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New York - November, 2010

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• Ex-Bank VP 8th To Plead Guilty In Muni Bond Probe
• BearingPoint Trustee Says Execs Cost Co. Over $1B
• SEC Felt Pressure To Bring BofA Case: Report
• Novartis Wins OK On $175M Deal To End Bias Action
• Barclays Fires Back At SEC In Lehman Asset Dispute
• Madoff Trustee Continues Pursuit Of Family Assets
• Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Dewey & LeBoeuf
• Australia Looks To Restore Lobster Exports To China
• Raided Firm Says It's Not Target Of Trading Probe
• Japanese Bankruptcy Court Clears JAL For Takeoff
• SEC Pump-And-Dump Suit Against Atty Lives On
• Singapore Airlines To Pay $48M Air Cargo Fine
• Morrison and Dodd-Frank's Extraterritoriality Dilemma
• NY Assembly Votes To Suspend Hydraulic Fracturing
• Lifting Code Not A Crime, Ex-Goldman Programmer Says
• Excuse Or No, A Late Claim May Cost You
• AXA Sues ING Over $1.5B Sale Of Mexican Insurer
• Lehman Sues BofA, Barclays Over $150M Liquidation
• Chemtura To Pay For Pentair Product Liability Suit
• NJ Contractor To Pay $20M To End Fraud Probe
• Ex-EMC Exec Wants Court Approval To Join Rival
• American Media Wins OK For $565M Financing In Ch. 11
• Moody's Wins Toss Of Whistleblower Termination Suit
• Holder Confirms Criminal Probe Of Wall Street Firms
• Milbank Matches Peers In 2010 Associate Bonuses
• Gibson Dunn Reps Coty In OPI Products Purchase
• Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Dechert
• J.Crew Shareholder Sues To Stop $3B Takeover
• Skadden Reps Veritas In $525M CPI Deal
• Herrick Can't Access Info In Almatis Ch. 11: Judge
• More Madoff Relatives Hit With Suits By Trustee
• SunCal Asks 2nd Circ. To Lift Stay In Lehman Ch. 11
• High Court Won't Hear Tiffany IP Claims Against EBay
• Q&A With Neal Gerber's Michael Gurland
• EBG Wins OK For $1.1B Asset Sale To Constellation
• Q&A With Sutherland's Lewis Wiener
• Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Covington & Burling
• Hedge Fund Networker Charged With Securities Fraud
• Travel Agency Pays $3M To Settle FLSA Class Actions
• Ex-Doral Exec Fights Conviction In $4B Fraud Suit
• Thompson Hine Adds Bankruptcy Atty To Atlanta Office
• Doc Production Order Stands In Air Cargo MDL
• SNR Denton Snags White Collar Partner
• Judge OKs Galleon Wiretap Evidence, Severs Trial
• Ex-Madoff Employee Wins Conditional OK For Release
• Brooklyn Cinema Owner Charged With Investor Fraud
• Mesa Wins Final OK Of Ch. 11 Exit Plan
• New NY Law Gives Leg Up To Minority-Owned Cos.
