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Thursday, October 27, 2011

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V&E, Wachtell Land Roles as Plains Makes Hostile $1 Billion Bid for SemGroup Top

Spurned by the SemGroup board, Plains All American Pipeline is taking its unsolicited buyout offer directly to the rival oil and gas company's shareholders.

 
The Careerist: Female Partners Still Unloved Top

There might be more bonding among women lawyers, but what about the secretaries who work for them?

 
The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200 Top

Orrick adds an energy lateral and loses an environmental partner, Dechert poaches one from DLA in London, and Morgan Lewis gains a former bankruptcy judge. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.

 
How One Gibson Dunn Partner is Grooming the Next Generation Top

Dennis Friedman has cochaired Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's 250-lawyer M&A practice for the past decade. Along the way, he has taken steps that he hopes will ensure that the practice thrives well into the future.

 
Jenner's Andrew Weissmann Tapped as New FBI GC Top


Andrew Weissmann, the former director of the federal government's Enron task force, has left his post as cochair of Jenner & Block's white-collar defense and investigations practice to become the Federal Bureau of Investigation's new general counsel.

 
Weil Provided Counsel on $2 Billion Olympus Deal at Heart of Growing Scandal Top

Along with three Magic Circle firms and a prominent Japanese firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised Olympus on its 2007 acquisition of British medical equipment maker Gyrus Group—and, according to the company's former CEO, advised the digital camera maker against paying a whopping $687 million in financial advisory fees that are now reportedly being investigated by the FBI.

 
Judge Orders Ex-Partner's Discrimination Suit Against Irell Sent to Arbitration Top

A California state court judge has granted Irell & Manella's motion to compel arbitration in an employment discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit brought against the firm by former entertainment partner Juliette Youngblood.

 
In Maples Case, Associates Get the Blame Top

In the fight to win a convicted killer a second chance at appealing his death sentence, the former Sullivan & Cromwell associates who worked on his case pro bono come in for harsh treatment.

 
From Texas to Portugal, Law Firms Are on the Move Top

Baker Donelson enters the Houston market by acquiring seven-lawyer Spain Chambers, CMS Cameron McKenna adds a Portuguese presence, and Clyde & Co continues to chase international alliances.

 
Latham, Dorsey Take Lead Roles On Oracle's $1.5 Billion RightNow Acquisition Top

The software giant continues a run of deals aimed at boosting its cloud-computing capabilities.

 

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