http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: PricewaterhouseCoopers Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/132798 A British appellate court has rejected PricewaterhouseCoopers' plan to speed up the unwinding of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s European branch and distribute the assets to creditors, upholding a decision by a lower court. http://www.law360.com/articles/132798 http://www.law360.com/articles/132460 A bankruptcy court judge has approved bankrupt technology consulting firm BearingPoint Inc.'s disclosure statement, days after plaintiffs in a shareholder class action objected to the company's Chapter 11 liquidation plan. http://www.law360.com/articles/132460 http://www.law360.com/articles/131637 Lead plaintiffs in a securities fraud class action against bankrupt BearingPoint Inc. are opposing the technology consulting firm's proposed Chapter 11 liquidation plan, saying the plan doesn't take into account the impact of the litigation on the company's estate. http://www.law360.com/articles/131637 http://www.law360.com/articles/131594 As law firms work to increase sales, some in recent years have looked to outside business development experts to satisfy their marketing and sales needs, but questions remain as to the effectiveness of the strategy, as well as the ethical implications of such a move. http://www.law360.com/articles/131594 http://www.law360.com/articles/130845 A federal judge approved Muzak Holdings LLC's disclosure statement Tuesday and allowed the company to seek approval of its Chapter 11 reorganization plan from its creditors. http://www.law360.com/articles/130845 http://www.law360.com/articles/123967 Complexity in a cross-border deal doesn’t always mean new and different structures getting thrown in. With extra tax and stock implications to consider, multiple antitrust regimes to power through, and varying labor laws and union strength, deal makers have to prepare to take the usual concerns and multiply them. http://www.law360.com/articles/123967 http://www.law360.com/articles/129258 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the administrator for Lehman Brothers International Europe, said Tuesday that it intended to file a $90 billion claim this month against Lehman's other units — bringing its total claims against the units to around $208 billion. http://www.law360.com/articles/129258 http://www.law360.com/articles/128563 Charles Schwab Corp. is facing a possible enforcement action by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over two mutual funds that invested heavily in mortgage-backed securities. http://www.law360.com/articles/128563 http://www.law360.com/articles/116798 False patent marking is an unsettled area of law and much is sure to change in the next few years. However, based on what we currently know, there are three very basic steps that a company can take to help avoid liability for false patent marking, says A. Justin Poplin of Lathrop & Gage LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/116798 http://www.law360.com/articles/126762 Marc Kushner says he always had a natural knack for numbers, and he is now bringing that talent as a tax attorney and partner to Duane Morris LLP's corporate practice from Seyfarth Shaw LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/126762 http://www.law360.com/articles/126322 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s European assets administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers said Monday it had developed an alternate plan for repaying creditors directly while it appeals a U.K. court order rejecting the asset distribution plan it submitted in July. http://www.law360.com/articles/126322 http://www.law360.com/articles/125746 A federal judge has agreed to throw out securities fraud and other claims in a lawsuit by defunct auto parts maker Collins & Aikman Corp. against its former executives and auditors alleging they engaged in a misguided spate of acquisitions that led to the company's collapse. http://www.law360.com/articles/125746 http://www.law360.com/articles/124630 On the eve of the deadline for filing claims against bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., a slew of major financial institutions — including Bank of America NA, U.S. Bank NA and Ambac Financial Corp. — lined up to seek the recovery of billions from the fallen investment firm. http://www.law360.com/articles/124630 http://www.law360.com/articles/124291 German engineering megaconglomerate Siemens AG has sold its airfield lighting business to the U.K.'s Montagu Private Equity for an undisclosed price. http://www.law360.com/articles/124291 http://www.law360.com/articles/123017 Plaintiffs in a shareholder class action against insurer Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. over kickbacks it allegedly paid to insurance brokers have asked a district court for preliminary approval of a $3.85 million settlement. http://www.law360.com/articles/123017 http://www.law360.com/articles/122928 A BDO Seidman LLP employee's putative class action alleging the accounting firm wrongfully exempted its unlicensed associate accountants from overtime pay and other benefits has been put on hold, pending a circuit court appeal of the denial of class certification in the case. http://www.law360.com/articles/122928 http://www.law360.com/articles/122044 With the claims deadline looming in the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. bankruptcy, the estate has been flooded with claims, including one from New York state seeking more than $1.2 billion in unpaid taxes and interest from the investment firm. http://www.law360.com/articles/122044 http://www.law360.com/articles/121626 Federal prosecutors are reportedly readying to impanel a grand jury to consider whether to indict the former head of the financial products unit at American International Group Inc. for securities fraud. http://www.law360.com/articles/121626 http://www.law360.com/articles/117269 M&A lawyers are slowly seeing their livelihood reconstituted as the deal market makes a choppy recovery. But the impact of the crisis will be sweeping and permanent. http://www.law360.com/articles/117269 http://www.law360.com/articles/121428 Bankrupt Muzak Holdings LLC has filed a Chapter 11 reorganization plan and accompanying disclosure statement with the support of its creditors, which would reduce the company's outstanding debt by more than half to $230 million. http://www.law360.com/articles/121428