• Propelling Offshore Wind Projects In NJ
• Trustee Suit Claims UBS Facilitated Madoff Fraud
• Judge Won't Rehear Dismissal Bid In Wyeth Pristiq Suit
• Nothing Strange About STOLI
• Las Vegas Developer Seeks To Arbitrate Boies Fee Row
• Janus, SAC, Others Targeted In Insider Trading Probe
• DOI Moves To Jumpstart Offshore Wind Projects
• Alcopop Ban Shows FDA Willing To Flex Muscles
• USTA Takes On Olympus Over US Open Contract
• Barclays, Lehman Make Last Arguments In '08 Sale Row
• Judge OKs Creditors' Bid To Probe Blockbuster Ch. 11
• Implant Maker Seeks To Subpoena Dickstein In IP Spat
• 9th Circ. Reverses Ruling In NLRB Misconduct Case
• Ex-Comverse CEO To Pay $53M To End SEC, DOJ Suits
• Feds Indict 6 Funeral Execs In $600M Fraud
• Sentry Clawback Suits Stay In Ch. 15 Court For Now
• Exxon Mobil Sues Prysmian Over Bad Submarine Cable
• Chesapeake Energy Vows To Remedy CWA Violations
• Most Counterclaims Erased From Marvel Copyright Suit
• Attorneys Brace For Surge In Sex Bias Class Actions
• Dell, IBM Hit With Processor Power Fault Patent Suit
• Midland Fights Kirkland's Innkeepers Fee Bid
• Breakdown Of $888M Payout Fair, Northwest Union Says
• 2nd Circ. Denies Superdome Owner Arbitration Bid
• Pond Gets Claim Trimmed From SEC Fraud Suit
• Ecuadoreans' Atty Told To Keep Docs In Chevron Case
• Morris Cops Plea In NY Pension Fund Case
• Madoff Feeder Fund Files For Ch. 11 To Aid Settlements
• BSkyB Says News Corp. Deal Wouldn't Restrict Media
• Bassett Yanks Baby Cribs Due To Trap Hazard
• Chiesi Argues To Suppress Evidence In Galleon Case
• FBI Raids 3 Hedge Funds In Securities Probe
• Lidle Relatives Fail To Reopen Discovery In Cirrus Suit
• In The Mix: FDA And Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks
• Rise In Stings May Prompt Look At Entrapment Defense
• Fred Leighton Owner Hit With Fraud Charges
• Coke Wins Dismissal Of Suit Over Guatemalan Violence
• Q&A With SNR Denton's Sandra Hauser
• Environmental Claims Get Harder To Discharge
• Gawker Told To Delete Palin Excerpts In Copyright Row
• Merck Picks Up Another Win In Fosamax Bellwether
• Ex-NASA Official Gets 3 Years For Steering Contract
• Bribery Defendant Giffen Walks Away With No Penalty
• 9/11 Rescue Workers' $713M Deal Clears Last Hurdle
• Bristol-Myers Hit With False Marking Suit Over 3 Drugs
• CIBC Continues To Dog Attys In Chem Rx Ch. 11
• Former Con Ed Manager Cops To $800K Bribe Scheme
• Lehman Pro Se Gadfly Appeals Judge's Dismissal
• Class Attys Score $38M Fee In Novartis Sex Bias Suit
• Bar ALE Withdraws Suit Against Magnesium Oxide Cos.
• Ex-Societe Generale Trader Convicted In Secrets Case
• The 21st-Century Law Firm
• Wells Fargo To Pay Citi $100M To Settle Wachovia Fight
• Lew OK'd As OMB Chief After Landrieu Releases Hold
• Q&A With Simpson Thacher's Joe McLaughlin
• Platinum Management Faces $20M Suit Over Oil Deal
• House Panel Recommends Censure For Rangel
• 2nd Circ. Says Arbitration Allowed In Reuters-Guild Suit
• Ex-Milberg Attys Hit With $20M Madoff Clawback Suit
• Ortiz Strikes Out In Bid To Toss Jay-Z Club Suit
• Ex-SocGen Trader Argues Against IP Theft Conviction
• PwC Gets Convertibles Investor Suit Nixed
• Ropes & Gray Can't Seek Firm Info In Malpractice Suit
• Class Certified In Harmony Gold ADR Class Action
• Bristol-Myers Sales Rep Sues For Overtime Pay
