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When a Creditors' Committee Dies, Does Its Pending Appeal Die Too?
"Due to conflicting precedent, it may be unclear in any particular case whether the bankruptcy court's confirmation of a plan that dissolves the committee prosecuting a pending appeal will be considered a nullity insofar as it might impact a pending appeal." What happens when a duly appointed...
Read MoreA True Son Of Dallas Tells Why It Is Unique
Editor: Please give us a snapshot of your history with the firm. Feld: I was born in Dallas, one of the few native sons, hold degrees from Southern Methodist University (SMU), and came to the firm out of law school in 1960. I was the sixth lawyer hired. My career here attests to the wisdom of...
Read MoreThe Wages Of Sex - Job Pay By The Numbers
Statistics don't lie, people do. But lying with statistics can certainly make for a heap of trouble. According to a study done for the purposes of litigation against Wal-Mart: 65% of hourly employees are women, but women comprise only 33% of management employees. On average, it takes women 4.38...
Read MoreInternational Trade Due Diligence In Mergers & Acquisitions: Mechanisms To Avoid Liability Under U.S. International Trade Laws
With the U.S. economy poised for recovery and an upswing in corporate transactions on the immediate horizon, companies contemplating mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures or other business activities with international implications must be mindful of new U.S. homeland and national security laws...
Read MoreExternal Consequences: Internal Investigations After Sarbanes-Oxley
The world of corporate governance has changed starkly since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. As a result of increasingly common Securities and Exchange Commission investigations, criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice, civil securities fraud class actions, or civil shareholder derivative...
Read MoreOpposing Certiorari In The United States Supreme Court
Soon after you prevail in your appeal - just when you thought your case was finally over - your opponent files a petition for a writ of certiorari (or "cert petition") in the United States Supreme Court. Now, rather than putting away your files, you fear you may have to gear up for...
Read MoreAkin Gump: Projecting Firm Values Through Pro Bono Service
Editor: Mr. McLean, would you tell our readers how you came to Akin Gump? McLean: I came to Akin Gump a little over thirty years ago from government service. I was working for the National Labor Relations Board and had reached a point in my career at which I was beginning to consider private...
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