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Wachtell, Skadden, Kirkland, King: Business of Law

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz advised PVH Corp., the owner of the Tommy Hilfiger brand, in its agreement to buy Warnaco Group in a $2.9 billion transaction, creating a company with $8 billion in sales and bringing all Calvin Klein-branded apparel under one roof. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP advised Warnaco. Kirkland & Ellis LLP represents the Peter J. Solomon Company, financial adviser to PVH Corp.

Title Insurer Group Selects Lawyer Frank Pellegrini as President

Frank Pellegrini, a lawyer who started a title insurer in Illinois, was named president of the industry’s trade group.

Title Insurers in Talks With Lenders on Warranties

Title insurers are in talks with banks and regulators to obtain warranties from lenders assuring they followed proper procedures before selling foreclosed homes, said Kurt Pfotenhauer , head of the insurers’ trade group.

Foreclosure Errors Cloud Homeownership With `Blighted Titles'

U.S. courts are clogged with a record number of foreclosures . Next, they may be jammed with suits contesting property rights as procedural mistakes in those cases cloud titles establishing ownership.

Fidelity National to Require Banks to Sign Foreclosure Warranty

Fidelity National Financial Inc. , the largest U.S. title insurer by market share, will require lenders to sign a warranty assuring their paperwork is sound before backing sales of foreclosed homes.

McEwen Hired by Title Insurer Group for Federal Lobbying Post

Jessica McEwen was hired as director of government affairs for the group representing U.S. title insurers.

BofA Case May Be Followed by More Mortgage Suits by Counties

Bank of America Corp. is among a group of lenders that may face a wave of new lawsuits claiming cash-strapped counties were cheated out of millions of dollars by a system used for more than a decade to register mortgages.

Fidelity National Drops Plan for Lender Foreclosure Guarantee

Fidelity National Financial Inc. , the largest U.S. title insurer, canceled a requirement for lenders to guarantee proper foreclosure procedures amid “heightened review” processes by banks.

Buyer Can’t Sue After Bad Foreclosure Sale

A Massachusetts man who bought property in a faulty foreclosure sale isn’t the true owner and so doesn’t have the right to sue over it, the state’s high court ruled.

Simpler U.S. Mortgage Forms May Include New Cost Formula

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is close to revealing the details of its marquee project: reducing the reams of paperwork that borrowers must hack through when getting a mortgage.

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U.S. Stocks Fall on IMF Outlook, Warning on Stimulus Exit

Obama Tells Keystone Foes He Will Unveil Climate Measures

S&P 500 Falls on IMF Growth Forecast as Treasuries Rise

U.S. Agencies Said to Swap Data With Thousands of Firms

Yen Rises After BOJ Minutes Indicate Monetary-Stimulus Limits