Law
Cuomo Took Campaign Donations From Lawyers With Matters Before His Office New York Attorney General Andrew
Cuomo’s campaign fund took tens of thousands of dollars from law
firms representing clients his office investigated or accused of
wrongdoing, state records show.
SEC to Focus on Derivatives as Insider-Trading Probes Widen, Khuzami Says The U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission will focus on financial instruments such as
derivatives as it broadens a crackdown on insider trading by
hedge funds, enforcement director Robert Khuzami said.
JPMorgan Hires Linklaters Asia Managing Partner Zili Shao as China Chief JPMorgan Chase & Co. said it hired
Zili Shao from law firm Linklaters LLP as chairman and chief
executive officer of its China operations.
Madoff Trustee Picard Submits $22 Million Bill for Five Months of Work Irving Picard, the liquidator for
Bernard Madoff’s investment advisory business, asked a judge to
approve $22.1 million in fees for him and his law firm, Baker &
Hostetler LLP, for five months of work on the case.
Oracle $7.4 Billion Sun Takeover May Be Blocked by EU on Competition Issue Oracle Corp.’s planned $7.4 billion
purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. may be blocked by European
Union regulators because of concerns Oracle might be able to
eliminate Sun’s MySQL database product as a competitor,
according to an EU document.
Merck Gets Second Dismissal of Fosamax Lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court A Manhattan federal judge dismissed
a lawsuit against Merck & Co. over its Fosomax drug.