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Refco Trustee Fraud Claims
• NJ Balks At Liberty Offshore Natural Gas Plan
• 'Private' No More On Social Networking Sites
• Q&A With Seyfarth Shaw's Jerry Maatman
• Democratic Advisers Claim HuffPost Was Their Idea
• Mesa Passes Disclosure Hurdle For Ch. 11 Exit Plan
• Judge Trims Antitrust Class Action Against Sirius XM
• Siga Says Survey Will Bolster Bid For $2.8B Contract
• Namibia Can't Shake UN Wall Collapse Lawsuit
• Wachtell Reps Cardinal Health In $1.3B Kinray Buy
• Riviera Bankruptcy Plan Wins Court Approval
• Vertis Holdings Plans Quick 2nd Trip Through Ch. 11
• Obama Nominates 6 For District Court Posts Across US
• The Robins Economic Loss Rule And Offshore Wind
• Alleged Dick's Insider Trader Acquitted Of Fraud
• Ex-Madoff Workers Face Conspiracy, Fraud Charges
• Cuomo, SEC Pummel Rattner Over NY Kickback Scheme
• EPA Breaks Ground With Chesapeake Pollution Diet
• Exxon To Pay $25M To End Brooklyn Spill Suit
• FTC Seeks To Squash Pom's Battle Against Ad Rules
• NY Law Permits Sale Of Life Policies, Court Rules
• Brooklyn Fund Manger Convicted In $40M Ponzi Scheme
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Associate Disbarred For Fraud Deal
• 2nd Circ. Won't Touch Plan In WexTrust Ponzi Suit
• Tronox Wins Judge's Blessing For Restructuring Plan
• Ex-Gen Re Execs Ask 2nd Circ. For Conviction Reversal
• GM Could Raise $23B In Largest IPO Ever
• Student Lenders Pay $57.8M In Subsidies Case
• 2nd Circ. Remands State Claims In Pfizer Firing Suit
• Victoria's Secret FLSA Action Wins Initial Cert.
• Owner Of Steve & Barry's To Be Liquidated
• Issues For Secured Creditors In Insurance Insolvency
• LNT Trustee, Conair Settle $13M Adversary Case
• National Enquirer Publisher Files For Bankruptcy
• $3M Bail Set For Doctor Accused Of Tipping Off Fund
• 2nd Circ. Backs Injunction In NYPD Sergeants' OT Suit
• Ernst & Young Escapes OT Class Action In New York
• AIG Dropped From Energy Co.'s $29M Enviro Fight
• TerreStar Wins Approval For $75M DIP From EchoStar
• Cuomo Eyes Quadrangle For Rattner's Financial Data
• Judge Tells BofA To Return $500M To Lehman Bros.
• BofA Ends Bias Fight Over Merrill Retention Bonuses
• FDA Accused Of Contempt In Plan B Availability Case
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Investing Co.'s Bid For Fraud Coverage
• Ex-Doral Exec Gets 5 Years In $4B Stock Fraud Case
• 2nd Circ. Lets Retaliation Suit Against Judge Proceed
• Edwards Angell Adds Dunlap Atty To Insurance Team
• Gryphon Head Awaits $20M Fraud Trial From Home
• Home Of Latham Watkins, Madoff Offices Files Ch. 11
• Are Your Counterparty's Promises Enforceable?
• FDA To Ban Caffeine-Alcohol Combo: Schumer
• Blockbuster Creditor Seeks To Probe Icahn Involvement
• Google, YouTube Exit Online Ad Patent Suit
• House Subpanel Finds Rangel Guilty On 11 Ethics Counts
• 10 Tips for Corporate Counsel Facing Asbestos Suits
• High Court Rejects Challenge In USIS Antitrust Fight
• CIBC Fights Fox Rothschild Fees In Chem Rx Ch. 11
• Healthfirst Hands Over $7.7M In Marketing Rep OT Suit
• State Lawmakers Back Health Care Reform
• Q&A With Blank Rome's Jerry Bernstein
• IP Boutiques May Need To Adapt To Survive
• Class Accuses SEC Of Negligence In Handling Madoff
• Grynberg Hits Total With New Kazakh Oil Profits Suit
• Landfill Workers To Get $24M For WTC Debris Injuries
