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July 01, 2003 |

A New Ridge To Clear

Cross-border deals already have to meet many U.S. regulatory requirements, and now there's another: getting Tom Ridge's approval. In a little-noticed move, President George Bush added the Homeland Security secretary this winter to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Former committee members, as well as lawyers who work with the panel, say that Ridge's addition will likely strengthen the influence of security hawks on the committee. As a result, international mergers could becom
4 minute read
August 13, 2003 |

Judge Refuses To Reconsider Merrill Cases

3 minute read
December 01, 2008 |

The Change Agenda: A Long Time Coming

To a market that just keeps rolling, four factors may bring fundamental change. Someday.
7 minute read
December 16, 2009 |

Hogan and Lovells Partners Approve Merger

Partners at Hogan & Hartson and Lovells signed off on their megamerger in separate votes that ended at midnight on Monday.
5 minute read
June 20, 2001 |

No-Deal Deregulation

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act reforming Depression-era banking laws was supposed to stimulate greater competition and dealmaking in the financial sector, but more than one and a half years later, such goals have yet to be fully realized. Rather than subject themselves to greater regulation, financial firms are avoiding bank charters and finding other ways to get into the banking business.
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August 24, 2007 |

How Much Will 'Best Law Firms for Women' List Influence Attorneys?

Female law students entering the recruiting season have another weapon for their interviewing arsenal: a list of the 50 U.S. firms deemed most woman-friendly. The survey by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers covers benefits and compensation; parental leave and policies; child care; workforce profile; flexibility; and retention and advancement. Some women in the profession, however, question how much of an impact the list might have on a newly minted attorney's employment decisions.
6 minute read
July 28, 2003 |

U.S. District Court

No. 01-30135; United States District Court (DNJ); opinion by Bassler, U.S.D.J.; filed May 13, 2003.
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September 22, 2009 |

Clifford Chance's Revenues Fall in the Americas

It's been a tumultuous fiscal year for Clifford Chance, and the extent of the firm's financial troubles is clearer now with the release of its second annual report. Clifford Chance saw gross revenues fall by 5 percent, lost its status as the world's largest law firm by revenues -- a distinction that now goes to Linklaters -- and saw profits drop by a massive 37 percent. The new report shows the firm's revenues in New York, Sao Paulo and Washington D.C. slipped from $344.3 million to $265.19 million.
3 minute read
November 10, 2005 |

Court Bars Disappointed Bidder From Suing for Spectrum Profits

The False Claims Act does not permit the remedy of disgorgement of profits for a disappointed bidder in the government's auction of wireless spectrum licenses, a New York federal judge has ruled. Judge Paul A. Crotty found that R.C. Taylor, who brought a qui tam action under the False Claims Act alleging fraud in the bidding process by more than 50 individuals and companies involved in the auctions for licenses, cannot be awarded the profits made by some of the defendants when they resold their licenses.
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