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A four-firm team of attorneys representing Cornerstone Building Brands In= c. shareholders who are suing over its $5.8 billion acquisition by private = equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC told a Delaware Chancery judge = on Tuesday that they would be better than a two-firm team to lead a consoli= dated case.

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Firms Face Off For Lead Spot In Cornerstone Suit =09

By Leslie A. Pappas

A four-firm team of attorneys repr= esenting Cornerstone Building Brands Inc. shareholders who are suing over i= ts $5.8 billion acquisition by private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & R= ice LLC told a Delaware Chancery judge on Tuesday that they would be better= than a two-firm team to lead a consolidated case.

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Feds, Lithium Co. Urge 9th Circ. To Uphold Mine Projec= t OK

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By Ali Sullivan

The federal government and a minin= g company constructing a lithium mine in Nevada's Thacker Pass urged the Ni= nth Circuit to affirm a lower court's decision to largely uphold the lithiu= m extraction plans, saying the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is working on= remand to fix a narrow error identified by the district court.

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Mexican Co.'s Rail Car Couplers Hit With Preliminary D= uties

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Department of Commerce ha= s announced anti-dumping duties of 47.82% for a Mexican company's freight r= ail couplers that it preliminarily determined were being sold or were likel= y to be sold in the U.S. at unfairly low prices.

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LITIGATION

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Indicted Developer Tells 5th Circ. Receiver Left Him B= roke

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By Nate Beck

The Fifth Circuit questioned how a= n indicted Texas developer could have his home and assets seized by a recei= ver before he faces trial for allegedly raising $26 million from 100 foreig= n investors by inflating offering prices on real estate.

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5th Circ. Pauses Texas, Louisiana Air Plan Disapproval= s

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By Tom Lotshaw

A split Fifth Circuit panel agreed= to pause the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's disapproval of Texas a= nd Louisiana air quality plans, finding the states likely to prevail in the= ir challenges and otherwise facing heavy compliance costs with a federal pl= an to reduce emissions set to take effect.

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DEALS

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Real Estate Rumors: Ed Sheeran, Green Cities, Wells Fa= rgo

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Ed Sheeran is said to be leasing a= 3,200-square-foot residence in New York, Green Cities has reportedly paid = $98 million for a Chicago apartment tower, and Wells Fargo is said to have = lent $150 million for a New Jersey mixed-use project.

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PEOPLE

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Real Estate Lawyers On The Move

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By Andrew McIntyre

McDermott, Procopio and Dentons ar= e among the firms that have made recent real estate or construction hires.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Lewis Brisbois Faces Uphill Battle As 2nd Group Depart= s

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By Aebra Coe

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smit= h LLP is facing a major challenge when it comes to talent and revenue after= experiencing two large group departures in four months, with this week see= ing at least 125 employment lawyers slated to leave to start a new firm, in= dustry experts say.

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125 Attys To Depart Lewis Brisbois, New Firm Says<= /p> =09

By Xiumei Dong

A new California-based law fi= rm founded by former Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP national labor= and employment chair John Barber and seven other partners is taking in at = least 125 lawyers departing Lewis Brisbois, Barber told Law360 Pulse on Tue= sday.

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5 Crowe & Dunlevy Attys Join Steptoe & Johnson= In Okla.

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By Aaron West

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC has bro= ught on five attorneys from Crowe & Dunlevy to its growing Oklahoma Cit= y-based litigation department, the firm announced on Tuesday.

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Crowell & Moring's DC Landlord Asks To Toss Firm's= Rent Suit

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By Andrea Keckley

Crowell & Moring LLP's Washing= ton, D.C., landlord has asked a D.C. Superior Court judge to dismiss the fi= rm's lawsuit seeking roughly $30 million in reimbursements for rent paid du= ring the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that it is on tenants to shoulder the b= urden of complying with government orders like those that restricted public= gatherings and business operations due to the pandemic.

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Ex-Dentons Atty Wants 'Minimal-Merit' Test In Firm For= um Spat

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By Andrew Strickler

An ex-Dentons partner fighting for= a claim to a $34 million fee urged California's top court Monday to use a = "minimal-merit" test under a state labor law to keep his dispute out of arb= itration.

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Senate Hearing Underscores Divide On High Court Ethics=

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By James Arkin

Senators and legal experts debated= the constitutionality and practicality of Congress forcing the U.S. Suprem= e Court to adopt a code of conduct in a hearing Tuesday that laid bare the = stark partisan divide on views of the high court's ethics policies.

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Senate Confirms 2 New NJ District Judges

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By James Arkin

The Senate voted Tuesday to confir= m Michael Farbiarz and Judge Robert Kirsch to the District of New Jersey be= nch.

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Interview

'Extortion' Charge Roils FCA Bar As Kickback Suits Sur= ge

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By Jeff Overley

False Claims Act litigation target= ing health care kickbacks has taken an especially expensive toll on corpora= te America because top-dollar defense attorneys spurn settlements despite "= damning evidence," former U.S. Department of Justice lawyers who now repres= ent FCA whistleblowers told Law360.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amsted Rail Co. Inc.

Biogen Inc.

Campaign Legal Center

Ch= ina International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC

Financial Industry R= egulatory Authority Inc.

Georgetown University

Getty Images Inc.

Oklahoma City University

Pfizer Inc.

Sanofi SA

Texas Oil & Gas Association In= c.

University of Virginia

Vistra Corp.

Wells Fargo & Co.


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Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Tycko & Zavareei

Wiley Rein

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Land Management

Burns Paiute Tribe

California Supreme Court

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Bureau of Investigation

International Trade Commission

Louisiana Departmen= t of Environmental Quality

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Port Authority of New Yor= k & New Jersey

Texas Attorney General's Offi= ce

U.S. Court of Appeals = for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals = for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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