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July 10, 2009 7:12 PM
Appleby, Cahill, Skadden, Sullivan & Cromwell on Latest Reinsurance Deal
Validus Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based reinsurance company, announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement to buy IPC Holdings Ltd. for about $1.7 billion.
more Make a comment07/10/09 Posted by Priti Patnaik
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Paris Hilton: "You're My Best Judge Forever"
As much as The Am Law Daily tries to remain above the celebrity/gossip news fray, when Paris Hilton testifies in federal court and is represented by a lawyer from Greenberg Traurig in a case linked to the collapse of a $300 million business-turned-Ponzi scheme, we consider that news worth sharing.
more Make a comment07/10/09 Posted by Brian Baxter
The Churn
The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
Dewey & LeBoeuf adds four, but loses two to McKool Smith; K&L Gates picks up three in Paris; McGuireWoods brings four to its London office; and Sonnenschein loses three to Morgan Lewis, but adds four. Plus: moves to Arent Fox, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, Bryan Cave, Howrey, Morrison & Foerster, Pepper Hamilton, Shearman & Sterling, and others. The Churn is constant. Send your news to amlawdaily@incisivemedia.com.
more Make a comment07/10/09 Posted by Vivian Yee
The Talent
Mayer Brown's Collins Found Guilty
Joseph Collins, the 59-year-old corporate partner on leave from Mayer Brown, was found guilty Friday afternoon by a Manhattan federal jury of five counts in his criminal trial. The charges included conspiracy, two counts of securities fraud, and two counts of wire fraud.
more Make a comment07/10/09 Posted by Susan Beck
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Cleary, Not Davis Polk, Gets ISDA's Work in Regulatory Fight
Cleary's Edward Rosen has cornered the work fighting the Obama administration's proposals to regulate the derivatives market.
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07/10/09 Posted by Zach Lowe
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Orrick's Lanny Davis Lobbying Against Deposed Honduran Leader
TheHill.com reports that the former White House special counsel and well-known supporter of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is leading a lobbying effort against deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.
more Make a comment07/10/09 Posted by Brian Baxter
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GM Bankruptcy Molts into Motor Liquidation, Vehicle Acquisition
Almost a month after Chrysler completed its metamorphosis, General Motors is poised to do the same as it sheds its Chapter 11 training wheels for life as a new, debt-free auto manufacturer.
more Make a comment07/10/09 Posted by Brian Baxter
The Talent
Your Sonia Sotomayor Hearings Primer Right Here
Thanks to our colleagues at The National Law Journal, we've got everything you need to know about the upcoming hearings, including the list of individuals scheduled to testify, and a dozen themes that will likely frame the proceedings when they begin on Monday.
more Make a comment07/10/09 Posted by Brian Baxter
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Another Guilty Plea in Am Law's Biggest Tax Shelter Case
Is the noose tightening around Paul Daugerdas, the former Jenkens & Gilchrist partner accused of running perhaps the biggest tax scam in Am Law 100 history?
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07/10/09 Posted by Zach Lowe
Juror Threats Not Enough for Collins Mistrial in Refco Case
07/10/09 Posted by Zach Lowe
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