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New York - June, 2013

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• Empire State Bids Soar Over Approaching REIT Deal
• KIT Digital Reaches $6M Deal To End Securities Class Actions
• SEC Nears Settlement With Ex-Schottenfeld Trader
• Burkle's Yucaipa Sues Morgans For $10M After Board Battle
• Harlem RE Deal Promoters Hid $4M Commissions, Judge Rules
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Hedge Fund Manager's Appeal In $5M Fraud
• Ex-Vitesse CFO Considering Plea In Accounting Fraud Case
• MF Global Judge Rips $40M Defense Cap Request
• Fantasy Artist Says 'Avatar' Ripped Off His Paintings
• Reader's Digest Ready To Close Book On 2nd Bankruptcy
• Hearst Interns To Appeal Class Cert. Denial To 2nd Circ.
• Charlie Rose Settlement With Unpaid Interns Approved
• US Bank Urges Dewey Judge To Allow $8M Equipment Claim
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Anglo American, Murdoch
• Bank Of America Snubs AIG Mediation Bid In $9B MBS Deal
• ResCap Would Have Won On $3B Ally Claims, Examiner Says
• SEC, Witness Fight Subpoena For Ex-Goldman Trader's Trial
• Tolling Doesn't Apply To Securities Repose Statute: 2nd Circ.
• Marvel 'Ghost Rider' Ownership Case Heads To Trial
• St. Regis Hotel, Union Beat Servers' Tip Conspiracy Suit
• 2nd Circ. Clears Union Carbide In Bhopal Pollution Case
• NYU Dorm Landlord Can't Seek $1.5M, Appeals Court Says
• Buffalo News Didn't Libel Air Cargo Exec, NY High Court Says
• CFTC Sues Corzine Over MF Global Downfall
• NYC Council Overrides Veto To Pass Paid Sick Leave Bill
• Lehman Trustee, Luxembourg Affiliates End $13B Dispute
• Ex-'Girls Next Door' Star Sued Over Weight Loss Product
• NY High Court OKs Warrantless GPS Tracking of Employees
• Jones Day Can Remain Macy's Counsel In JC Penney Feud
• Proskauer's Real Estate Group Sees $8B In Deals In 1 Month
• Judge Greenlights AMR Airport Leases, New Aircraft
• Broker Doesn't Deserve Fee For SoHo Building, Atty Argues
• Insurers' Broad Duty To Defend Stands In NY
• Deals Rumor Mill: ING, KKR, Amgen
• Court Decision, New NY Bill Imply Koehler Scale-Back
• Prop 8 Ruling Leaves Room For More Marriage Battles
• DOMA Ruling Will Spark New Employee Benefits Challenges
• Bloomberg Asks 2nd Circ. To Sink Gay Ex-Director's Bias Suit
• Feds Target Balboa's 'Lies' In Close Of Asset Inflation Trial
• NY High Court Backs Starbucks' Tip-Distribution Policy
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ex-Oil Exec's Pump-And-Dump Conviction
• NY Clinic Hits Hospital, Insurer With Collusion Suit
• NYC Panels Back 10-Year Permit For Madison Square Garden
• Scientific Findings Can't Yield False Ad Claims, 2nd Circ. Says
• AbbVie Gets Humira Patent Invalidated As Obvious
• Transit Group Seeks To Shut Down ArrivalStar IP Suits
• Jones Day Adds PE Partner From Winston Strawn In NYC
• Fox Opens New Front In Aereo Streaming-Video Fight
• FHFA Reports 'Irrelevant' To $8.5B BofA Deal, Investors Say
• Pali Co-Founder Sues For $5.5M In Damages From Coup
• $47M Penthouse Sale Breaks Downtown NYC Price Record
• Pfizer To Pay $964M In Quigley's Approved Ch. 11 Plan
• DOMA Ruling Leaves Estate Planning In Limbo
• Venable Lands Former AmEx VP, Advertising Pro In NY
• NRC Says Indian Point Poses Little Threat To Aquatic Life
• Madoff Trustee Not Unlike Ordinary Bankruptcy Trustees
• Ex-Citi Unit Student Loan Corp. Dodges Investor Action
• Empire State Building Gets Another $2B Offer
• ResCap's $2B Ally Deal Approved, Examiner Report Unsealed
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ex-Duane Reade Execs' Fraud Convictions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Riverstone, Total
• Barclays Center Developer To Lead $2B Cornell Tech Project
• High Court Nixes DOMA, Leaves Marriage Laws To The States
• Chevron Wins Access To Email Info In Ecuador Pollution Row
• 'Repo' Claims Aren't Protected By SIPA, Judge Rules
• 2nd Circ. Frees Indian Harbor From Contaminated-Oil Costs
• Scope Of Probe Limits Police Computer Searches: 2nd Circ.
