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Shook Wins $58 Million Verdict for Health Care Group
A Tennessee jury has awarded $58 million to Shook client Highlands Physicians, Inc., following a three-week trial against the group’s longtime business partner, Wellmont Health System. Highlands Physicians is a trade association of about 1,500 health care providers practicing mainly in northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia. Partner Gary Elden, with Partner Amy Cho and Associates Matt Wolfe and Peter O’Neill, led the Shook team.
Read MoreWeil Wins Decisive Victory for Morgan Stanley in Multi-Billion Dollar Tribune Co. Dispute
Weil secured a significant victory for Morgan Stanley in a long-running, $4 billion dispute arising out of the 2007 Tribune Co. leveraged buy-out (LBO) and the company’s subsequent bankruptcy.
Read MoreMeet with NightOwl Discovery at the Business of Law Forum at Legalweek in New York City
NightOwl is a proud sponsor of the Business of Law Forum and will have a number of experts in attendance again this year. Please stop by our table, which is located in the Business of Law track, to learn how NightOwl is revolutionizing discovery management and the way corporate legal departments approach legal data management.
Read MoreAbbVie Announces Executive Leadership Changes
AbbVie, a research-based biopharmaceutical company, announced a new Executive Leadership Team structure designed to streamline its organizational structure and support its long-term growth strategy.
Read MoreCLOC Announces New President and Board Member
The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) Board of Directors has unanimously elected CLOC Board Member Mary Shen O’Carroll to serve in the executive role of CLOC President, and has appointed Aine Lyons to the Board of Directors. O’Carroll and Lyons will assume their positions immediately.
Read MoreBarnes & Thornburg Adds Three Partners in Dallas
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced the addition of three new partners in Dallas, continuing the firm’s strategic growth plan in Texas. Those joining are litigators Randy Gordon and Tamara Baggett and corporate attorney Jenni Tauzel.
Read MoreAttorney James Franklin Named Chair of McNees Personal Injury Practice Group
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC appoints James Franklin as Chair of its Personal Injury practice group, succeeding recently retired attorney Guy Brooks.
Read MoreAkin Gump Advises Aspect Software in Acquisition by Vector CapitalAKin
Aspect Software, Inc., a leading provider of fully integrated customer engagement, workforce optimization, and self-service omni-channel solutions, announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Vector Capital, a leading private equity firm specializing in transformational investments in established technology businesses. Akin Gump advised Aspect in the transaction.
Read MoreWeil Advises Eli Lilly and Company in its $8B Acquisition of Loxo Oncology, Inc.We
Weil is advising Eli Lilly and Company in its agreement to acquire Loxo Oncology for approximately $8 billion.
Read MoreFormer Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Congressman Lamar Smith Join Akin Gump
Akin Gump announced that former Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) have joined the firm’s public law and policy practice in Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen joins as a senior advisor, while Congressman Smith joins the firm as a senior consultant.
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