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May 21, 2025
Cadwalader Adds Ex-Latham Infrastructure Atty In London
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP announced it has added a former Latham & Watkins LLP infrastructure finance attorney as a partner in its London office.
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May 21, 2025
Simpson Thacher, Hogan Lovells Guide $1.75B Shipping Deal
Typewriter Ascend Ltd., an entity backed by Stonepeak and affiliated with container leasing firm Textainer, has agreed to acquire Global Sea Containers Ltd. from China's Bohai Leasing Co. in a deal valued at $1.75 billion.
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May 20, 2025
FDIC Nixes Biden-Era Merger Rules As House Passes OCC Bill
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Tuesday finalized the repeal of stricter bank merger guidelines adopted last year, pulling them back the same day as the U.S. House moved to nullify the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's Biden-era merger policy rewrite.
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May 20, 2025
High Court Precedent Blocks FTC Commish Firings, Judge Told
A pair of recently fired Federal Trade Commission members sparred with the administration in D.C. federal court on Tuesday, with the judge raising questions about which Supreme Court precedent really holds in this dispute.
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May 20, 2025
Nextdoor Beats Investor Suit Over Post-SPAC Profitability
A California federal judge has tossed a shareholder class action that alleges hyperlocal social networking service Nextdoor Holdings Inc. misled investors about its projected profitability when combining with a special purpose acquisition company, saying the suit's plaintiff never owned or sold the company's securities before the merger, among other things.
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May 20, 2025
Meta Says Too Late For 'Dramatic Shift' In Antitrust Argument
Consumers who claim Meta monopolized the social media advertising market are attempting to make a late "dramatic shift" from their years-long argument that all of its users should have been paid a "made-up figure" of $5 a month for their data, the company told a California federal court Monday.
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May 20, 2025
Beach Point Nabs Nearly $1.3B For Private Credit, Real Estate
Beach Point Capital Management said Tuesday it has raised nearly $1.3 billion across two investment funds, as it continues to build out its offerings in private credit and real estate.
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May 20, 2025
Judge Denies Meta's Mid-Trial Bid To End FTC Monopoly Case
A D.C. federal judge refused Tuesday to cut short the trial in the Federal Trade Commission's monopolization lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc., not finding the clear evidentiary failure necessary to nix the government's case over the company's purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram.
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May 20, 2025
Greenberg Traurig, Gibson Dunn Guide $865M Ariz. Hotel Sale
Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. has purchased a Marriott-branded Phoenix resort from Trinity Investments for $865 million in a deal guided by Gibson Dunn and Greenberg Traurig, per statements from the buyer and seller.
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May 20, 2025
Cleary Guides Up To $391M Sale Of Levi Strauss' Dockers Line
Levi Strauss & Co. said Tuesday that it will offload its Dockers brand to Authentic Brands Group in a deal worth up to $391 million, signaling the company's intensified focus on its denim lines and the growth of its Beyond Yoga business.
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May 20, 2025
Holland & Knight Adds Employment Litigator To DC-Area Office
Holland & Knight LLP has hired a longtime employment litigator from Quarles & Brady LLP, who joins the firm in Tysons, Virginia, to continue her practice litigating restrictive covenants, business torts and trade secrets.
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May 20, 2025
Engineer Renold Faces Competing Bids Worth Up To £183M
Renold PLC said Tuesday that it is being circled by private equity firms after receiving two separate takeover bids that would pull the British engineering firm from London's junior market.
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May 20, 2025
Ithaca To Boost Stake In UK Gas Field With £116M Deal
Ithaca Energy said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire a 46.25% stake in a North Sea gas field from a joint venture between British Gas-owner Centrica and a German company for £116 million ($155 million) as the business looks to expand its portfolio.
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May 19, 2025
SEC's 'Shadow Trading' Win Should Be Tossed, 9th Circ. Told
An ex-Medivation Inc. executive found liable in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's first-ever "shadow trading" case has asked the Ninth Circuit to overturn the verdict, arguing that his company's policies should have kept the matter from going to a jury in the first place.
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May 19, 2025
Cepton Sued In Del. Over $125M Koito Take-Private Deal
A Cepton Inc. stockholder has launched a proposed class action challenging the light detection and ranging technology company's $3.17-per-share, $125.4 million take-private acquisition by Japan-based Koito Manufacturing Inc. in Delaware's Court of Chancery, alleging fiduciary breaches by the company's CEO, four directors and the deal's investment banker.
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May 19, 2025
FCC's Carr Claims Victory Versus DEI In Verizon-Frontier OK
Verizon took a leap toward closing its $20 billion bid for Frontier Communications by gaining the Federal Communications Commission's approval after ditching its diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the behest of FCC Chair Brendan Carr.