• Argentina Petitions High Court Over $1.4B Creditor Payout
• MF Global Won't Challenge Firm $40M Cap On Attys' Fees
• Visa, MasterCard Want Interchange Fee Fixing Suit Stayed
• Ex-Sandisk Exec Who Aided Tipping Probe Gets Probation
• Ore. Pol Pleads Guilty To $13M Facebook Fraud
• Lebanese Bank Pays $102M To End Money Laundering Suit
• No Punitive Damages In Jacoby & Meyers Libel Case
• Kodak Gets Judge's OK To Solicit Votes For Ch. 11 Plan
• Judge Won't Take On Alleged Standard Chartered Prejudice
• Hikma Sues Eagle Over $3.5M Generic-Drug Rights Deal
• NYC Can't Duck EMT Negligence Suit In State High Court
• Foes Of $7B Swipe Fee Deal Want Expert Report In Writing
• TransCanada Keeps Marsh Docs Out Of $70M Coverage Row
• Tax Evaders' Appeal Granted In $186M Flatotel Loan Case
• Nike Sued Over Unauthorized Use Of 'Bo Knows' Photo
• Urban Outfitters Hit With NJ, NY Wage-And-Hour Actions
• Only AIG Subsidiary Belongs In Asbestos Suit, Judge Rules
• What 'Advertising Injury' Means To 2nd Circ.
• Ex-AIG Brass Must Face NY AG's Suit, State High Court Rules
• SEC V. Wyly Portends A Strict Reading Of Gabelli
• More BigLaw Layoffs Expected After Massive Weil Cuts
• Fannie Mae Wins $66M In Fraud Suit Against NY Mortgage Co.
• 2nd Circ. Approval Of Raj Wiretap Stokes Defense Atty Fears
• S&P Shakes Investor Suit Over Fannie Ratings
• Tremont Investors Push 2nd Circ. To Halt $100M Madoff Deal
• Arab Bank Asks High Court To Review Terror Aid Sanctions
• Anderson Kill Corporate Law Pro Jumps To Davidoff Hutcher
• Ex-Banker Gets 1 Year For Role In $100M Medicare Fraud
• Shell, Others Fight To Keep Oil Futures Probe Docs Private
• ResCap Balks At Credit Union's $200M In Claims
• Siemens, Manatt Phelps Win Favor In Contracting Suit
• TIAA, Henderson Join Forces On $19B Global Real Estate JV
• Bank Lacks Standing In $450M MBS Suit, JPMorgan Atty Says
• Thoma Bravo Inks $395M Buyout Deal For Keynote Systems
• EU Clears ICE's $8.2B Acquisition Of NYSE Euronext
• PE-Backed Neiman Marcus Preps For $100M IPO
• KKR Puts Up $1.3B For Clinical Trial Provider PRA
• Gawker's Unpaid Interns Are Legally Employees, Suit Says
• Supreme Court Spurns Pfizer Asbestos Liability Fight
• Kitchen Sink Litigation Clogs The Judicial Pipeline
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Rajaratnam Insider Trading Conviction
• NY Women's Workplace Bills Stalled By Abortion Measure
• Flagstar To Pay $105M To End Assured's MBS Suit
• Casden Wins In Merger Loan Suit Lobbed By Cerberus Unit
• Fund Fraudster Gets 11 Years For Fake Facebook Claims
• Kodak Scores Deal To Avoid Enviro Liabilities
• Bill Combating False Insurance Certificates Sent To NY Gov.
