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Holland & Knight Partner To Sing National Anthem At Hawks' Game 3

When Holland & Knight partner Robert Highsmith isn't manning his practice or exploring underwater caves, he's singing and playing guitar in some of Atlanta's smaller music venues.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Two More Energy Companies Tap Kirkland for Bankruptcy Work

Having already grabbed a handful of key debtor's-side roles for struggling energy companies, Kirkland & Ellis added two more Chapter 11 cases to its docket this week, snagging assignments for Houston's Ultra Petroleum Corp. and Midstates Petroleum Inc.
3 minute read

Law.com

Big Law Alums Seek to Grow Tech Startup Scene in New York

New York City's efforts to grow as an East Coast technology hub are being helped by Tech:NYC, a new nonprofit headed by a former Loeb & Loeb and Dentons lawyer that has two Am Law 100 alums on its board. Gunderson Dettmer is also involved with the organization.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Chadbourne Pays $35M in Stanford Ponzi Suit; Proskauer Faces New Class Action

After striking a deal with Chadbourne & Parke, investors are hoping for another chance to pursue claims that Proskauer Rose helped R. Allen Stanford conceal his Ponzi scheme from regulators.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Firms Fuel Up on Energy Sector Bankruptcies

The administrative office of the U.S. Courts said Thursday that bankruptcy filings fell 8.5 percent over the past year. But one sector where Chapter 11 work hasn't dried up is the energy industry, where Kirkland & Ellis and Jones Day are siphoning off new assignments.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Icahn's CVR Energy Seeks to Reboot Wachtell Malpractice Case

Carl Icahn isn't ready to walk away from his malpractice battle with Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

How GCs Decide Who Gets the Work

Five things to know about legal spending. (Hint: Your goals aren't their goals.)
22 minute read

International Edition

Slaughters, Travers and Simpson Thacher Land Roles In Three-Way Tussle for Retailer

The law firms are acting in battle for French electrical retailer Darty, which is being pursued by South Africa's Steinhoff and French company Fnac.
11 minute read

Law.com

Litigators Recall Representing Prince, a Client Like No Other

Prince, the legendary singer, songwriter, producer and man of myriad other talents, died Thursday at 57. The eclectic pop icon kept a bevy of high-profile lawyers busy during the past three decades.
28 minute read

National Law Journal

Lawyers to Get Some Relief, For Now, from Labor Dept.'s 'Persuader' Rule

The U.S. Labor Department is easing up on certain disclosure requirements tied to a new rule that compels attorneys to report their relationships with companies that hire them to help resist unionization campaigns.
17 minute read

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