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The A.M.

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First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Key Ruling in BofA Securities Class Action Gives Plaintiffs Access to Treasure Trove of Documents

Let's hope the plaintiffs lawyers in the Bank of America securities class action suit have some big wheelbarrows, or at least terabytes of computer hard drive space. On Tuesday, in a huge win for shareholders, Manhattan federal district court Judge Denny ... [Law.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Class Action, Corroboration, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, The A.M.

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Winston & Strawn opens new offices in Beijing and Shanghai with Bakers partner hire

Winston & Strawn has boosted its Asia presence with two new offices in Beijing and Shanghai, reports The Am Law Daily.The firm has recruited Xiangyang Ge from Baker & McKenzie to lead the Shanghai base. Ge, who was head of Bakers' China regulatory team, ... [Legal Week - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Winston & Strawn LLP, Shanghai, Beijing, The A.M.

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Lawyers Recall the Fun of Working on Sesame Street

To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Sesame Street, The Am Law Daily reached out to two lawyers who have been around for much of the show's success: Roger Zissu, a founding partner of Fross, Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu who has done IP work for Jim Henson ... [Law.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Daniel Victor, The A.M., Sesame Workshop, Jim Henson

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

The AM Glass Box

You may have read your morning paper and listened to the radio, and have some ideas you want to hear on PM tonight. Perhaps a question about something in the news you would like answered - or better still, direct experience of something topical. Or ... [BBC Audio & Music | Radio 4 | PM - 11/19/2009]

Entities: The A.M.

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

The Am Law Litigation Daily -- Nov. 19, 2009

Securities Key Ruling in BofA Securities Class Action Gives Plaintiffs Access to Treasure Trove of Documents Shareholders' lawyers will get to see whatever the bank has turned over to Congress, the SEC, the New York attorney general, and other investigators--including, ... [The American Lawyer - 11/19/2009]

Entities: The A.M., Litigation, Class Action

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

DLA Piper

Former US senator set to join DLA Piper

A former US senator is to join DLA Piper as a senior policy adviser, reports The National Law Journal.Former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle (pictured) will join DLA on 1 December as a senior policy adviser, and will also become a member of the firm's ... [Legal Week - 11/19/2009]

Entities: DLA Piper, Tom Daschle, Alston & Bird LLP, The A.M.

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 Documents

The Am Law Litigation Daily -- Nov. 20, 2009

Litigator of the Week Pierce O'Donnell of O'Donnell & Associates After a New Orleans federal district court judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers was liable for some damage from Hurricane Katrina, Pierce O'Donnell unleashed a flood of ... [The American Lawyer - 22 hours ago]

Entities: The A.M., Litigation, O'Donnell & Associates

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Plaintiffs Lawyer in Philip Morris Suit Explains $300 Million Verdict

Robert Kelley, the attorney for former smoker Cindy Naugle, who last week won a whopping $300 million verdict in a suit against Philip Morris, spoke to The Am Law Litigation Daily about why the award in Naugle's case was so much larger than those in other ... [Law.com - Newswire - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Philip Morris International, Verdict, The A.M.

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 2 Documents

The Am Law Litigation Daily -- Nov. 18, 2009

Bankruptcy Jones Day and Boies Schiller to Tangle over Barclays-Lehman Deal The estate of Lehman Brothers, represented by Jones Day, sued Barclays in New York bankruptcy court, claiming Barclays was given an undisclosed $5 billion discount on Lehman assets ... [The American Lawyer - 11/18/2009]

Entities: The A.M., Litigation, Jones Day

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 3 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

Now Joining The Am Law 100: Hogan Lovells

A little more than a month after merger talks were revealed between Hogan & Hartson and British firm Lovells, the two firms have agreed on a new name. Alas, it's not the Harry Potter-esque Hogells. London's Legal Week reports that the two firms have settled ... [Law.com - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Lovells LLP, The A.M., Hogan & Hartson LLP, Mergers & Acquisitions

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 2 Documents

The AM Glass Box

Entities: The A.M.

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Reed Smith asks non-equity partners to pay to retain partnership status

Reed Smith is set to ask its non-equity partners to contribute up to 15% of their base pay to the firm in order to maintain their partnership status, reports The Am Law Daily.Those non-equity partners who do not agree to the terms will lose their partnership ... [Legal Week - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Reed Smith LLP, Jordan, The A.M.

Quotes

Managing partner Thomas Fitzgerald said: "We expect to continue our strategic expansion on a global basis - and in regions widely viewed as having the greatest growth opportunities for the firm as well as its corporate clientele. As the world market continues to rebound from last year's downturn, we see Asia, and China particularly, continuing to play an increasingly important role." This article first appeared on The Am Law Daily blog on americanlawyer.com

Winston & Strawn opens new offices in Beijing and Shanghai with Bakers partner hire [Legal Week - 11/19/2009]

..."That decline raises a critical question," wrote reporter Daphne Eviatar, with prescient skepticism. "Has the problem of corporate fraud really been solved, as Gonzales suggested at his celebration in July? Or has the Justice Department simply stopped trying as hard to prosecute it?"

Deja Vu: DOJ Announces New Financial Fraud Enforcement Effort [Law.com - 11/18/2009]

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Simpson Thacher takes top role on $1.1bn Citigr... [Legal Week - 11/17/2009]
The Shifting Associate Paradigm [The American Lawyer - 11/17/2009]
Now Joining The Am Law 100: Hogan Lovells [Law.com - 11/17/2009]
5th Circuit Rules for Investors in Stanford Cla... [Law.com - 11/17/2009]

Blogs

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Wells Fargo Agrees To Return $1.4 Billion For F... [Clusterstock - 11/19/2009] Wells Fargo joined a long list of banks that will return money to clients whose funds were frozen in the auction-rate-securities market. The $1.4 billion settlement ...
The AM Glass Box [BBC Audio & Music \| Radio 4 \| PM - 11/19/2009] You may have read your morning paper and listened to the radio, and have some ideas you want to hear on PM tonight. Perhaps a question about something in the ...
The AM Glass Box [BBC Audio & Music \| Radio 4 \| PM - 11/18/2009] You may have read your morning paper and listened to the radio, and have some ideas you want to hear on PM tonight. Perhaps a question about something in the ...
The AM Glass Box [BBC Audio & Music \| Radio 4 \| PM - 11/17/2009] You may have read your morning paper and listened to the radio, and have some ideas you want to hear on PM tonight. Perhaps a question about something in the ...
The AM Glass Box [BBC Audio & Music \| Radio 4 \| PM - 11/16/2009] You may have read your morning paper and listened to the radio, and have some ideas you want to hear on PM tonight. Perhaps a question about something in the ...

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