• Cuomo Won't Wait Long To Roll Out Anti-Corruption Panel
• Investor Stole Idea For Pinterest, Suit Says
• Chevron Used Latham Ties To Turn $19B Suit Funder: Patton
• Korean Cargo Company Seeks Ch. 15 To Stay Afloat
• Vornado Hit With $18M Suit Over Harlem Office Project
• 2nd Circ. Shoots Down Nokia ERISA Class Action
• Chipotle OT Collective Action Gets Green Light
• 4 Steps For Smooth Class Action Settlement Administration
• NY Lawmakers Pass LIPA Reforms, Solar Development Bill
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Local TV, Leonard Green
• NY Assembly Approves Cuomo's Women's Workplace Package
• Kenyon Hit Again With ITC Judge Royalties Contract Suit
• NY Cop, Fire Unions Give Little Ground In Arbitration Deal
• Aioi Nissay Scores $5M Win In 9/11 Row With Aviation Insurer
• Goldman Pays $380M For Piece Of Mexican Road Operator
• Blackstone Pays $10M To End $1B Extended Stay Buyout Suits
• Tishman Will Battle Pared-Down Suit Over $15M Broker Fee
• Apple Says DOJ Overreached As E-Books Price-Fix Trial Ends
• Kodak Gets OK For $650M Imaging Spinoff To UK Retirees
• Stuy Town Owners Strike Midlease Rent Deal With NY AG
• Defense Firms Quiet Victors In $30B Madoff Ruling
• Dewey Judge Signs Off On $17M In Legal Fees
• BNY Mellon Can't Make Morgan Stanley Buy Back $81M Loan
• Riverstone Steamrolls Target With $7.7B Close For Latest Fund
• MPEG LA Skirts Antitrust Claims In Converter Box Royalty Row
• Morgan Stanley, Countrywide Dodge $32M MBS Suit
• Renew Terrorism Reinsurance Program, NY Lawmakers Urge
• Patton Boggs Slams Chevron Over Fraud Claims In $19B Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Unilever, Nets, Microsoft
• Google's Foes Face Sanctions In Click-To-Call Case
• ADM, Others Sued Over Alleged Corn Syrup Health Dangers
• 2nd Circ. Limits SIPA Trustee Power In Madoff Case
• BTMU Pays New York $250M Over Iran Sanctions Violations
• Kodak Secures Up To $895M In Loans For Ch. 11 Exit
• 3-D Printer Cos. Ink $403M Deal To Merge
• Timber Co. Revives Debevoise Malpractice Claims
• 2nd Circ. Raises Bar For Retrial Time-Limit Challenges
• Last-Minute Moves Give Life To NY Women's Workplace Bills
• Lenders Ask Judge To Hold LightSquared To Deal Terms
• Players In CityTime Kickback Scandal Cop Pleas
• NYC Mogul Throws Surprise $2B Bid At Empire State Building
• Ex-Interpublic Exec Seeks To Arbitrate Facebook Deal Claims
• Feds Ask 2nd Circ. To Quash 'Game Of Skill' Poker Ruling
• Goldman's Tourre Can't Stress Atty Presence In Fraud Trial
• 2nd Circ. Sets Up Hurdle For Asset-Freeze Hearings
• NY Lawmakers Reach Deal To Update Muni Arbitration Law
• Accenture Accuses Rival Deloitte Of Stealing Its Slogan
• Investor Sues To Block Suspected Icahn Herbalife Deal
• Apple Says E-Book Prices Dropped After IBookstore Launch
• NY Takes Big Step Toward Poker, Craps With Casino Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vodafone, KKR, SunGard
• Mayer Brown Settles Claims It Aided $1.5B Refco Fraud
• Kodak Captures $406M In Equity Financing For Ch. 11 Exit
• NY's Insurer Cybersecurity Initiative May Signal Trend
• Thompson & Knight Debuts Cybersecurity Practice
• 2nd Circ. OKs Hedge Fund Execs' Bail In Insider Trading Case
• NY AG Fights For Credit Suisse Mortgage Suit
• Union Carbide Pushes 2nd Circ. To Kill Bhopal Suit
• Paul Hastings Snags Top Securities Atty From Fried Frank
• Cuomo Eyes Summer Of Subpoenas As Corruption Bills Falter
• Barnes & Noble Exec Backs Apple's E-Book Defense
• Kate Spade Wins Trademark Brawl With Saturdays Surf
• Ky., US Reach $6M Deal To End Poker Site Claims
