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Your Voicemail On The Front Page Of The New York Times - It Could Happen
It is widely known that caution is advised in the use of email lest we find an embarrassing or damaging email on the front page of The New York Times or a law journal. Few, however, realize that the same admonition applies equally to voicemail messages. Recent developments in the Vioxx litigation...
Read MoreWeil Gotshal's Boston Office: Gateway To The World
Editor: Would each of you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Westra: I have been a lawyer for 30 years, working primarily in the private equity and M&A areas. Four years ago we opened an office for Weil Gotshal in Boston with a focus on corporate transactions,...
Read MoreA Sports Law Practice At The Top Of Its Game
Editor: Would each of you gentlemen give our readers some idea of your background and professional experience? Quinn: I have been practicing with Weil Gotshal for over 35 years, since graduating from Fordham Law School. Shortly after beginning at Weil Gotshal I was involved in Robertson v. NBA...
Read MoreFlex-Time: An Old Concept Comes Of Age
Editor: Would each of you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience? Spector: I went to the State University of New York in Buffalo Law School and graduated in 1980. While at law school I worked for the Department of Justice in the organized crime and...
Read MoreThe Art Of Syndicating Your Deal
Private equity sponsors have increasingly been syndicating to their limited partners a portion of their equity commitments in leveraged buyouts. This has been driven partly by the desire of private equity sponsors to reduce their commitments in larger transactions to more prudent levels in light of...
Read MoreM&A Across The Pond
Editor: I understand you have just been accorded another honor, "Deal-Maker of the Year." Which of your endeavors contributed to this honor? Francies: Although these awards delve into individual matters, you have to look at them as awards for the office. No deal is done by one person. On some of...
Read MoreThe New Chinese Bankruptcy Law: One Of The Foundations Of A Mature Market Economy
Editor: Would each of you gentlemen give our readers some idea of your professional experience? Palmer: By training, the two of us are restructuring and bankruptcy lawyers. I have been at the firm for 25 years, and John is a year or two behind me. We are partners in the Business Finance &...
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