Kirkland, Gibson Dunn Steer Merger Forming $50B Gas Co.

By Nate Beck

EQT Corp. said Monday that it plans to acquire Range Resources Corp. for $13 billion, creating a natural gas company valued at more than $50 billion in a transaction steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

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Wilson Sonsini, Freshfields Advise Anthropic's IPO Filing

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Claude developer Anthropic PBC on Monday filed plans for its long-anticipated blockbuster initial public offering steered by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and Freshfields LLP.

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Empery Faces Limited Restrictions In ATG Proxy Fight

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court ruled Monday that Empery Digital Inc. must provide activist investor ATG Capital Opportunities Fund LP five business days' notice before taking certain major corporate actions while the parties fight over a disputed board seat, rejecting broader restrictions that could give ATG outsized influence over the company's operations.

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6 Firms Steer $5.7B Surgery Partners Take-Private Deal

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Healthcare services organization HealthSpan Partners on Monday announced plans to acquire short-stay surgical facility owner and operator Surgery Partners in an all-cash take-private deal valued at $5.7 billion that was built by six law firms.

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Radiology Co. Strikes Deal In ESOP Fight Ahead Of Trial

By Grace Elletson

Radiology company Envision and its trustee have settled a class action claiming they brokered an inflated $163.7 million stock sale to the business' employee stock ownership plan, staving off a bench trial that was days away from kicking off, according to a Colorado federal court filing.

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Trump Media Investor Says Firm Reaped $18M On Inside Info

By Carolina Bolado

A Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. shareholder told jurors in Florida federal court on Monday that the $18 million a venture capital firm made when Trump Media went public should be returned because it was the result of insider trading.

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Colo. Real Estate Co. Says Investor Misread PE Priority Deal

By Nate Beck

A Colorado industrial real estate firm seeking to exit a state court lawsuit argued that an investor retained its share in the company without scrutinizing a 2023 deal that gave a private equity firm control of the company and a priority stake in exchange for a $26.5 million investment.

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BellRing Investors' Sales-Growth Claims Narrowed By Court

By Katryna Perera

A New York federal judge has significantly narrowed a proposed class action against BellRing Brands, the owner of Premier Protein and other supplement brands, dismissing challenged statements about retailer stockpiling, promotions and competition, as well as claims against the company's board chair.

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3 Firms Steer Obesity Drugmaker Corxel's $377M SPAC Deal

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Obesity-focused biopharmaceutical company Corxel Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Monday unveiled plans to go public by merging with special-purpose acquisition company Amanat Acquisition Corp. in a deal expected to generate roughly $377 million in gross proceeds and that was built by three law firms.

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Hg To Buy Majority Stake In Renewable Software Biz 3E

By Dawood Fakhir

Renewable energy technology company 3E said Monday that it has secured "a majority investment" from private equity firm Hg in a deal in which HgCapital Trust PLC will also invest approximately £6.1 million ($8.1 million).

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Winston Taylor Adds Baker McKenzie M&A Pro In Dallas

By Lynn LaRowe

Winston Taylor announced Monday that it has strengthened its global mergers and acquisitions and private equity offerings with a partner in Dallas who came aboard after nearly two decades with Baker McKenzie.

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How Senate-Passed Bill May Reshape NCAA Antitrust Liability

With the U.S. Senate's recent passage of the Protect College Sports Act, practitioners should not wait for the U.S. House of Representatives' approval to prepare for shifts in potential antitrust protections, compensation, media rights deals and conference mergers, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

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2nd Circ. EFAA Ruling Shifts Employer Litigation Strategy

In Diaz-Roa v. Hermes Law, the Second Circuit recently held that, under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, employers can't carve out nonharassment claims and send them to arbitration, which has implications for discovery, litigation costs and resolution strategy in EFAA-covered disputes, say attorneys at Krevolin Horst.

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Weil PE Pro Declines Executive Partner Seat Amid Turmoil

By Marialuisa Taddia

Ramona Y. Nee has decided not to become executive partner at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, days after merger talks with Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP ended and amid departures on both sides of the Atlantic, sources close to the firm told Law360 Monday.

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Analysis

Whistleblower 'Gold Rush' Might Strain DOJ, Experts Warn

By Phillip Bantz

A new federal program offering cash for tips that result in criminal fraud charges is poised to set off a whistleblower "gold rush" that could uncover more fraudsters, but might also invite a high number of low-quality claims that burden businesses and strain limited U.S. Department of Justice resources, experts say.

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Morgan & Morgan Can't Pursue Ad Ban Suit, Fla. Bar Says

By Madison Arnold

The Florida Bar has pushed back against Morgan & Morgan PA's lawsuit alleging that a rule banning the use of a celebrity's voice or image in lawyer advertising violates the First Amendment, arguing that the personal injury giant lacks standing to bring the case.

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Burns & Levinson Malpractice Claims Revived On Appeal

By Julie Manganis

Massachusetts' intermediate-level appeals court Monday reinstated legal malpractice claims brought by a youth soccer league against defunct Boston law firm Burns & Levinson LLP alleging a firm partner failed to provide a heads-up about a federal visa fraud investigation.

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Feature

Dugout Divided: Foley & Lardner Clients Clash In World Series

By Chris Villani

The World Series matchup between Foley & Lardner LLP clients, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays, has pitted partners against one another as the firm enjoys a good-natured intrasquad rivalry during the Fall Classic.

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Former Willkie Partner, Wife Owe $14.5M Tax Debt, Gov't Says

By Zak Kostro

A former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner and his wife owe the U.S. more than $14.5 million in unpaid taxes, penalties and interest, according to a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court that seeks to enforce federal tax liens against their New York home to settle the debt.

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Trump Plans To Nominate SC Governor's Counsel To Bench

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump plans to nominate William Grayson Lambert, chief legal counsel for South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, for a judgeship on the District of South Carolina.

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Scholar Warns AI Pitfalls Can Go Beyond Hallucinations

By Andrea Keckley

The number of court cases around the world involving AI-generated errors fell in both the second and third quarters of 2026, according to new research by a legal scholar who recently warned that the risks of using artificial intelligence in litigation now go beyond so-called hallucinations.

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Maurene Comey Illegally Fired, Entitled To Pay, Judge Holds

By Pete Brush

Former New York federal prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired by President Donald Trump's administration, a federal judge in Manhattan held Monday, granting back pay and potentially legal fees to the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week approved a $250 million settlement of litigation over Microsoft Corp.'s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc., while Albertsons Cos. Inc. accused Kroger Co. of rejecting changes that could have saved their $24.6 billion merger, and the Delaware Supreme Court ordered Verisk Analytics Inc. to keep pursuing a $2.35 billion acquisition.

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