• Steiner Must Turn Over Docs In Navy Yard Development Row
• 2nd Circ. Says Insurer Owes Olin $14M In Pollution Coverage
• Ex-Baker Atty Asks For Probation In $55M Stock Fraud Case
• Deloitte Gets $10M Fine, 1-Year Ban For Probe Into UK Bank
• Holland & Knight Names NY Real Estate, Hospitality Chair
• Akin Gump Atty's Emails Irrelevant In MLB Row, Yankees Say
• Ex-TigerDirect Prez Charged In $230M Kickback Scheme
• Merck, Bristol-Myers Sued Over Diabetes Drugs' Cancer Risks
• 'Venus And Serena' Film Draws IP Suit Over US Open Footage
• NYC Council OKs Controversial Brooklyn Development
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Revive $1B Microsoft Antitrust Suit
• Insurer Tells 2nd Circ. To Fix Choice-Of-Law Confusion
• NY Judicial Panel's Ex-Counsel Backs Diversity On High Court
• Arab Bank Owes $1.3M In Attys' Fees In Terror Funding Case
• Scott & Scott To Lead SAC Insider Trading Class Action
• Reader's Digest Affiliate Seeks Extension To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Chinese Co. Ripped Off Resin Trade Secrets, ITC Judge Says
• NY Lawmakers Set To Strip LIPA Of Grid Oversight
• NYC Settles Class Action Over Cops' Pension Payments
• Deals Rumor Mill: Johnson Controls, Verizon, Apollo
• Royalty Pharma Drops $8B Hostile Bid For Elan
• Lowenstein Lands Competition Pro To Lead Antitrust Group
• University To Cough Up Evidence In SAC Insider Trading Case
• Ex-Intern's Suit Against Warner Puts Music Industry On Notice
• NYC Panel Rejects Midtown East Rezoning Plan
• 7-Eleven Bosses Face Charges Over Foreign Workers
• Cuomo Won't OK Women's Work Bill Without Abortion Reform
• Warnaco Shareholder Settles Challenge To $2.9B PVH Buyout
• V&E Reps Warburg In $600M African Oil Explorer Buy-In
• Lehman Trustee Trims $8.5M Off Affiliate's Claim
• Estee Lauder Unit Escapes Insurer's Suit Over Attys' Costs
• Apple Exec Concedes E-Book Deal Raised Prices
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, AT&T, Fiat
• JPMorgan Can't Shake MBS Fraud Claims In $300M Ambac Suit
• 2nd Circ. To Review Class Cert. In Madoff Feeder Fund Suit
• KIT Digital Disclosure Statement, $25M Support Deal OK'd
• Cuomo Says Anti-Corruption Bills Likely Dead, Vows Probe
• HSBC Blasts Deutsche Dismissal Bid In $615M RMBS Dispute
• Pillsbury Adds Lowenstein Policyholder Pro In NY
• Hold That Sneeze — Paid Sick Time Coming Soon To NYC
• Medhi Ali V. Federal Insurance Isn't So Devastating
• Elan Vote Puts Royalty's $8B Hostile Bid In Doubt
• Buchanan Ingersoll Pays $12M To End Adelphia Investor Suit
• Fishery Execs Must Pay $30M For Illegal Lobster Imports
• 2nd Circ. Asked to Reboot BlackBerry Shareholder Suit
• Tourre Shouldn't Pin Blame On Goldman Lawyers, SEC Argues
• $1.3M Deal Ends Sex Bias Case Over FDNY's 'Glass Ceiling'
• Post-Sandy Building Regs Could Hike NYC Development Costs
• Rocker Joan Jett Sues Hot Topic Over 'Blackheart' Mark
• Marriott Exits Miami Beach Hotel Over Contract Dispute
• $18M In Lawyer Payouts Added To Starr's Fraud Liability
• Lehman Derivative Litigation Still Looms Large
• Swarovski Calls $7B Interchange Fee Deal A Catch-22
• Ex-NY Senate Leader Espada Gets 5 Years For Theft
• Businessman Says FCPA 'Tampering' Was To Stop Extortion
• Sealing The Deal: Weil Reps Lehman In $4B Claims Sale
• BMI Sues Pandora To Force Licensing Fee Hike
• Elan Puts Itself Up For Sale To Avert Royalty's $8B Hostile Bid
• NY Gov. To Seek 4 New Casinos In Gambling Expansion Plan
• ResCap Examiner Report Should Be Unsealed: US Trustee
• Dreier Creditors Fight $10M Claim From Ex-Partner In Calif.
