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January 6, 2009
Willkie Advises on $13.9 Billion Consortium Buyout of IndyMac
FDIC signs letter of intent to sell the banking operations of failed California mortgage lender IndyMac Federal Bank to IMB HoldCo., a thrift holding company controlled by IMB Management Holdings LP.
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January 5, 2009
Willkie Announces New Partners
The firm is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2009, former associates A. Mark Getachew, Robert T. Langdon and Russell L. Leaf have become partners.
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December 23, 2008
Firm Assists Teva in $8.9 Billion Acquisition of Barr Pharmaceuticals
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. completes its $8.9 billion acquisition of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., creating a combined company with a significant presence in over 60 countries.
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December 1, 2008
Firm Represents LandAmerica in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., the third largest title insurer in the United States, and its subsidiary LandAmerica 1031 Exchange Services, Inc. file for chapter 11 protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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November 17, 2008
Willkie Advises Level 3 in Debt Tender Offers and in Agreements to Raise $400 Million in New Capital
Level 3 Communications, Inc. announces that it has commenced separate tender offers to purchase for cash three series of its outstanding convertible notes.
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November 13, 2008
Maurice Lantourne Joins Paris Office
The firm enhances bankruptcy and litigation practices in Paris by welcoming leading French specialist, Maurice Lantourne and his team.
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November 11, 2008
Paris Office Advises CGGVeritas on Exchange Tender Offer For Wavefield Inseis
CGGVeritas, a leading international pure-play geophysical company, announces it has launched an exchange tender offer for Norwegian pure-play seismic company Wavefield Inseis, valued at approximately $310 million.
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November 3, 2008
Firm Obtains Victory in Significant Pro Bono Election Law Case
A New York appeals court holds that New Yorkers who have more than one home have the right to make their country home their voting address, even if it's not their primary residence.
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November 3, 2008
David Blass Joins Willkie’s Asset Management Practice
David Blass joins the firm as Special Counsel in the Asset Management Group and will reside in the Washington office.
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October 29, 2008
Firm Successfully Represents GE in Case that Affects Every Government Contractor with a Pension Plan
United States Court of Federal Claims Judge Nancy Firestone grants summary judgment in favor of Willkie client General Electric Company on the earnings assumptions used for charging pension costs to the government.
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