Litigation Team Wins Dismissal of Class Action Suit for Columbia Labs
A Ropes & Gray litigation team won the dismissal of a securities class action suit for Columbia Laboratories (Columbia) in the United States District Court ...
Intellectual Asset Management Highly Ranks IP Practices
In June 2013, Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (IAM) ranked Ropes & Gray’s Intellectual Property Group ...
IP Litigation Team Obtains Landmark Victory for SAP in First-Ever CBM Trial Under AIA
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on June 11, 2013 issued a final written decision ruling ...
The Washington Business Journal Recognizes Ropes & Gray for Pro Bono Work
The Washington Business Journal recently named Ropes & Gray among the top 25 “law firms with the most pro bono hours” as a ...
Ropes & Gray's 5th Anniversary in Chicago and Office Move Noted in Press
Ropes & Gray's Chicago office recently celebrated its fifth anniversary and moved to a new location to accommodate the firm's growth and ...
Attorneys Mark Popofsky and Michael Laufert Review Antitrust Issues Produced by “Patent Privateering”
Washington, D.C.-based antitrust partner Mark Popofsky, chair of Ropes & Gray’s antitrust practice group, and antitrust associate Michael Laufert published an ...
EMC Corp. Secures Summary Judgment Win
A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on May 29 for EMC Corp., granting the company ...
$3.7 Billion Focus Media Buyout Closes
Ropes & Gray represented China Everbright Structured Investment Holdings Ltd. as a member of a buyer consortium that acquired Focus Media holdings Ltd. in a ...
Ropes & Gray Attorneys Analyze Global M&A Litigation for Insights
Securities & public companies partner Paul Boltz, private equity partner Scott Jalowayski, government enforcement partner Kim Nemirow and business & securities litigation partner Peter Welsh ...
Ropes & Gray Honored for Commitment to Volunteering in Boston Public Schools
Ropes & Gray received the “Nicholas A. Lopardo Corporate Partner Award,” from Boston Partners in Education, a non-profit organization that develops volunteer ...
Ropes & Gray Attorneys Present on Private U.S. Securities Actions to China Securities Regulatory Commission
On May 16, New York-based business & securities litigation partner Bob Fischler, Boston-based business & securities litigation partner Randy Bodner, and Shanghai-based ...
Ropes & Gray Represents Bain Capital Portfolio Company BRP in IPO
A team of Ropes & Gray attorneys is advising Bain Capital and its portfolio company BRP Inc. as U.S. counsel for BRP’s ...
AGY Holding Reaches Deal with Lenders to Restructure
A team of Ropes & Gray attorneys advised AGY Holding Corp. and private equity firm Kohlberg & Company in a restructuring agreement with holders ...
Bloomberg TV Features Winning Attorney in Patricia Cornwell Case
Ropes & Gray’s Joan Lukey secured a $51 million jury verdict for the famed crime novelist in a suit against her financial advisor ...
Ropes & Gray Represents Blackstone-Led Consortium in Take-Private Deal for Pactera Technology
Ropes & Gray is representing the Blackstone-led buyer group consortium in the going-private transaction of China-based Pactera Technology International Ltd. (Pactera). The ...
Alison Fethke Enhances the Firm’s Health Care and Life Sciences Regulatory Services to Clients and Chicago Market
Ropes & Gray announced today that Alison Fethke, past division counsel, legal regulatory & compliance at AbbVie, the pharmaceutical company resulting from the separation of ...
SEC Names Keith F. Higgins as Director of Division of Corporation Finance
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Ropes & Gray Advises Longstanding Clients on Key Asia Pacific Deals
Ropes & Gray’s Hong Kong office has advised on two significant transactions that augment and extend its role on private equity transactions in ...
Financial News Honors Ropes & Gray as “Law Firm of the Year Finalist: Banking and Finance”
In May 2013, Financial News honored Ropes & Gray as one of five finalists in the “Law Firm of the Year: Banking and Finance ...
Ropes & Gray’s Pro Bono Representation of John Norman Huffington is Featured in News Coverage
In May, articles in The Am Law Daily, The Washington Post and Associated Press, among others, highlighted Ropes & Gray’s representation of ...
Jeffrey Webb, Massachusetts Chief of Fair Labor, Joins Ropes & Gray
Jeffrey Webb, the chief of the Fair Labor Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, is joining Ropes & Gray as a partner ...
Leading Lawyer Victoria Lloyd Enhances Firm’s Continuing Asia Expansion
Victoria Lloyd, a leading capital markets and M&A lawyer, is joining Ropes & Gray in its Hong Kong office. Ms. Lloyd’s ...
Finance Partner Joins Ropes & Gray in London
U.K. finance lawyer Mark Wesseldine is joining Ropes & Gray, the firm announced today. The addition of Mr. Wesseldine strengthens the firm’s ...
Madison Dearborn Partners Agrees to $1.3 Billion Deal for National Financial Partners
Ropes & Gray represented Chicago-based private equity investment firm Madison Dearborn Partners in a deal to acquire National Financial Partners (NFP), a leading provider ...
Reuters Global M&A Report Highlights Ropes & Gray
Ropes & Gray was noted in the Thomson Reuters global M&A rankings for “Top Legal Advisers” in the first quarter of ...