• Gov't, Ex-Duane Reade Execs Spar Over Loss Figure
• Dow Jones, Financial Website End 'Hot News' Fight
• Zuckerman Spaeder Throws Wrench In Rangel Hearing
• Warhol Group Ends 3-Year Battle With Collectors
• Chartis Decries Enviro Settlement Under Tronox Plan
• Judge Trims Claims In Madoff Feeder Fund Case
• Alcoholic Energy Drinks To Become Scarce In NY
• US Fights Doral Fraudster's Bid For New Trial
• Pentagon Capital Loses Brady, Giglio Bid In SEC Suit
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Atty's Stay Effort In Chevron Battle
• Life Settlements' Securities Standing Still A Mystery
• Loehmann's To Shed $115M In Debt In Ch. 11
• Williams To Buy Bakken Oil Properties For $925M
• 2 More Galleon Guilty Pleas Unsealed In US Court
• Madoff Trustee Seeks $70M From Ex-Employees
• Bowing To Mortgage Crisis, C-Bass Files For Ch. 11
• Doctor Preps Bail Package In Hedge Fund Tip-Off Case
• Proskauer, SJ Berwin Halt Merger Talks
• MGM Wins $500M Financing Bid, Board Seat For Icahn
• Rolling Stone Publisher Sued Over Text Spam
• Mesa Air Creditors Say Ch. 11 Plan Is Cloudy
• Q&A With Faegre & Benson's Bill Leone
• NC Woman Hits Foot Locker With Suit Over Pay
• Smith Goes To Washington As Housing Finance Head
• Barclays To Offer Same-Sex Partner Tax Offset
• Allen & Overy Lands 1st IP Litigator For NY Office
• Anheuser-Busch Hits MLB With Suit Over NFL Deal
• D-Back Accuses Defenshield Of False Patent Marking
• Questioning The Legitimacy Of LEED
• Skadden, Williams & Connolly Advise Newsweek Deal
• Thinkmap Tries To Nix Data System Patent
• US Reversal Frames Issues In Myriad's Appeal
• GSK Atty Indictment May Paralyze Lawyers
• Ex-Dewey Group Beefs Up Katten Finance Practice
• Business Judgment Rule Will Help ARS Defendants
• Bankrupt AHM Wins $5.5M Waterfield Settlement
• Lehman, Lloyd's Try To Block Securities Action Claim
• Adelphia Execs Continue Fight For Interview Notes
• Goody Goody: Stub Rent As Administrative Expense
• Convicted Duane Reade Execs Attack Gov't Loss Report
• Schumer Calls For Ban On Caffeinated Alcohol Drinks
• Teva, Others Settle With Counties In Medicaid MDL
• Feds Want 30 Years For $4B Securities Fraudster
• Judge Lets Labor Chief Weigh In On Ivy ERISA Suit
• Lightstone Hit With $100M Suit Over Hotel Bankruptcy
• NYC Takes Hybrid Taxi Fight To Supreme Court
• Reuters, Union Spar Over Terms Of Expired Contract
• Pfizer Fights Whistleblower Retaliation Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Quinn Emanuel Gets $13M For Facebook Case
• Plan For Rock 5th Ave. Building Gets Judge's OK
• Innkeepers Wins Extension For Exclusivity Window
• Flag Telecom Class Action Ends With $24M Deal
• Citigroup Investor Class Action Trimmed
• Broker Caught Up In $26M Fraud Hit With Injunction
• Madoff Judge Greenlights New Wave Of Investor Suits
• Case Study: Kirschner V. KPMG
• Your Company May Not Own That Copyright
• Insurer Hits Welch With New Suit Over Juice Labels
• MoFo Lures IP Litigation Vet From Ropes & Gray
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Abraxis Win In Naropin Patent Row
• Ropes & Gray Snares White Collar Pro For DC Office
• Chemtura To Pay $3M For Cleanup Of Calif. Sites
• DOJ Inquires Further Into $1.4B Southwest-AirTran Deal
• South Bay Exec Defends Info Request In Kickback Case
• GGP Exits Ch. 11 After Financial Overhaul
• 2 Suits Call Defense Of Marriage Act Unconstitutional
