn to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher -- helmed by marquee partners like Ted Olson -- for fresh, aggressive thinking and innovative rescues. "I call them lifeboat lawyers, because our careers depend on them," says Wal-Mart Executive Vice President Thomas Mars. For those rescues, and a broader record of excellent work for hard-pressed clients, The American Lawyer names the firm its Litigation Department of the Year.
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April 19, 2002 |

Death Row Appeal Reaches Court

ALBANY No case on the Court of Appeals April-May calendar has the headline-grabbing potential of People v. Harris , the first death penalty matter to reach the state`s highest tribunal since capital punishment was reinstated in 1995. But the calendar is chock full of cases of import and interest.
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Another One Bites the Dust: With Emphatic Dismissal of Antitrust Auction-Rate Securities Class Action, Plaintiffs Cut Off from Alternative Route to ARS Recovery
Publication Date: 2010-01-27
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It's quite remarkable, really. A $300 billion market imploded, but plaintiffs firms can't figure out how to bring a viable suit. This time, a New York judge concluded their class action was a securities case in antitrust clothing.

November 16, 2000 |

Posting a Privacy Policy Is Not Enough

In the past two years, a rising number of Web sites have adopted privacy policies describing how they collect and use personal data. Although these policies typically have been adopted to meet user expectations and not in compliance with any legal requirement, they are not without legal ramifications. Recent cases have alleged some companies are engaged in unlawful deceptive practices by not adhering to their own "voluntary" policies.
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Quinn and Hausfeld Win Class Cert for Shippers in Multi-Billion Dollar Suit Against Railroads
Publication Date: 2012-06-22
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The class, which includes a huge swath of U.S. industry, accuses CSX, Union Pacific, and others of fixing prices for fuel surcharges. Treble damages could run into the billions of dollars.

Simpson Thacher Scores for Banks, Fends Off Appeal in Auction-Rate Antitrust Class Action
Publication Date: 2013-03-05
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It was inevitable that the collapse of the $300 billion auction-rate securities market in 2008 would trigger securities litigation. But the ARS freeze also spawned a massive antitrust case, after a trio of plaintiffs firms cooked up a theory that the market's demise was triggered by an illegal boycott on the part of major banks.

April 24, 2002 |

New Deals

In a deal valued at about $4 billion, Boise, Idaho-based provider of semiconductor memory solutions Micron Technology Inc. announced on Monday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase the memory business of South Korean computer chipmaker Hynix Semiconductor Inc. Under the terms of the memorandum, Micron will issue 108.6 million of its common shares, worth a total of $3.8 billion, to purchase Hynix. Micron will also invest $200 million in cash for a 15 percent stake in Hynix`s non-memory
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