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January 11, 2013 |

Milbank, Covington Working on Potential Deal That Would Move NBA's Kings to Seattle

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &and McCloy and Covington &and Burling have landed the lead M&A roles negotiating a potential sale of the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings to an ownership group that is expected to move the team to Seattle next season. At least four other Am Law 200 firms also have roles related to the tentative transaction.
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February 23, 2000 |

When is advocacy just another ad?

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October 23, 2012 |

An Unneeded Hearsay Amendment

A proposed amendment to the Federal Rules of Evidence would significantly expand the admissibility of prior consistent statements as substantive evidence, and the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure should give notice to the legal community of its potential impact.
4 minute read
May 16, 2012 |

Undermining Judicial Power

President Barack Obama recently made a sloppy statement about judicial power. In response, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sent a disturbing message about judicial decorum.
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June 30, 1999 |

Distributors Challenging Tobacco Deal

A small number of attorneys around the country are mounting a legal assault on the nation's $206 billion tobacco settlement, claiming it violates antitrust laws. The attorneys, who have brought one suit so far in federal court in Pennsylvania and are threatening to bring two more in California, are filing the suits on behalf of cigarette distributors.
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August 11, 2003 |

After Hours

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December 07, 2012 |

Departing Pentagon GC Johnson Expected to Rejoin Paul Weiss

Jeh Johnson, the general counsel for the U.S. Department of Defense, has announced that he is stepping down from that post at the end of the year. During his time at the agency, Johnson authored a report that paved the way for the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, and was instrumental in the Obama administration's handling of military commission trials at Guantanamo Bay.
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April 07, 2010 |

He's Been Sacked! Gucci Fires In-House Counsel Over Bar License

With pursed lips, an embarrassed Gucci has fired its director of legal affairs after discovering during a lawsuit that he wasn't properly licensed to practice law. Now the big question before the court: Can the luxury apparel designer still claim attorney-client privilege?
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