April 30, 2011 9:17 AM

Texas and Delaware Firms Take Sides on $2.5 Billion Energy Deal

Five firms are advising various parties on a deal that will see Enterprise Products Partners reacquire former subsidiary Duncan Energy Partners.

04/30/11 Posted by Brian Baxter

April 29, 2011 5:22 PM

Big Ol' Baker & McKenzie

The Am Law 100 firm is topping our ranks in terms of gross revenue, while leading the pack in head count in the NLJ 250. 

04/29/11 Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr.

Davis Polk, Simpson Land Roles on Four Deals in One Week

Both firms advised on a series of deals totaling nearly $2.4 billion in value, including two major Silicon Valley acquisitions.

04/29/11 Posted by Brian Baxter

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

A ten-person group of litigators joins DLA Piper in Sacramento; Holland & Knight expands its finance and maritime practices; and Barnes & Thornburg adds a bankruptcy partner in Minneapolis. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements and news releases to thechurn@alm.com.

04/29/11 Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr.

Morvillo Abramowitz Opens DC Office, Hires Wilson Sonsini Partner to Lead

Wilson Sonsini litigator Lisa Prager joins Morvillo Abramowitz to launch the white-collar defense firm's Washington, D.C., office.

04/29/11 Posted by Irene Plagianos

Wilson Sonsini, Jones Day on Total's Bid for SunPower

The Paris-based energy company will extend a tender offer of $1.4 billion for a controlling stake in U.S. solar energy company SunPower Corporation.

04/29/11 Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr.

Debt Loading

When law schools move away from a critical aspect of their professional mission--accurately and completely informing prospective lawyers about the path ahead--the profession itself bears the ultimate consequences.

04/29/11 Posted by Steven Harper

Archer & Greiner Merger Creates New Jersey’s Fourth-Largest Law Firm

South Jersey's largest law firm, 170-lawyer Archer & Greiner, has agreed to merge with 31-lawyer Herten, Burstein, Sheridan, Cevasco, Bottinelli, Litt & Harz. The combination will create the fourth-largest firm in New Jersey.

04/29/11 Posted by Brian Baxter

Litigator of the Week: Andrew Pincus of Mayer Brown

The Supreme Court's ruling in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion was especially gratifying for Mayer Brown's Andrew Pincus because his firm had not only litigated the case for AT&T in the lower courts, but had also helped the telecommunications giant develop the underlying arbitration clause.

04/29/11 Posted by David Bario

Deadly Alabama Tornado Skirts Law School but Destroys Student, Faculty Homes

The Univeristy of Alabama Law School campus and its students were spared from the massive tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa on Wednesday, the school's first day of final exams. But many from the university community are coping with destroyed homes and property.

04/29/11 Posted by Irene Plagianos