November 30, 2011 7:32 PM

S&C Lands Role as Techint Units Pay $2.7 Billion for Stake in Brazilian Steelmaker

Techint Group subsidiaries Ternium and Tenaris have agreed to purchase a 27.7 percent voting stake in Brazilian steelmaker Usiminas for $2.7 billion.

11/30/11 Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr.

The Bankruptcy Files: AMR, Lehman, MF Global, PMI, and Power Balance Bracelets

The economy's ongoing struggles are proving to be fruitful for bankruptcy lawyers betting on a second wave of corporate restructuring work in the U.S. and abroad.

11/30/11 Posted by Brian Baxter

Davis Polk, Linklaters Advise on TE Connectivity's $2 Billion Purchase of Deutsch Group

The company formerly known as Tyco Electronics will add heavy-duty connector maker Deutsch Group to its arsenal for just over $2 billion. 

11/30/11 Posted by Claire Zillman

Bankruptcy Judge Approves Ruden McClosky's Sale to Lone Suitor

Almost a month after filing for Chapter 11, the remnants of Florida firm Ruden McClosky are set to be sold to Fort Lauderdale-based Greenspoon Marder as part of a deal that returns $5.8 million to creditors.

11/30/11 Posted by Brian Baxter

Milbank Matches Cravath As Bonus Season Kicks Into High Gear

This just in: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy will give its associates bonuses this year equivalent to those announced Monday by Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom confirmed Wednesday that it, too, will follow the bonus leader in bestowing extra pay on associates. 

11/30/11 Posted by Julie Triedman

The Careerist: Women—Still a Blip on the New Partner Radar

Last week's euphoria about women being in the majority of new partners was short-lived. Reality bites from several major firms. Plus other news.

11/30/11 Posted by Vivia Chen

November 29, 2011 6:45 PM

Ex-Solyndra GC Gaffney Joins Gibson, Dunn

John Gaffney, who served as the failed solar panel maker's top in-house lawyer from February 2010 through the company's bankruptcy filing in September and into early November, returns to the East Coast as a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's New York office.

11/29/11 Posted by Sara Randazzo

Sidley Advising Commercial Metals on $1.73 Billion Bid by Icahn

The firm has been hired by the Irving, Texas–based metal products producer and scrap metal recycler as outside counsel on a takeover bid by activist investor Carl Icahn, who wants to merge the company with his own metals business.

11/29/11 Posted by Brian Baxter

S&C Leads for Safra Group's $1.1 Billion Takeover of Swiss Bank

Sullivan & Cromwell advises as Safra Group agrees to pay about $1.1 billion in cash to take control of Switzerland's Bank Sarasin. 

11/29/11 Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr.

Three Firms Take Lead on Proposed Sale of NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars

Foley & Lardner, Proskauer Rose, and Covington & Burling are advising on the potential sale of the National Football League's Jacksonville Jaguars to Illinois auto parts magnate Shahid Khan, who has pledged to keep the team in Florida.

11/29/11 Posted by Brian Baxter