Attorney Stories

April 20, 2012 6:44 PM Incoming Dewey Associates in Limbo As Firm Weighs Restructuring Options Posted by Sara Randazzo As Dewey LeBoeuf’s leadership team grapples with its options for steering the embattled firm through its current woes, the professional fate … Continue reading →

April 19, 2012 3:45 PM The Careerist: Women’s Initiatives Are Big Distractions Posted by Vivia Chen You remember Sallie Krawcheck, right? She was a perennial on those list of “most powerful women on Wall Street”—until she wasn’t. Last fall she … Continue reading →

April 19, 2012 3:57 PM What the Numbers Don’t Say: Law School Applicants Are Getting Older, Not Dumber Posted by Matt Leichter By far the most stubborn stereotype about law school applicants is that they are all twenty-something lemmings too … Continue reading →

April 19, 2012 5:45 PM Spring Office Openings on Tap for Several Firms Posted by Brian Baxter Several Am Law 200 firms have announced new offices within the past week, including two top South Carolina-based firms branching out into new markets. … Continue reading →

April 19, 2012 6:36 PM As Partner Losses Near 70, Dewey’s Troubles Spread Overseas Posted by Sara Randazzo With a few exceptions, the partner defections buffeting Dewey LeBoeuf this year have been confined to the firm’s nine domestic offices. Now, … Continue reading →

April 19, 2012 6:50 PM Wachtell Helps CVR Energy Make Peace With Carl Icahn Posted by Brian Baxter Corporate raider Carl Icahn has reached an agreement with the management of CVR Energy under which the company will drop its poison pill … Continue reading →

April 19, 2012 7:08 PM Six Am Law Firms Land Roles on GSK’s $2.59 Billion Unsolicited Biotech Bid Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr. A host of Am Law firms have secured advisory roles in connection with British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline’s … Continue reading →

April 18, 2012 3:20 PM Did Shearman Associate, a Pippa Pal, Flash a Pistol at Paris Paparazzi? Posted by Brian Baxter Romain Rabillard, a corporate finance associate in Shearman Sterling‘s Paris office, was photographed waving what appeared to be a … Continue reading →

April 18, 2012 3:52 PM Three Firms Take Knology Private in $1.5 Billion Cable Deal Posted by Brian Baxter Three Am Law 100 firms are advising on a $1.5 billion acquisition of broadband communications provider Knology by Wow Internet, Cable Phone, which … Continue reading →

April 18, 2012 4:44 PM Sidley, Milbank Lead on SXC’s $4.4 Billion Catalyst Buy Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr. Pharmacy-benefits manager SXC Health Solutions has agreed to pay $4.4 billion to acquire rival Catalyst Health Solutions, in a deal that … Continue reading →