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April 27, 2009 |

Despite Economy, Ike, BigTex Revenue Rose in '08

Considering the challenges of 2008, the 25 highest-grossing Texas-based firms showed financial spark in 2008, with their combined gross revenue increasing a little compared to 2007. However, combined net income was flat.
53 minute read
May 11, 2007 |

People, plaintiff-respondent v. Richard A. Grasso, defendant-appellant

Attorney General Overstepped N-PCL Authority in Filing Unfair Compensation Suit Against NYSE�s Chairman
55 minute read
February 25, 2013 |

Litigator of the Week: Lone Lawyer

On Feb. 15, Mark Oberti won a $2.57 million willful age-discrimination verdict for a 65-year-old former Pottery Barn assistant store manager. Oberti, a partner in Houston's Oberti Sullivan, who frequently represents corporate defendants in his labor and employment practice, says he achieved the victory by trying the case as the lone lawyer and streamlining his case.
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June 19, 2006 |

The 100 most influential lawyers in America

For the first time in six years, we offer our take on the country's most influential lawyers.
81 minute read
September 15, 2008 |

New York Practice

Patrick M. Connors, a professor of law at Albany Law School, analyzes a recent ruling which should be welcome news for the bar, but warns that the burden of conducting trials in each case in which a lawyer fails to comply with Part 1215 on retention letters will certainly tax the system.
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Teligent, Inc. v. K&L Gates LLP, 10-2257-bk (L)
Publication Date: 2011-05-10
Practice Area: Bankruptcy
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Pooler, Wesley and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: DENISE SAVAGE, Savage & Associates, P.C., Croton on Hudson, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Savage & Associates, P.C. LUBA SHUR (Michael S. Sundermeyer, Mark S. Levinstein, on the brief), Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, for Appellee-Cross-Appellant K&L Gates LLP.
For defendant: ANDREW C. HALL, Hall, Lamb and Hall, P.A., Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellee Alex Mandl.
Case number: 10-2257-bk (L)

Cite as: Teligent, Inc. v. K&L Gates LLP, 10-2257-bk, NYLJ 1202493234766, at *1 (2nd Cir., Decided May 5, 2011)Before: Pooler, Wesley and Chin, C.JJ.p

January 22, 2008 |

Why Are the Feds Still Gunning for McAfee's Former GC?

Across the country, backdating probes have led to the dismissal of at least a dozen general counsel and other executives, more than 120 ongoing civil and criminal investigations, over 160 derivative suits, and about 30 class action suits. But if his April 15 trial in federal court in San Francisco goes forward, Kent Roberts, the former top lawyer at McAfee, will be the first general counsel in the country to be criminally tried for backdating. Why are prosecutors hanging tough on Roberts?
11 minute read
November 17, 2006 |

A Closer Look at the ABA's Opposition to the Thompson Memo

The Thompson Memo guides prosecutors to induce organizations to violate the presumption of innocence by cutting off uncharged workers from assistance they normally would receive from their employers, writes Williams & Connolly's Richard Cooper. This action not only leads to violations of due process, but also arguably violates the First Amendment, writes Cooper, who urges the DOJ to revise its principles of prosecution of business organizations as recommended by the American Bar Association.
8 minute read
July 30, 2007 |

Buyout firm hits Mayer Brown with $245M Refco suit

The private equity firm that owned a controlling interest in failed commodities brokerage Refco Inc. has filed a $245 million lawsuit against Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, accusing the law firm of helping to conceal the sham transactions that led to Refco's collapse. Boston-based buyout firm Thomas H. Lee Partners filed a complaint against Mayer Brown on Thursday in federal court in Manhattan, alleging that Mayer Brown handled 17 fraudulent transactions at the behest of Refco's executives between 2000 and 2005.
5 minute read
February 23, 2009 |

Class Action Latest Suit Counsel Handling Against Stanford Group Co.

When the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against financier R. Allen Stanford, two of his colleagues and three of his companies for allegedly engaging in a $9.2 billion investment fraud, the SEC's allegations were not news to Houston solo Mike O'Brien. "I've been dealing with Stanford matters since December 2007," says O'Brien, who represents two of Stanford Group Co.'s former financial advisers.
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