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• Patent transactions increasingly involve antitrust issues

  May 08 2012 Patent transactions of increasing value are attracting the attention of antitrust regulators, necessitating the use of antitrust experts in a field that previously had... more

• New York's top law firms increase lawyer headcount by 1.6%

  Nov 02 2011 Employment in New York law firms has grown by 1.6 per cent from 2010 figures, according to Crain’s latest ranking of the city’s top 25 law fimrs. Seventeen of the top... more

• More US firms offer offset to compensate for discrimination against same-sex couples in tax code

  Nov 01 2011 Numerous major law firms have begun to offer a benefit for employees that enroll their same-sex partner in the firm’s health care plan. The benefit aims to offset... more

• Orrick boosts NY financial institutions practices with five hires

  Oct 05 2011 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has hired five bank finance and high-yield partners for its New York office. The new partners are Ronan M. Wicks and Patrick J.... more

• Greenberg Traurig hires top M&A partner from Cadwalader

  Sep 09 2011 Greenberg Traurig has lured leading mergers and acquisitions lawyer Dennis Block from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Block will chair the firm’s global M&A practice... more

• Cadwalader hires top securitization lawyer in Hong Kong

  Aug 17 2011 US firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has hired one of Hong Kong’s leading structured finance and securitization lawyers, Jeffrey Chen. Chen joins the firm as a... more

• Cadwalader bolsters HK office with Mayer Brown hire

  Aug 11 2011 US firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has boosted its Hong Kong office with the hire of partner Jeffrey Chen from Mayer Brown. Chen is widely regarded as one of the... more

• US firms look abroad to bolster profits

  Jun 23 2011 This Reuters article reflects upon the fact that as the US economy continues to struggle, law firms are looking abroad to bolster profits. In recent months, Davis... more

• Five firms advise on Microsoft's $8.5b acquisition of Skype

  May 12 2011 Microsoft Corp. has agreed to acquire the popular Internet telephone service Skype SA for $8.5 billion in the biggest deal in the software maker’s 36-year history.... more

• Cadwalader hires Linklaters partner to launch Brussels office

  Apr 29 2011 Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has hired Linklaters’ European competition partner Alec Burnside to launch and lead the firm's new Brussels office. Burnside’s practice... more

• Spring bonuses abound while partnership prospects wither

  Feb 14 2011 Just one month after firms handed out their end of year bonuses, it seems that it is bonus time again. A number of firms have made announcements regarding ‘spring... more

• Wall Street firm Cadwalader lures 9-strong energy team from McDermott

  Jan 22 2011 Up to nine energy and commodities partners from Chicago-based firm McDermott, Will & Emery have been lured to Wall Street firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. While the... more

• US firm McDermott Will & Emery remedies tax disadvantage for gay employees

  Dec 10 2010 McDermott, Will & Emery has announced a scheme aimed at reimbursing their gay employees for the tax liability incurred when a domestic partner is added to their health... more

• Cadwalader and Covington lead $3.6bn UK pharma deal

  Oct 13 2010 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft and Covington & Burling have taken lead roles on a $3.6 billion cash deal for the acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals by the world’s... more