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Kirkland Cleans Up on PE Shop's $1.4 Billion Buy
By Brian Baxter, May 15, 2013
Kirkland & Ellis clinched its latest large M&A deal on Wednesday as private equity client Pamplona Capital Management acquired the largest laundry equipment service provider in the U.S., as well as a leading automobile tire inflation service.
Media Mashup: AP, Bloomberg Lean on Outside Counsel
By Brian Baxter, May 14, 2013
Both The Associated Press and Bloomberg L.P. have retained outside counsel this week after finding themselves caught up in two very different controversies, with the AP fighting back against the Justice Department's seizure of reporters' and editors' phone records amid a government leaks probe, and Bloomberg under fire for allegedly using its ubiquitous terminals to tap into the personal information of company clients.
The Careerist: Law Schools Are Looking Beyond LSATs
By Vivia Chen, May 14, 2013
How to get into a top law school. Q&A with Michigan's admissions dean.
The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
By Diane Jeantet, May 14, 2013
Dickstein Shapiro loses a partner to Jones Day in Washington, D.C.; Bryan Cave poaches five attorneys from Sutherland Asbill & Brennan; and a former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner, most recently with Linklaters, joins KPMG. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
Surging U.S. IPO Market Yields Gains for Cooley, Hunton
By Brian Baxter, May 14, 2013
U.S. companies have already raised $16.8 billion through initial public offerings so far this year and several Am Law 100 firms are reaping the benefits.
Most States Saw Lawyer Surplus Grow from 2009 to 2011
By Matt Leichter, May 14, 2013
Two years after the first state-by-state breakdowns of annual law graduate and lawyer surpluses revealed just how bleak the legal industry's employment picture had become, revised state government data show that many parts of the country have seen an increase in the number of law school graduates and licensed attorneys for each available job.
Howrey Trustee Targets More Firms
By Julia Love, May 13, 2013
The Howrey estate has slapped three more law firms with unfinished business claims—an important source of recovery for bankrupt firms and a headache for many solvent ones.
Sheppard Mullin Eyed for New Orleans Cop Monitor Role
By Drew Combs, May 13, 2013
As one of two finalists bidding to oversee a sweeping effort to reform the scandal-scarred New Orleans Police Department under a 2012 federal consent decree, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton has a lot going for it—including the support of the U.S. Justice Department.
How Jones Day Won Role of Trying to Save Detroit
By Sara Randazzo, May 13, 2013
Fourteen firms pitched Motor City officials with proposals detailing how they intended to help the city get out from under its crippling financial problems. A close look at the bids each firm submitted, as well as conversations with those involved in the process, reveal how Jones Day emerged as the winner.
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The 2013 Am Law 100
In fiscal 2012, The Am Law 100—which has a new leader in gross revenue this year—posted modest gains on all our key metrics. Read the complete package.
