King & Spalding attorneys prevailed on appeal for client Baystar on its attempt to enforce a contractual right to $75.4 million in liquidated damages against a McDermott International Ltd. subsidiary. CB&I LLC, a McDermott company, entered into agreements in 2017 with Pasadena, Texas-based Baystar on two engineering and construction projects with a…

Sullivan & Cromwell, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised on Bosch Group’s $8.1 billion acquisition of the residential ventilation businesses of Johnson Controls and Hitachi. The all-cash transaction is the largest acquisition to date for the privately held German technology group.

Within days of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign launching, some corners of Big Law are already organizing, advising and fundraising for the vice president, as Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, lean on their legal community ties. Harris has maintained a base of support in Big Law since at least her…

A former security director at Fox Corp. has filed suit against the media company and others, alleging he was terminated after reporting a contractor’s sexual assault and complaining about a culture of workplace sexual harassment. Plaintiffs Jared Rasmussen and Jane Doe allege they were both wrongfully retaliated against and fired…

The two-tiered partnership structure being adopted by an increasing number of global law firms has existed at Australian firms for decades. Several firms say they have had both salaried and equity partners for many years, first promoting lawyers to a non-equity partner status until they have proven they can bring in…

A key lawyer for Boeing has left the company to join a longtime outside counsel firm, Perkins Coie. Mike Paisner, who most recently served as the vice president of international dispute, insured matters and bid protests at Boeing, is joining Perkins Coie’s Seattle office as a litigation partner, the firm…