• Old GM Hits Snag In Finalizing Disclosure Statement
• Allianz Affiliates Seek US Protection For UK Pool Runoff
• Goldman Fined For Late FINRA Filings
• Williamson Tapped For ITC Vice Chairman Spot
• Judge 'Disappointed' In SocGen Trade Secrets Attys
• Computer Shop Owners Charged In $6M Fraud Scheme
• Icahn Vows To Block Lionsgate Board Member's Vote
• Dickstein Shapiro Adds Edwards Angell M&A Team
• Swedish Pension Fund Sues BNY Mellon Over $35M Loss
• Financial Firms Face Growing Risk Of Hackers
• Alleged Schemer Says Stock Buy Was Not Inside Job
• Ambac Sues US To Protect $700M In Tax Refunds
• Reorganization Securities And Second-Lien Structures
• A Brave New World For Reinsurance Credit Rules
• Chemtura Judge Blocks $20M Set-Aside For Pentair
• Novo Nordisk, Actavis End PrandiMet Patent Spat
• NY Comptroller Ends Securities Case Against Merrill
• Fela Biographer Hits Broadway Show With $5M Suit
• Skadden Advises Chevron In $3.2B Atlas Energy Buy
• Steady Bankruptcy Stats Belie Growing Business Woes
• Lehman Seeks $90M To Pay D&O Legal Fees
• Mexicana Ends Fee Disputes, Gets Ch. 15 Protection
• Supreme Court Grills Costco, Omega In Watch IP Spat
• Chemtura Judge Mulls $20M Set-Aside For Pentair
• $21M Arbitration Award Withstands Goldman Challenge
• Ambac Declares Bankruptcy Without Prepack Deal
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Must Share Costs In NFL Suit
• FirstEnergy Can't Shake $75M CERCLA Suit
• Morgan Stanley Seeks $40M In Futures Contract Spat
• Objections Pile Up To Tronox Reorganization Plan
• Gryphon Schemer Still Scheming, DOJ Claims
• Dunkin' Donuts Settles IP, Contract Row With Fla. Shops
• Hariri Gets 18 Months For Role In Galleon Trading Ring
• Siga Appeals $2.8B Drug-Contract Disqualification
• WestLB Sues Canadian Co. Over $69M Credit Pact
• US Backs Argentina In 2nd Circ. $105M Debt Battle
• Ex-Bristol Myers Worker Pleads Guilty To IP Theft
• White Collar Crooks Get Leg Up In Avoiding The Clink
• Ex-Goldman VP Settles Sex, Pregnancy Bias Case
• Associates Warned To Temper Bonus Hopes For '10
• UK Eyes News Corp.'s $12.6B BSkyB Bid
• Netscape, Insurer Set For Trial Over Privacy Suits
• American Eagle, Payless Resolve Trademark Dispute
• Perfect Storm: Lessons For Distressed Retailers, Part II
• EU Looks To Ban Detergent Phosphates By 2013
• Winston & Strawn Trade Expert Leaps To Cooley
• Q&A With Cahill's Bart Friedman
• Judge Stands By Refusal To Kill Home Depot OT Suit
• Judge Seeks To Put To Rest Bayou Clawback Suits
• Guests Sue Waldorf-Astoria Over Bedbug Infestation
• The ABCs Of Managing Policies And Procedures
• Top EPA Climate Adviser Steps Down
• Recycler Envipco Files Antitrust Suit Against Tomra
• La. Tries To Revive Arbitration Bid In Merrill ARS Suit
• Judge Keeps SocGen Trade Secrets Trial Open
• Alleged $42M Construction Kickbacker Seeks Severance
• NY State Workers Sue To Recover Salary Increases
• Innkeepers Faces Resistance To Fried Frank Retention
• Judge Hands Win To BNY In Sentinel Fight
• Ex-Attys Plead Not Guilty In NJ Development Scandal
• Goodwin Procter Snags 2 IP Partners From Foley
• What Determines 'Control' In Producing Documents
• Ex-Hevesi Aide Reaches Pay-To-Play Plea Deal
• Indicted Galleon Traders Seek Dismissal
• DOJ Promises More Wiretaps In White Collar Cases
• Skadden Reps Travelers In $370M Brazilian Venture