• Conn. AG Wants High Court To Tackle Union Firing Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vodafone, Siemens, KKR
• Abortion Issue Stalling NY Women's Work Bill, Cuomo Says
• Nearly All Asbestos Claimants Back New Quigley Ch. 11 Plan
• JPMorgan To Split Off $4.5B Private Equity Arm
• Real Estate Equities Pays $81M For SoHo Property
• Corzine Objects To $200M 'Loan' In JPMorgan, MF Global Deal
• Condo Exec Personally Liable For $4M Loss: NY Appeals Court
• Arcovis Says Co-Founder Used Trade Secrets in $40M FDA Deal
• DLA Piper Hires Product Liability Expert From Duane Morris
• Bloomberg Pushes For Tough NYC Building Code Post-Sandy
• Unpaid Conde Nast Interns Hit Co. With Wage Class Action
• Fox Ruling Warns Cos. Of Pitfalls In Hiring Interns
• Sony, Nikon Skeptical Of Kodak's $650M Spinoff Plans
• MTA Project Contractor Pays $936K To Settle FCA Suit
• JPMorgan Can't Ditch Lease, Owner Tells 2nd Circ.
• Investor Threatened With Sanctions In $34M Citigroup Suit
• WMG Can't Claim 'Happy Birthday' Copyright, Suit Says
• NY Regulators Greenlight $1.5B Fortis Utility Deal
• Ex-AKR Atty Can't Give Docs To Co-Plaintiffs
• AMR Gets Green Light To Buy Back $1.2B Bonds
• 2nd Circ. Won't Disturb Prevailing Wage Law Precedent
• Bankrupt Atari Wins Approval To Dump Assets Bit By Bit
• NAIC Rebuffs NY's Call To Halt 'Shadow' Captive Deals
• Thelen Can't Claw Back Hourly Fees, NYC Bar Tells 2nd Circ.
• Carestream Raises $2.5B In Dividend Recapitalization
• United Can't Dodge DHL's Pricing Claims, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Visa Sues Wal-Mart To Stop 'Endless' Antitrust Fight
• AGs Pressure Apple, Others For Smartphone Anti-Theft Fix
• Pursuit Of Monied Investors Drives Holding Co.'s Broker Buy
• BNY Mellon Forex Case Kept Alive By Judge
• Greenberg Traurig Shareholder To Advise NY Court On Judges
• Apple VP Denies Colluding With Publishers At E-Book Trial
• Irish Court Keeps Royalty's Hostile $8B Elan Bid Alive
• Stock Tips: Inside The New Exchange Listing Standards
• DAP Partner Charged With Bribing Venezuelan Bank Official
• NY Strikes Fear Into Insurers Waffling On Defense Coverage
• DOJ's Compromise On Plan B Access Justified, Judge Says
• Judge Tosses 'Mentally Ill' Ex-DHB Exec's Bid For New Trial
• ResCap Urges 2nd Circ. To Block Feds' Suit
• State Street Wins $4.5M In 2nd Circ. Loan-Default Row
• Allied Partners, Brickman Pay $250M For NYC's Brill Building
• Apple Deals Meant E-Book Price Hikes: Ex-Hachette CEO
• NYC Lawmakers Wary Of Bloomberg's Styrofoam Ban
• Mitchell Silberberg Lands Paul Weiss Entertainment Ace
• Constantine Atty Leading Fight Over Visa, MasterCard Deal
• Foxwoods Owner, NY Developer Unveil Upstate Casino Plan
• FirstEnergy, BNY Mellon Freed From Coal Plant Suit
• Kushner, CIM Acquire Office Building In Lower Manhattan
• ResCap Gets Court Approval To Pay $1.1B Ally Debt
• Cuomo Pushes Sweeping Public Graft And Election Reforms
• The New Frontier Of Agreements To Negotiate
• FHFA Can't Sue UBS Over $1.1B In Problem MBS, Judge Says
• PokerStars CEO Agrees To Forfeit $50M To US Government
• Brothers Int. Sold Expired Food, Whistleblower Says
