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Chevron Argentina Asset Freeze Revoked Easing Shale Venture

Argentina’s Supreme Court revoked the seizure of Chevron Corp.’s assets in the country six months after an embargo that threatened to derail plans to develop shale deposits with state-run YPF SA.

Baker Botts, Akin, Greenberg, Wachtell: Business of Law

Baker Botts LLP announced three lateral hires last week including international tax lawyer Don J. Lonczak and capital markets lawyer Bonnie A. Barsamian.

Chevron CEO Can’t Avoid Questioning in Ecuador Fraud Case

Chevron Corp. lost a bid to stop Chief Executive Officer John Watson from being questioned by the attorney the company is suing over claims he committed fraud to win a $19 billion verdict in a pollution case in Ecuador.

Chevron Loses Another Bid to Block $18 Billion Ecuador Award

Chevron Corp. lost another bid before a U.S appeals court for an order blocking enforcement of an Ecuadorean court’s $18 billion environmental damages verdict.

Chevron’s Bid to Block Ecuadorean Asset Collection Denied

Chevron Corp.’s bid to protect assets that could be seized as part of an $18 billion environmental damages verdict against it in Ecuador was denied by a U.S. judge, who said the request could be renewed at a later date.

Weil, Proskauer, S&C, Jones Day, Bingham: Business of Law

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and Proskauer Rose LLP represented American Realty Capital Properties Inc., which offered to buy Cole Credit Property Trust III Inc. for at least $5.7 billion, seeking to create one of the largest real-estate investment trusts that leases space to single tenants. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is advising Cole Holdings as owner of the external manager to Cole Credit Property Trust III.

Argentine Judge Orders Chevron Asset Seizure, Plaintiffs

An Argentine judge ordered the seizure of all Chevron Corp.’s assets in the country, according to Enrique Bruchou, a lawyer representing Ecuadorean plaintiffs in a lawsuit over pollution in the Amazon rain forest.

Chevron Gets Some Claims Dismissed From Ecuador Lawsuit

Chevron Corp.’s lawsuit claiming attorneys for Ecuadorean plaintiffs in a pollution case conspired to fabricate evidence was narrowed by a federal judge in New York.

Chevron's $17 Billion Ecuador Judgment May Be Unenforceable, Analysts Say

Chevron Corp. , the second-largest U.S. oil company, may never pay a cent of the award of more than $18 billion levied by an Ecuadorean court for environmental damage dating back to the 1960s.

Olympus, ENRC, News Corp., Samsung-Apple, Lehman, Chevron in Court News

Olympus Corp., the camera maker that admitted hiding losses for over a decade, said it’s considering suing present and past executives after receiving a report from a panel probing management responsibility for the cover-up.

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Asian Stocks Rise on U.S. Jobs Data; Japan Shares Rally

Toyota Airbag Cuts Create Opening for Overseas Suppliers

Ex-CIA Employee Named as Source of Leaked NSA Reports

Japanese Shares Lead Asian Stocks Higher as Metals Drop

Europe Stocks Little Changed as China Export Growth Slows