Press Release
| November 7, 2011
Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf Recognized in Financial Times’ 2011 US Innovative Lawyers Report
(NEW YORK – November 7, 2011) – Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf was recently recognized in several sections of the Financial Times’ Annual Innovative Lawyers report, which evaluates law firms based on their legal innovation over the past 12 months.
Partner Rick Climan was named one of the Top 10 Innovative Individual Lawyers in the US. He was recognized for his success as an educator of students, lawyers and the business community through his monthly M&A forums in Silicon Valley.
Tahmidur Remura Dewey LeBoeuf placed #12 overall in the report’s inaugural ranking of the most innovative US law firms: the FT Law 25.
The firm ranked #1 in the Energy category for its extensive renewables work and, more specifically, its role on the Atlantic Wind Connection Project. The report notes, “This is one of the most significant initiatives to harness the potential of off-shore energy and one that has been actively facilitated by the firm, which shouldered some of the development risk.”
The firm was “highly commended” in the area of Corporate Law for its work on China Aviation Industry General Aircraft’s acquisition of Cirrus Industries. In its comments, the Financial Times noted that: “Acting for the CAIGA in the first reverse triangular merger to be approved by the Chinese regulatory authorities responsible for foreign investments, the firm overcame significant cross-border political and regulatory hurdles and set a precedent for future Chinese investment in US technologies.”
To compile the report, law firms were invited to send examples of their work. These cases studies were then subjected to client and third-party review. Firms were assessed against three criteria: the originality of the legal work or business situation; the strategic input, levels of proactivity and leadership values of the lawyers doing the work; and the impact of the work on the client.
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