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Entries tagged "Simpson Thacher "

London calling

Adam Signy will help Simpson Thacher build an English corporate law practice.


Alpha Natural wrestles with debt financing

Cleary Gottlieb's Ethan Klingsberg advised Alpha on its $2 billion Foundation Coal deal.


Malone's fancy turns to tax-free spinoffs

The $14.6 billion combination of Liberty Entertainment with DirecTV Group, announced May 4, represents a seasonal rite for John Malone -- a tax-free spinoff and merger.


Blackstone's there for Stiefel

Willkie Farr's Gregory Astrachan and others advised Stiefel on its sale to GSK.


Skadden's NextRx step for Express Scripts

Skadden Arps' Lou Kling (pictured) and Howard Ellin team advised Express Scripts on its NextRx deal.


XM Sirius stays with Simpson

Liberty turned to Marc Leaf and Martin Toulouse at longtime counsel Baker Botts on its XM Sirius investment.


Pfizer taps Cadwalader for Wyeth advice

Most noteworthy in the $68B deal may be the size of the reverse termination fee: $4.5B.


Winter's chill

Law firms struggle to cope with deal markets that have gone deathly quiet. The comparison: Silicon Valley after the dot-com bust.


Deal lawyers score a TD on Thinkorswim

Wilson Sonsini's Mike Ringler and Martin Korman advised TD Ameritrade in its Thinkorswim deal.


Abbott leads the biotech wave

Skadden's Brian McCarthy led a team advising AMO in its sale to Abbott Labs.


What a card

This year, messages of peace, love, health and happiness are big among corporate card senders.


The class of '08

Fewer associates are getting the partnership nod as more firms are reevaluating staffing needs.


Lawyers' lament

Layoffs, rare in the legal world, are occurring even in top-notch firms.


Barr pharma lawyer goes everywhere

Simpson Thacher's Gary Horowitz represented Barr on its $9.8 billion sale to Teva.



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