Wake Up Call: Girardi Found Fit to Stand Trial, Prosecutors Say

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• Federal prosecutors said a government expert has concluded that Tom Girardi, the disbarred attorney accused of stealing millions of dollars from his clients, is mentally fit to stand trial. (Los Angeles Times)
• Fenwick & West said it’s advising Seattle-based biopharmaceutical company Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. on its agreement to be acquired by pharma giant Novartis AG in a deal valued at about $3.5 billion. Fenwick said its transaction team included corporate partners Effie Toshav, Doug Cogen, David Michaels, ...