• Ruby Tuesday Workers Granted Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Ex-Vitesse Execs Can't Ditch Indictments In Fraud Suit
• NY Discovers $48B In 'Shadow' Life Insurance Captive Deals
• Linklaters Can't Get Ex-Worker's Race Bias Case Tossed
• JPMorgan Says $6B 'London Whale' Loss Suit Falls Flat
• NY High Court Ruling Could Shake Up Disgorgement Coverage
• Ogletree Deakins Lands Tarter Krinsky Labor Partner
• 2nd Circ. Flips Marvel Win In 'Ghost Rider' Copyright Suit
• SEC Can't Blame Goldman For Crashing Economy
• 2nd Circ. Says Insurer Owed Defense In Wal-Mart Title Suit
• Bloomberg Proposes $20B Storm-Protection Plan For NYC
• Unpaid Fox Interns Are Employees, Judge Rules
• ACLU Sues White House Officials Over Surveillance Program
• Carey Watermark Pays $121M For NYC Holiday Inn
• Edwards Wildman Adds US Capital Markets, RE Partner
• Goffer's Brother Exits SEC Insider Trading Suit
• NYC Urges Appeals Court To Reinstate Large-Soda Ban
• Google Buzz Class Notice Claims Not Precluded, Judge Told
• Northrop Must Give Navy Docs To Insurers In Cleanup Suit
• Attys In $730M Citigroup Deal Make $146M Fee Request
• MDL Panel Combines Ford Hybrid Fuel-Efficiency Suits
• Arcapita Bank Judge Greenlights Ch. 11 Plan
• Amazon E-Book Pricing Worried Apple's Jobs, Email Shows
• Patriarch Tops MBIA In $100M CDO Contract Trial
• Steadfast Faces $10M Coverage Suit Over E&Y Tax Litigation
• Empire State Building Tenant Sues For $40M Over Renovation
• Mental Coverage Suit Too Broad, UnitedHealth Says
• Insurer Owes Malpractice Coverage, Top NY Court Says
• NY Further Expands Scope Of Discovery In Bad Faith Cases
• SEC, Fund Execs Strike Deal Over $68M Insider Trading Plot
• 2nd Circ. Walls Off Favored Path To Early Excess Coverage
• Kodak Disclosure Statement Lacks IP Info, Tech Cos. Say
• Judge Approves $18.5M Deal In 10-Year NYSE Class Action
• Trial Begins For Ex-Fund Boss Accused Of Asset Inflation
• Elan Drops Suit After Royalty Opens Up On $8B Hostile Bid
• Attys Who Left AKR Aren't Liable For Rent, Judge Says
• Madoff Employees' Trial To Be A Long One, Judge Says
• SAIC Shakes Investor Claims Over CityTime Kickback Scam
• Abortion Wrangling Could Sink NY Women's Workplace Bill
• ResCap Again Urges Approval Of $1B Ally Payout
• Barrick Hit With Investor Suit Over $8.5B Chilean Mine
• Challenged $8.5B Deal 'Difficult' To Reach, BofA Exec Says
• Drinker Biddle Snags Private Equity Pro From K&L Gates
• MBIA Investors Drop Fraud Suit Over Gutted Insurance Unit
• SEC Wants Default Judgment Against Madoff Brother
• Bankrupt Arcapita Gets Initial OK For $175M Goldman Loan
• 'Conduit' Banks Can Trigger Ch. 11 Safe Harbor, 2nd Circ. Says
• News Corp. Accused Of Monopolizing Grocery Coupons
• ResCap, FGIC Reach Deal To Slash $5.5B Bankruptcy Claim
• 2nd Circ. Upholds RSUI Win In Crane Collapse Coverage Suit
• Murdoch Wanted Apple E-Books Deal To 'Screw' Amazon: DOJ
• Skadden, Gowling Guide Travelers' $1.1B Canadian Biz Buy
• NYC White Collar Vet Closes Shop, Joins Winston & Strawn
• FCPA Powerhouse: WilmerHale
• Bloomberg Vetoes NYC Paid Sick Leave Bill
