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Associate Seeks Suits for Good Cause
Gentlemen of the New York Bar, be warned: a young Heard & O'Toole litigator, Shanin H. Lott, wants the shirt off your back. Your coat and trousers, too. Lott created a clothing drive she calls "Law Suits" to help the nonprofit "Career Gear," an agency providing gently used wardrobes to men down on their luck but needing to look snappy for job interviews and a fresh start in life.Women Trial Lawyers Form Old Girls' Network
Meredith [email protected] plaintiffs' lawyers have started the Atlanta Trial Lawyer's Society, an invitation-only group for seasoned courtroom combatants. Although it sounds like an exclusive old boys' club, it's not. Rather, it's an exclusive old girls' club-the city's first for women trial lawyers.Atlanta Firms Slow Flow of M&A Deals to New York
It used to be that an Atlanta company preparing for a big deal would shun its local counsel for a Manhattan law firm. Now, mergers and acquisitions practices at Atlanta firms routinely handle multibillion-dollar transactions. Case in point: Smith, Gambrell & Russell partner Robert Paller, who represented AirTran Airways when the discount airline raised $4.5 billion to buy 114 planes from Boeing. The rise of Atlanta firms comes as the national value of M&A deals rose to $1.1 trillion last year.Latham Partner Doesn't Play Games In Toys "R" Us Deal
Latham & Watkins partner Peter Kerman represented Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in its co-purchase of Toys "R" Us Inc. for $6.6 billion. Analysts are calling the leveraged buyout one of the largest ever in retailing history. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher attorneys helped marry off the Internet's famous butler as Oakland's Ask Jeeves Inc. announced Monday that it is being acquired by IAC/InterActiveCorp in a deal worth $1.85 billion.Hostile Bids Take Over Canadian Companies
Since mid-2005, there have been a slew of hostile bids for and by Canadian companies. And in contrast to the United States, in Canada such uninvited offers generally succeed. American hostile bids often languish under shareholder rights plans and seemingly endless litigation. It seems that Canadians are much more, well, friendly to hostile bidders. While M&A experts predict that the Canadian hostile trend will continue, it's possible that takeovers might not be so easy in the future.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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