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May 19, 2025
Insurer Drops Fight Over $9M OpenText Merger Settlement
Allied World National Assurance Company on Monday ended its lawsuit seeking a declaration that it wasn't obligated to contribute to a $9 million settlement in a shareholder class action stemming from Covisint Corp.'s merger with OpenText.
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May 19, 2025
Tyson Says Feed Ingredient Co.'s Suppliers Chose It Fairly
Tyson Foods asked a Georgia federal judge to nix a poultry rendering company's antitrust lawsuit, arguing the evidence shows that contracts it inked with the company's raw materials suppliers were won out of competition, not conspiracy to force the rendering firm into an underpriced $865.8 million buyout.
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May 19, 2025
NY AG Blasts Ski Resort Owner's Antitrust Fixes
The New York Attorney General's Office has told a state court that alternative fixes being offered by a ski resort owner found to have violated antitrust law by buying and closing a competitor would "entrench the very monopoly" the court found illegal.
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May 19, 2025
Wachtell-Led Regeneron To Buy 23andMe, Gaining User Data
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said Monday it emerged as the winning bidder for 23andMe, agreeing to pay $256 million to scoop the once high-flying consumer genomics firm out of bankruptcy while pledging to uphold strict privacy standards.
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May 19, 2025
Covington Corporate M&A Atty Moves To Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance LLP has hired a Covington & Burling LLP partner for its U.S. corporate mergers and acquisitions practice to strengthen its capabilities in the healthcare and life sciences sector, the firm said Monday.
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May 19, 2025
Mayer Brown Taps Sidley Attorney As Practice Co-Lead
Mayer Brown LLP announced Monday that it has appointed a former Sidley Austin LLP attorney in New York to co-lead its financial services mergers and acquisitions practice.
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May 19, 2025
Proskauer Adds Another M&A Atty In NYC From Ropes & Gray
Proskauer Rose LLP announced Monday that it has brought another Ropes & Gray LLP attorney specializing in distressed mergers and acquisitions to its New York office.
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May 19, 2025
Latham, A&O Shearman Guide $3B AI Manufacturing Deal
Latham & Watkins LLP and Allen Overy Shearman Sterling advised AMD on a $3 billion deal to sell its ZT Systems data center infrastructure manufacturing business to U.S.-based Sanmina in an agreement to expand domestic production for AMD's artificial intelligence offerings.
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May 19, 2025
Aircraft Parts Co. TransDigm Nabs Servotronics In $110M Deal
BakerHostetler-advised aircraft component producer TransDigm Group Inc. on Monday announced plans to acquire servo valve maker Servotronics Inc., led by Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC, in a $110 million deal.
Expert Analysis
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How To Prepare For Expanded HSR Notification Process
Following the recent publication of the Federal Trade Commission's final rule enhancing premerger reporting requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, filing parties can take key steps to comply by the new Feb. 10 effective date, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
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Cos. Should Inventory Issues To Prep For New Congress
As the legislative and oversight agendas of the 119th Congress come into sharper focus, corporate counsel should assess and plan for areas of potential oversight risk — from tax policy changes to supply chain integrity — even as much uncertainty remains, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?
Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.
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Opinion
Efficiency Dept. Should Consolidate Antitrust Enforcement
President-elect Donald Trump's planned Department of Government Efficiency should transfer the authority of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition into the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, because there is no justification for two federal entities to enforce antitrust and competition laws, says retired judge Susan Braden.
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Trump's 2nd Term May Be A Boost To Banking Industry
President-elect Donald Trump's personnel appointments could be instrumental in reshaping the financial regulatory landscape during his second administration, likely allowing for greater merger activity and halting or undoing some of the Biden administration's more restrictive financial services policies, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Predicting Shareholder Activism Trends In New Trump Admin
While President-elect Donald Trump has promised tax policies, deregulation and lax antitrust enforcement — which all fuel shareholder activism — a closer look at his first administration's track record suggests that his second presidency might be a mixed bag for activist investors and companies alike, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Destination Skiing And The DOJ's Mountain Merger Challenge
Attorneys at Robins Kaplan consider what the U.S. Department of Justice's second request for information portends for Alterra's acquisition of Colorado's Arapahoe Basin ski area, exploring the potential consequences for market definition, industry consolidation and the transformation of the lift ticket market.
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Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Series
Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers
In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron.
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Dissecting New Circuit Split Over SEC's Proxy Adviser Rule
The Sixth Circuit recently upheld the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's partial rescission of enhanced conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements for proxy voting advice businesses, creating a circuit split over broader questions concerning the standard for assessing the legality of agency actions in general, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata
Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.
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Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes
Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.
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Series
Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.
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How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.