• Cover-Up Enabled NY Pol's Sex Harassment, Suits Say
• Quinn Emanuel Urges Judge To Toss 'Gotcha' OT Class Action
• MF Global Customers Seek $40M Cap On Attys' Fees
• BofA Fails To Reach Deal With Opt-Outs From $2.4B Accord
• CORRECTED: Madoff Trustee Rips Judge Over Merkin Deal
• China Natural Gas Settles SEC Suit Over $14M Family Loans
• K-V Judge Signs Off On Investors' $275M Plan
• Arcapita's $95M Standard Chartered Deal Clears Ch. 11 Snag
• False Evidence Disclosure Trumps Confidentiality: NYC Bar
• Deutsche Bank Dodges PE Firm's Suit Over $1B CLO
• Investors Confront PIMCO Exec Over $8.5B BofA Deal Talks
• Deloitte Not To Blame For Insurer's Collapse, Judge Rules
• Kodak Stock-Drop Plaintiffs Want Say On Ch. 11 Plan
• Bloomberg Blasts 'Disgruntled' Ex-Worker's OT Class Bid
• Paul Hastings Brings Aboard UC Berkeley Privacy Expert
• Top NY Court Nixes Home Rule Challenge To Contractor Law
• Investors' $10M Facebook Appeal Won't Get Rehearing
• BofA Can't Sue Itself In $1.6B MBS Row, Judge Says
• AMR Inks Cash-Saving Lease Deals In Advance Of $11B Merger
• Whittier, Exec Pay $1.7M To Settle SEC Insider Trading Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fiat, Icahn, HSBC
• FCPA Powerhouse: Willkie Farr
• 2nd Circ. Refuses To Expand Foreign Wiretap Protections
• NY Decision Underscores Need For Clarity On FTAIA
• Ex-SAC Trader May Dig Own Grave At Trial, Attys Say
• PE Firm Punished Managers For Leaving, Suit Says
• Cartesian, Thomvest Buy Canada Wireless Co. Public Mobile
• Freddie Mac Can't Dodge Libor Suit's MDL Transfer
• NY Fracking Ban DOA In Senate Despite Majority Support
• Cadwalader Wants More Discovery In Six Flags Malpractice Suit
• Judge Places Time Limit On Penalties In $550M Wyly Case
• Manhattan Co-Op Prez Dodges Self-Dealing Claims
• Donziger Must Reveal Bribery Evidence In $19B Chevron Fight
• Ex-Aeropostale Exec Slams $25M Forfeiture Verdict
• FCPA Powerhouse: Venable LLP
• China Natural Gas Director Fires Back At Bid To Ax Ch. 11
• SoHo Hotel Owner Sues Insurer, Con Ed For Sandy Losses
• Liberty Reserve Defendants Deny Money Laundering Charges
• PIMCO Negotiator Praises $8.5B BofA Deal During Trial
• MDL Panel Won't Combine 'Toxic' Spray Foam Cases
• 9/11 Victims Win Bid To Pursue Iran-Linked NYC Property
• SEC Sues Energy Co. Over Unregistered Stock Offering
• Kasowitz Adds Ex-Sen. Joseph Lieberman As Senior Counsel
• Goldman Can Keep $3M Lease Bonus, NY Appeals Court Says
• S&P Ratings Suits Merged Into MDL In NY
• Teva Settles With BMS, Merck Over HIV Drug Generic Plans
• Royalty In 'Wait-And-See' Mode With $6.3B Elan Tender Offer
• Put 'Puritan' Casino Concerns Aside, Ex-NY Lotto Head Says
• LightSquared Judge OKs Pursuit Of Jefferies Exit Loan
• 3 Chadbourne Partners Join Hogan Lovells In NYC, Mexico
• NY High Court Affirms NYC's Outer Borough Taxi Plan
• Publishers 'Coordinated' E-Book Deals, Amazon Exec Says
• Hanover Hit With Coverage Suit For Sandy Blackout Losses
• Deals Rumor Mill: PepsiCo, CVC Capital, Credit Suisse
• Mediators, Expand Your Tool Kit In Complex Litigation
• Loan Manager CIFC Corp. Hit With $17M Bias Suit
