July 30, 2010 4:50 PM

Baker & McKenzie to Pay $6.65 Million to Coudert Bros. Estate

Baker & McKenzie has agreed to pay $6.65 million to compensate the bankruptcy estate of Coudert Brothers for profits Baker earned from unfinished business that partners took with them when they left the defunct Coudert firm, according to Am Law Daily sibling publication the New York Law Journal.

07/30/10 Posted by Ed Shanahan

Pro Bono 2010: K&L Gates, Shearman & Sterling Turn on Water Works

K&L Gates and Shearman & Sterling are two of a number of Am Law 100 firms who have committed bodies and hours over the past year to pro bono work on cases dedicated to improving and protecting the quality of the world's water supply.

07/30/10 Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr.

Litigator of the Week: E. Joshua Rosenkranz of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

The phrase "bet-the-company case" gets thrown around a lot. But when Rosenkranz took over MGA's appeal of a sweeping injunction that turned over its billion-dollar Bratz doll franchise to Mattel, he truly did save his client from corporate extinction.

07/30/10 Posted by Alison Frankel

Baker Botts Moving from Lockstep to Merit

Baker Botts informed associates this week that the firm will move from its lockstep approach in determining pay and promotions to a merit-based system beginning January 1, according to Am Law Daily sibling publication Texas Lawyer. 

07/30/10 Posted by Nicole Hong

Ex-Jackson Walker Lawyer Snared in Federal Case Against Wyly Brothers

Michael French was also "affiliated" with Jones Day at one point, according to a Senate subcommittee report.

07/30/10 Posted by Zach Lowe

The Battle of Boise: Lawyers Argue Over Venue for BP, Toyota Litigation

More than 100 lawyers argued before the seven-member U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in Boise, Idaho, on Thursday over which U.S. courthouse should host the influx of BP oil spill litigation, according to Am Law Daily sibling publication The National Law Journal.

07/30/10 Posted by Nicole Hong

Davis Polk, Cravath, O'Melveny See Shareholders Kill $1.6 Billion Deal

Oh well.

07/30/10 Posted by Zach Lowe

Silent Grief

The relative frequency with which lawyers in large firms have taken their own lives is disconcerting. Does the interaction between the dominant large-firm business model and the economic downturn provide a partial explanation?

07/30/10 Posted by Ed Shanahan

DLA Piper, Herbert Smith Lead on $9 Billion Utilities Deal

It's amazing how big an empire you can construct out of plastic flowers.

07/30/10 Posted by Zach Lowe

Patton Boggs, White & Case Advise on Hess Buy of American Gas & Oil

In a deal announced Tuesday, Hess Corporation said it will acquire American Oil & Gas Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at roughly $445 million. Once finalized, the acquisition will boost Hess’s holdings in North Dakota’s Bakken Oil Play by approximately 85,000 acres.

07/30/10 Posted by Nicole Hong