3084 ABA Journal Corporate Law articles.
A private equity firm’s selection of New York City bankruptcy powerhouse Weil Gotshal & Manges to handle a $245 million claim against Chicago-based Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw probably wouldn’t…
Aug 1, 2007 4:53 PM CDT
Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty is jumping to a big law firm: Baker & McKenzie. His new job should pay enough to help him finance college for his children, his…
Jul 30, 2007 8:39 PM CDT
Corrected: Recently, 84-year-old Sumner Redstone has won or settled lawsuits with several relatives concerning the $50 billion Viacom Inc. media empire he was instrumental in creating. But now he may…
Jul 30, 2007 8:28 PM CDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to seek public comment on two competing proposals dealing with shareholder influence on corporate boards.
At issue is whether shareholders may change corporate…
Jul 26, 2007 3:11 PM CDT
Supporters predict that legislation to protect attorney-client privilege in corporate probes could pass by the end of a year.
Bills introduced in the House and Senate have strong bipartisan backing,…
Jul 26, 2007 2:29 PM CDT
A two-year sentence for a Japanese fund manager who traded on inside information shows Japan’s growing resolve to police its markets.
Yoshiaki Murakami received a two-year prison sentence for buying…
Jul 19, 2007 4:40 PM CDT
The president of the ABA is backing legislation that would bar prosecutors from pressuring companies to waive attorney-client privilege and cut off employees’ legal fees.
U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va.,…
Jul 18, 2007 12:31 PM CDT
Two deals to sell public companies to private investors have hit a wall in the form of Delaware Judge Leo E. Strine Jr.
In two recent opinions, the chancery court…
Jul 12, 2007 5:51 PM CDT
After nine days of deliberation and a three-month trial, a Chicago jury in the Conrad Black case told the judge today that it’s deadlocked.
In a note sent to the…
Jul 10, 2007 10:42 PM CDT
It has been some 30 years since thousands of banana workers in Central America claim to have been exposed to carcinogenic pesticides on plantations there. Intended to kill worms infesting…
Jul 9, 2007 6:00 PM CDT
Major medical insurers have been leveraging their purchasing power for decades, negotiating fee discounts from medical providers by promising a large volume of business from insured individuals.
Now in-house counsel…
Jul 6, 2007 6:06 PM CDT
Record profits for the biggest London law firms reportedly make them the dominant players in the world legal market.
Three London firms, headed by Clifford Chance, are at the top…
Jul 5, 2007 7:25 PM CDT
Edging out London’s Clifford Chance for top honors, New York City’s Sullivan & Cromwell was once again the number one law firm overseeing the world’s biggest corporate deals in the…
Jul 3, 2007 7:46 PM CDT
A tire distributor has sued a Chinese tire maker alleging it eliminated a safety feature without notification.
But the tires are still on vehicles, even after a fatal accident allegedly…
Jun 26, 2007 7:52 PM CDT
Defying predictions of a law practice slowdown, attorneys in South Florida report their business is booming.
“It was a phenomenal year to be a lawyer,” John C. Sumberg, managing partner…
Jun 18, 2007 9:16 PM CDT
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