• Ex-Clyde & Co. Atty Hits Firm With $6M Wrongful Firing Suit
• Berkshire Hathaway Fights ResCap's Bid For $1B Ally Payout
• KPMG Fights Equal Pay Act Tolling Bid In $400M Sex Bias Suit
• CenturyLink CEO Illegally Sold $4.3M In Shares, Suit Says
• Davis Polk Owes $1.4M For 18 Hires, Recruiter Says
• RBS Seeks To Nix Insurer's Fraud Suit Over $291M In MBS
• Susman Godfrey Botched Opt-Out From $2B BofA Deal: Judge
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Delay Of OTC Morning-After Pill
• NY High Court Nixes Tax Clawback In Warning To Albany
• Post-Sandy Insurance Bills Win NY Assembly's Blessing
• Ex-SAC Manager Gets Date For Insider Trading Trial
• Alleged 'Rebecca' Fraudster Gets Bail
• Have A Drink, Judge Tells Gallery Owner And Billionaire
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Franchise Expert to M&A Practice
• Manhattan On Track For $3B In Hotel Deals In 2013: Report
• Paribas Can't Shield MBIA Emails In BoNY Trust Payout Suit
• CapLease Investor Sues To Stop $2.2B American Realty Deal
• NY AG Adopts Disclosure Rules For Nonprofit Electioneering
• Louboutin Sues Charles Jourdan Over Red-Sole Shoe Mark
• Rakoff Grants Partial Win To Wexford In Suit Over $674M Deal
• Simon & Schuster CEO Boosts E-Book Case Against Apple
• Deals Rumor Mill: Rio Tinto, CVC Capital, Glencore Xstrata
• Insurer Says Northrop's Pollution Suit 20 Years Too Late
• FCPA Powerhouse: Reed Smith
• JPMorgan Infringed Cybersecurity Patents, Suit Says
• NYC Trophy Deals Signal Widespread Recovery
• HSBC The First Target In Possible 'Shadow Docket' Blitz
• Dynegy Ch. 11 Plan Gets Nod Over Investor's Objections
• Elan Wins Injunctions, But Hostile Bidder Gets ISS Support
• Paralegal Urged To Settle Harassment Case Against Ex-Boss
• Ex-Goldman Trader Tourre Loses Bid To Pare SEC Case
• $8.5B BofA Deal Lowballed, Self-Serving, Investors Argue
• NYC Shelter Violates No Zoning Laws, Appeals Court Finds
• Businesses Challenge NY's Ban On Swipe Fee Surcharges
• 2nd Circ. Lets Excess Insurers Off Hook In D&O Liability Spat
• Liberty Mutual Freed From Excess Insurers' Asbestos Suit
• 2nd Circ. Revives Airline's Bid To Enforce Brazil Arbitration
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vodafone, Sprint, Porsche
• Prosecutors Want Prison For Ex-Baker Atty In $55M Fraud
• FCPA Powerhouse: Kirkland & Ellis
• AMR Cleared To Solicit Votes For Ch. 11 Plan
• 2nd Circ. Won't Reverse Syracuse's $5.3M Loss To Contractor
• Penguin CEO Says He Spoke With E-Book Competitor
• Celeb Chef Sues Chipotle Over Alleged Ramen Ripoff
• Ex-Blank Rome Partner Joins Ogletree's NY Office
• IBM Puts Up $2B For Cloud-Computing Firm SoftLayer
• NYC Human Rights Claims Are Still Tricky For Employers
• HSBC Leaving Hundreds In Foreclosure Limbo, NY AG Says
• CulinArt Beats Class Cert. In Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Bristol-Myers Copay Subsidies Not Bribes, Judge Finds
• Rajaratnam Brother In Plea Talks With DOJ
• Vitamin C Co. Pushes To Ax $153M Antitrust Award
• US Says Apple Fixed E-Book Prices As Trial Begins
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