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Recent Opinion Raises Concerns Over Metadata

November 18, 2008
/ Software and Technology

From: New Jersey Law Journal, November 17, 2008 By producing an electronic document in discovery, you may breach the attorney-client privilege, according to an ethics opinion regarding metadata issued

Skadden Leads Half-Dozen Firms in Circuit City Bankruptcy

November 11, 2008
/ Bankruptcy

From: The American Lawyer, November 11, 2008 Circuit City, among the nation’s largest retailers with more than 700 stores in the U.S., hired Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom last month in

Will M&As Skate Through the DOJ Now?

November 11, 2008
/ Changing Legal Landscape
/ 2 COMMENTS

From: NYT DealBook, November 11, 2008 While history might indicate that antitrust hurdles may higher under a Democratic president, this is unlikely to be the case in Barack Obama’s presidency, Andrew

Treasury Begins TARP Rollout

November 10, 2008
/ The financial crisis: background, TARP jobs

SIFMA (the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) had its “SIFMA Summit” in NYC today on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). One of the presenters was Neel Kashkari,

The “Foreign Corrupt Practices Act” Seizes the Spotlight

November 9, 2008
/ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

From: mondaq.com, November 9, 2008 In the fervor of conducting trade globally, U.S. companies may inadvertently expose themselves to risk by having inadequate policies, procedures, and monitoring controls

Treasury Department Picks Two Law Firms to Handle $700 Billion Bailout

November 6, 2008
/ The financial crisis: background, TARP jobs
/ 1 COMMENT

From: National Law Journal, November 6, 2008 The U.S. Treasury Department has tapped Hughes Hubbard & Reed and Squire Sanders & Dempsey to help execute the $700 billion bailout package that Congress

Lowenstein Sandler Forms New Group to Focus on Pro Bono Work

November 5, 2008
/ Pro Bono/Public interest law

We are going to add a section/link to the blog to cover pro bono work/not-for-profit/alternative legal services. We’ll have a special drop-down menu to promote such work across the country with

Voter Groups Unleashing Lawyer Army

November 4, 2008
/ Pro Bono/Public interest law

There are scores of Posse List members across the country who have joined the pro bono effort for voter protection and we salute you. The following is from today’s Legal Times: From: Legal Times,

Lucrative Bankruptcy-Trustee Group Switches from McElroy to McCarter

November 3, 2008
/ Bankruptcy

From: law.com, November 3, 2008 With boom times up ahead for bankruptcy lawyers, Charles Stanziale Jr. led a five-lawyer defection to McCarter & English last week. The move gives Stanziale a larger

Top Milbank Bankruptcy Partner Leaves for Paul Hastings

November 3, 2008
/ Bankruptcy

From: law.com, October 28, 2008 A top bankruptcy partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy is leaving that firm to join Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. Luc A. Despins, well-known in the profession

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