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The World
April 5, 2012 6:44 PM
The Global Lawyer: The Perils of State Human Rights Litigation
It remains a good bet that state law will loom large in a post-Kiobel world.
more Make a comment04/05/12 Posted by Michael D. Goldhaber
April 2, 2012 8:00 PM
The Bankruptcy Files: 'Pink Slime,' Sino-Forest, and Pinnacle Take the Plunge
Jones Day, Davis Polk, Pachulski Stang, Akin Gump, and Hogan Lovells have landed roles on the latest round of bankruptcy filings by a trio of embattled companies: AFA Foods, Pinnacle Airlines, and Sino-Forest.
more Make a comment04/02/12 Posted by Brian Baxter
March 28, 2012 6:58 PM
From Singapore to Switzerland, More Law Firm Merger Talks and Tie-Ups
While Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy and Singapore's Allen & Gledhill may have called off discussions about a potential tie-up, other firms from Asia, Europe, and the U.S. have acknowledged agreements and talks with merger and alliance partners.
more Make a comment03/28/12 Posted by Brian Baxter
U.K. Retailer To Offer Legal Services After Receiving ABS License
The Co-operative Group, whose diversified range of member-owned businesses already includes nationwide grocery and financial services chains, is one of the first three entities to be granted Alternative Business Structure (ABS) licenses, the Solicitors Regulation Authority announced Wednesday.
more Make a comment03/28/12 Posted by Chris Johnson
March 23, 2012 6:00 AM
Continental Breakfast: The Dark Art of Law Firm Valuation
A London-based corporate finance advisory firm claims to have solved the law firm valuation conundrum. Its new report names Allen & Overy as the U.K.'s most valuable law firm—ahead of Magic Circle rivals Freshfields and Linklaters.
more Make a comment03/23/12 Posted by Chris Johnson
March 19, 2012 4:00 PM
The Global Lawyer: Human Rights Plaintiffs Can't Even Pick Their Poison
Could anything be worse for alien tort claimants than arguing before a hostile Supreme Court on corporate liability, as the plaintiffs in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Shell did last month? Yes, it turns out.
more Make a comment03/19/12 Posted by Michael D. Goldhaber
March 13, 2012 6:00 AM
Continental Breakfast: Tony Angel's To-Do List and the Future of DLA Piper
The former Linklaters managing partner turned his old firm into a global, moneymaking powerhouse. Now he takes on a new project: building DLA Piper into a more streamlined, profitable, and cohesive entity.
more Make a comment03/13/12 Posted by Chris Johnson
March 1, 2012 6:50 PM
With Pro Bono Project, Baker & McKenzie Takes Aim at World's Social Ills
The firm's lawyers are lending their expertise to a new Patent and Trademark Office project that offers faster patent approvals to a select group of applicants who vow to use their intellectual property to, among other things, fight hunger, develop clean energy technology, and cure deadly diseases.
more Make a comment03/01/12 Posted by Sara Randazzo
February 27, 2012 6:00 AM
Continental Breakfast: Linklaters Chief Loses One-Horse Race
Managing partner Simon Davies fails to win reelection--despite being the only candidate. More than 120 Links partners abstained from voting.
more Make a comment02/27/12 Posted by Chris Johnson
February 23, 2012 5:16 PM
The Global Lawyer: Treaty Arbitration Clashes with Human Rights (or at least with Ecuador's Courts)
If nothing else, last week's events in the most riveting spectacle in global litigation taught us that none of the main players in this drama are ready to stand down.
more Make a comment02/23/12 Posted by Michael D. Goldhaber