The American Lawyer April 2012
Cover Story
Dealmakers of the Year
Twelve lawyers who played critical roles in the year's most notable transactions.
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Contents
Problem Solvers
These lawyers win honorable mentions for their innovative work on tough deals.
Law of the Jungle
An increase in hostile M&A activity has created a new set of rules.
Drag-Along Deal
For Davis Polk partner--and Dealmaker of the Year--Michael Kaplan, the key to taking Delphi public was simplifying a complex ownership structure and finding a way to bring around reluctant sellers.
With Strings Attached
Are regulators blocking more deals, or does it just seem that way?
Brokering a $25 Billion Deal
A Debevoise lawyer takes the lead in settlement negotiations over big banks' foreclosure errors.
Where There's a Will, There's a Way
Plaintiffs lawyer Michael Hausfeld's big bet on Europe is looking increasingly prescient.
Friends in High Places
Do lawyers with the right contacts get special treatment for their clients from the SEC?
Supersized
How the new amped-up PACs are changing politics.
Trailblazer
A Harvard MBA goes where no nonlawyer has gone before.
The Work
Canadian Big Suits
Labourers' Pension Fund et al. v. Sino-Forest; Re Securities Act; Georges Marciano Insolvency; Ontario Lottery Litigation
Big Suits
U.S. v. Countrywide et al.; Novartis Wage and Hour Litigation; Irving H. Picard, Trustee v. Sonja Kohn et al.; Texas v. Janssen; Parmalat Capital Finance v. Grant Thornton et al.; Silverman v. Motorola, Inc. et al.
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Big Deals
Apollo/El Paso Exploration and Production; Kellogg/Pringles; ABB/Thomas & Betts; Oracle/ Taleo
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Canadian Big Suits
Labourers' Pension Fund et al. v. Sino-Forest; Re Securities Act; Georges Marciano Insolvency; Ontario Lottery Litigation
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Columns
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Am Law Tech
Down for the Count
Among lawyers, the once-unbeatable BlackBerry is losing out to new rivals—and law firm CIOs think that's just fine.
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In-House
In House
How The American Lawyer isolated a few key characteristics, while also also applying our experience and judgment, to pick this year's Dealmakers of the Year.
Dicta
Happily Ever After
Turns out big-firm partners can find professional fulfillment, though perhaps not where you think.
