Novak Druce Opens Cupertino Office, Aims to Be the New Townsend The Am Law Daily By Petra Pasternak, The Recorder Novak Druce & Quigg announced the launch of a new Cupertino, California, office Tuesday, with plans to become the San Francisco Bay Area’s next super-IP boutique, reported sibling publication The Recorder. … |
Diversity Rising Slowly at Law Firms The American Lawyer Despite all the talk of boosting diversity in the legal profession, the percentage of minorities inched up from 9.7 percent in 2000 to 11.6 percent in 2009, according to a report by the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession, … |
Sidley, Clifford Chance Lead on Chinese Construction IPOs The American Lawyer Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., a maker of concrete-mixer trucks, cranes, excavators, steamrollers, container lifts, and other heavy equipment, received approval last week from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to float 1.54 billion … |
Baker & McKenzie Advises Chinese Consortium on Brazilian Metals Deal The American Lawyer The consortium—CITIC Group, Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corp., Baosteel Group Corp., Shougang Corp. and Taiyuan Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd.—is acquiring a 15-percent stake in Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (CBMM). … and more » |
Slaughter and May, Gibson Dunn Asia, Australia M&As The American Lawyer Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. has hired lawyers from four firms — Saptak Santra of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; John Tuzyk, Bryson Stokes, and Bryan Bailey of Blake Cassels & Graydon; Ashoky Mukhey and Ede Ibekwe of Irell & Manella; … |
Jiayuan Law Firm on $2.7 Billion Shaanxi Coal IPO The American Lawyer According to the company’s preliminary prospectus (in Chinese), Shaanxi Coal intends to issue up to 2 billion shares in the offering. The proceeds will be used to fund its mining business and replenish working capital. A successful listing would make … |
Landlord and Milk Farmers Handicap Howrey Bankruptcy The Am Law Daily By Petra Pasternak, The Recorder What started off as a straightforward bankruptcy hearing for Howrey Wednesday turned rocky as the firm’s Washington, DC, landlord threw a monkey wrench into the proceedings. Suddenly, a $140 million settlement that … |
Trustee of Dreier Estate Seeks Settlement Approval The American Lawyer By Brendan Pierson, New York Law Journal Telecommunications company 360 Networks and a representative of its creditors have settled their claims against the estate of defunct law firm Dreier LLP, whose founder, Marc S. Dreier, pleaded guilty in 2009 to … |
Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy Advise Cathay Pacific on $2B Notes Issue The Am Law Daily According to the airline, the issue will broaden the company’s sources of funding and give it more financial flexibility. Earlier in August, the airline posted a 59 percent fall (PDF) in its profits for the first half of 2011, attributing its numbers … |
From The Asian Lawyer: Will Chinese Firms Monopolize Chinese Anti-Monopoly Work? The American Lawyer By Jessica Seah, The Asian Lawyer International firms are in a more ambiguous position than their Chinese counterparts in China’s antitrust landscape. Many have high hopes in the area, as competition law is one of the most lucrative practice areas in … |
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