Howrey is reportedly mulling a tie-up with Chicago-based intellectual property (IP) specialist Winston & Strawn and the top bosses of the two law firms are in discussions whether a merger would make sense.
American Bar Association (ABA) president Stephen N. Zack wants the Bar Council of India (BCI) to maintain the status quo while it debates on whether it should allow foreign law firms to set up offices in the country.
BP, despite its announcement to pay a dividend once again, has seen its shares drop in early morning trading.
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) will close its research and development (R&D) facility in Sandwich, Kent, England, which presently employs 2,400 people, the “majority” of which would be made redundant over the next two years.
The Gold Price ticked higher for Dollar investors Tuesday morning in London, but slipped against other currencies as world stock markets rose and government bonds edged back.
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cut its sales forecast for 2012, the first full year its $10 billion-a-year Lipitor cholesterol fighter faces cheaper U.S. generics, but slashed its research budget to keep its profit view intact that year.Authored by award-winning journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding, the book titled WIKILEAKS: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy was published on Monday by Guardian Books.
Manufacturing activity grew in January at its fastest pace since records began in 1992, and factory costs also surged, in a further sign that price pressures are building in the economy, a survey showed.
A huge asteroid the size of the Titanic has struck Jupiter, leaving a hole as large as the Pacific Ocean and causing temperatures to rise up to 4 Kelvin, scientists have confirmed. The July 2009 crash, which released the equivalent of five gigatons of TNT, had perplexed astronomers. But with the new findings, published in the journal Icarus, the mystery behind the huge scar on Jupiter is resolved.
In a dramatic transfer deadline day, Chelsea finally secured the services of Fernando Torres and David Luiz, while Andy Carroll was the surprise holder of the most expensive English footballer tag after he moved to Liverpool for a whopping £35m.
Liverpool football club have confirmed the signing of Andy Carroll in a record fee of £35m from Newcastle in a five-and-a-half-year deal, which will keep the England International at Anfield till 2016.
Facebook expanded its shopping discount service to five European countries and Canada on Monday, part of its push to help brands communicate with its users.
The UK charity fundraising regulator, Fundraising Standards Board, has launched an investigation into the Salvation Army over complaints that they charity may have lied to donors about the use of profits generated from sales of second-hand clothes.
The violent protests in Egypt could deal a major blow to the country’s vital tourism industry, a development that could be economically crushing to the already riot-ravaged country.
Liverpool Football Club has submitted a record second offer of 35-million pound sterling bid for Newcastle’s 22-year-old striker Andy Carroll.
[Gold] buying continued on fears the unrest in Egypt will spread across the Middle East, says Richcomm Global Services in Dubai. But Asia's gold market is less sensitive to what happened in Middle East compared to New York, said a Hong Kong dealer in a note this morning.
European banks' total exposure to turmoil-ridden Egypt stands at around $40.3 billion, with banks in France and the United Kingdom being at greatest risk.
Pop superstar Sir Elton John is a resident of a small wealthy village on the grounds of Windsor Castle who are seeking to keep gypsies out of their quiet hamlet
A rally by British students against tuition hikes degenerated into an anti-Semitic affair when Jewish student leader Aaron Porter was verbally abused by a group of enraged student protesters.
National Geographic, the magazine from Washington-based National Geographic Society (NGS), in partnership with an adventure travel company, Mountain Travel Sobek, is offering adventure trips to more than 60 destinations in the world.
The death toll in Egypt rose by as much as over 100 by Saturday, as anti-government protests extended for the fifth day in an attempt to pressure President Hosni Mubarak to step down.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed his “deep concern” over the increasingly dangerous situation in Egypt.
