As good as it gets?

From the local legends to the East Coast interlopers, law firms await better days in the mecca of technology.

Biotech powerhouse University of California, San Francisco, explores the frontiers of academic and corporate friendship.

Cross-border European dealmaking came of age under an Anglo-Saxon model. What happens if it's scrapped?

Dynegy's sale of nine of its U.S. power plants to LS Power Associates brought back some old faces and some new ones as well.

BB&T turned to advisers to navigate through the deal. Credit Suisse's Doug Simons and Neil Carragher led the BB&T advisory team.

For legal advice, P&G used Scott Smith and Andrew Ment at Covington & Burling LLP.

Nancy Huggins, most recently with Bear Stearns Cos., joined New York investment bank Morgan Joseph & Co.

Jane Ross and John Brockland joined Dewey.

Praise pours in for the renominated Bernanke even as doubts mount about the power of the central bank he runs.

Denham Capital seemed like the perfect partner for Vulcan Power founder Stephen Munson. He's since been ousted from the company, and now he and other investors are suing the private equity firm and others for fraud.

Richard Feinstein takes over as head of the FTC's competition unit.

The FSA's Adair Turner revives a tax scheme from the late James Tobin to restrain bonuses. It's not making him very popular.

A private equity solution for family-owned newspapers goes sour, and slumping secondaries.

With the auto sector awash in deals, which ones look like milestones? Maybe not the ones you think.

The outcome of the regulatory process weighs on the AT&T Inc. $8.50 per share cash offer for Centennial Communications Corp.

There are many roads into the forest and only one road out. And that road -- Lehman's failure -- shapes both the future and the remembered past.

With markets soaring and subprime cratering, the race to get deals done before the cycle ended ensued. By summer, the retreat began.

International man of management mystery Ram Charan interviews a few of his favorite CEOs. Is there a conflict lurking there somewhere?

Addressing Wall Street's concerns, the SEC lengthens debate over reinstating short-sale restrictions.

Aligning the stars for investments by private equity funds in banks.

M&A valuations: What goes down must go up?

Ways to improve the odds for making a deal.

Even in tough economic times, law remains a very profitable business. Just look at Silicon Valley.