The American Lawyer November 2012
Cover Story
Unlocking the Mystery
Nonequity partner pay has been a big secret at Am Law firms . . . until now.
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Contents
Features
Big Plans Up North
A huge swath of northern Quebec claimed as ancestral land by the region's aboriginal peoples is opening for mining and energy development. Enter the lawyers.
Lessons Learned
After a failed takeover bid in North America nearly a decade ago, CNOOC revamps its strategy for a Canadian acquisition.
If You Build It, They Will Come
Preparing for the 2015 Pan American Games, Toronto is relying on a distinctively Canadian deal form: the public-private partnership.
A Long Shot
Despite the odds, a group of Am Law 200 firms helped an Iranian dissident group get off the U.S. terrorist list.
Whistling for Dollars
Why did it take the IRS three years to award a former UBS banker $104 million for his help in collecting $5 billion in unpaid taxes?
Gone But Not Forgotten
Firms that took in Dewey partners will likely face unfinished business claims.
Museum Piece
An inventor's prototype—housed in the Smithsonian—is the centerpiece of a patent battle.
The Work
Big Suits
Apple wins the largest patent victory ever against Samsung—that is, if the award stands.
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Deals in Brief / Energy M&A
Kinder Morgan's $38 billion purchase of rival natural gas pipeline operator El Paso Corporation catalyzed three other large deals in the energy sector.
Big Deals
Morgan Stanley/Citigroup; M&T/Hudson City; Realty Income/American Realty Capital
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Columns
Management
At the Beginning
On the tenth anniversary of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's Wheeling operations, three firm leaders describes how Orrick turned a metal-stamping facility into a back office.
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In-House
The Nonequity Partner Puzzle
Looking closely at what your firm is paying its nonequity partners and at what that money is getting you is a hard—but critical—step that managing partners should take this year.
