The Work
July 23, 2008 10:32 PM
Napa Valley Mainstay Sold to French Winery
Farella Braun + Martel founding partner Frank Farella leads the legal team representing Chateau Montelena Winery of California in a reported $110 million acquisition by French vintner Michel Reybier.
more Make a comment07/23/08 Posted by Brian Baxter
The Work
Motorola Settles Trade Secrets Case For Nothing Close to $10 Billion
Represented by new outside counsel at Quinn Emanuel, the Schaumburg, Ill.-based cell phone giant has agreed to a settlement with a defunct Florida company represented by prominent plaintiffs lawyer Willie Gary.
more Make a comment07/23/08 Posted by Brian Baxter
The World
Shearman, Weil on $8 Billion GE-Mubadala Joint Venture
Weil profits again from its GE relationship; Shearman gets yet another piece of a mega-transaction for a Persian Gulf client.
more Make a comment07/23/08 Posted by Julie Triedman
The World
Covington Latest Firm to Open in Beijing
Covington & Burling takes the plunge in China, joining an already-crowded market.
more Make a comment07/23/08 Posted by Zach Lowe
The Work
PRO BONO 2008: Skadden's School Fight
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom won a settlement earlier this year for two Jewish families in rural Delaware whose local school district sponsored Christian prayers and allowed teachers to pass out Bibles in school.
more Make a comment07/23/08 Posted by Dimitra Kessenides
The Work
THE AM LAW LITIGATION DAILY: July 23, 2008
Written and edited by Andrew Longstreth
more Make a comment07/23/08 Posted by Jonathan Thrope
The Talent
Former Tyco GC Joins Dechert
William Lytton, the retired general counsel of Tyco, will join the law firm as senior counsel.
more Make a comment07/23/08 Posted by Nate Raymond
The Firms
Manatt's China Gambit
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has hired veteran U.S. and China attorney Rongjie Ma to help it zero in on what it says is a rise in alternative-energy deals involving companies from both countries.
more Make a comment07/23/08 Posted by Dimitra Kessenides
The World
July 22, 2008 6:56 PM
Debevoise Litigator Considers Karadzic Arrest and International Tribunals
Paris-based litigation partner Fred Davis, who founded and led a series of pro bono trial advocacy seminars for a Rwandan war crimes court, considers the arrest of fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Kardzic and what it means for war crimes tribunals.
more Make a comment07/22/08 Posted by Brian Baxter
The Talent
The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
A former hedge fund counsel says there is life after Bear Stearns. Plus, well ahead of the post-November rush, firms are snapping up lawyers from the nation's capital. The churn is constant. Our reports are twice weekly. Send your news to amlawdaily@alm.com.
more Make a comment07/22/08 Posted by Rachel Breitman
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