• NY TARP Fraudster Hit With $1.75M Civil Judgment
• Citigroup Defeats Terra Firma Suit Over $6B EMI Deal
• Judge Allows Bankrupt MGM To Use Cash Collateral
• EPA Fines Safety-Kleen Over PCB Violation
• Feds Blast Aeropostale's Bid For Kickback Evidence
• Asst. Managers Nail CVS With Another OT Suit
• Exxon Faces $12M Wrongful Death Suit For Gas Leak
• AGs To Take On Feds Over States' Rights Post-Election
• CFTC Hires Skadden Partner To Head Enforcement
• Argentina Asks US Supreme Court To Protect Assets
• Jurors Begin Deliberation In Citigroup-Terra Firma Row
• GM Estimates IPO At $13B
• Antitrust Policy To Face Scrutiny Post-Election
• GE Loses Bid to Toss Race Bias Action
• Creditors To Get Stakes In MGM Under Ch. 11 Plan
• Securities Markets At Stake In Enron Suit: Investors
• Rothstein Associate Sentenced To 4 Years
• 2nd Circ. Shuts Down Del Monte Pineapple Antitrust MDL
• Tronox Strikes Truce With Equity Committee
• Rothschild OK'd As Blockbuster's Financial Adviser
• Delphi, GM Battle Over $450M UAW Payment
• Top State Judges Fight Anti-Incumbent Push In 2010
• Political Scandals Push ACORN Into Ch. 7
• 2nd Circ. Rejects $3M Starbucks Burn Suit
• Judge Limits Loss Arguments For Ex-Duane Reade CEO
• Madoff Defense Atty Heads To Lowenstein Sandler
• Target, Sears Sue Over LCD Price-Fixing
• Icahn Dodges Disclosure On MGM, Lionsgate Plans
• Ramping Up Rules For Covered Financial Cos.
• 2nd Requests Take Discovery To Next Level
• Fosamax Judge Restricts Bellwether Trial Evidence
• EU Probes News Corp.'s $12.6B BSkyB Bid
• Kilpatrick Stockton, Townsend Agree To Merge
• Interpreting Morrison V. National Australia Bank
• DOJ's Policy Shift Could Change Future Of DNA IP
• Ex-Madoff Worker Fights Seizure Of House, $2M
• Icahn Denies Lionsgate's Claims Over MGM Dealings
• Chem Rx's $70M Sale To PharMerica Gets Green Light
• Ex-Clifford Chance Atty Alleges Widespread Firm Bias
• French Doctor Busted For Allegedly Selling Inside Tips
• EVA, Others Lose Bid To Leave Cargo Price-Fixing MDL
• No Interlocutory Appeal For Cirrus In Lidle Crash Suit
• 2nd Circ. Favors Aetna, Algonquin In Notes Sale Suit
• Madoff Marketing Arm Settles With SEC
• Demand For Law Firm Services Dropped In 3Q: Report
• Terex Sues Bucyrus Over Adjustments To $1.3B Deal
• Murky Waters After Bayou Reversal
• Gov't Seeks 17 Years For Ex-Duane Reade CEO
• SEC To File New Complaint Against Goldman's Tourre
• Alleged Insider Trader Gets Own Trial In Dick's Case
• The Fight Over Food Labeling And Free Speech
• Mayer Brown Lures Another Thompson & Knight Atty
• Ex-Duane Reade Exec Seeks To Avoid Prison Time
• Canadian Court Tosses Icahn's Suit Against Lionsgate
• Rajaratnam Fires Back At Feds Over Wiretap Evidence
• Tribune Creditors Submit Rival Reorganization Plans
• AIG Scores Another $22B In TARP Funding
• Allstate Fraud Suit Stayed Pending Related Appeal
• Dismissal Of Antitrust Claims Against AEP Upheld
• Madoff Recovery Lags Despite High Legal Fees
• Lateral Movement Has Sluggish October
• Century Indemnity Loses Bid To Stay Asbestos Fight
• DOJ Urges Compromise In Gene Patent Appeal Brief
• FERC's Road Map For Feed-In Tariffs
• Feds Add New Counts To $40M Ponzi, Porn Seller Case
• Incontestable Trademark Registrations: No Guarantee
• PixFusion Hits Toyota With Image Patent Suit
• Ambac In Talks For Prepackaged Ch. 11 Plan