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Intellectual Property

Taking On the Big Boys: A midsize firm competes by adding unusual practice groups

David Rosenblatt / Burns & Levinson How does a midsize firm compete in the Boston legal market? How can they take on the big boys? Personal service was part of the answer we got from David Rosenblatt, managing partner of 125-lawyer Burns & Levinson. No shock there. But he also dispensed a...

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Contracts

Civil Justice Playbook: The Give and the Get of M&A Suits: Practitioners should expect that disclosure-only settlements will be met with continued disfavor.

Perverse. Frivolous. Collusive. Wasteful. Pointless. Stinky. Excessive. Worthless. Horse hockey. No, we’re not talking about the U.S. presidential election. These are judges and commentators characterizing disclosure-only settlements of M&A litigation, which, in no small part due to the...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Hallmarks of a Successful Deal: Frontier’s recent acquisition offers a road map to M&A planning and execution

Mark Nielsen, general counsel of Frontier Communications Corporation, outlines his role as the in-house lawyer for M&A evaluation and execution, as well as provides his reflections on Frontier’s recently completed transaction with Verizon Communications. The acquired businesses include...

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