Willkie Leads Victory Capital's Rival Bid For Janus Henderson

By Najiyya Budaly

U.S. investment manager Victory Capital said Thursday that it is making an offer for asset management group Janus Henderson, which is 16% higher than a bid tabled by Trian Fund Management.

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Analysis

How The SEC's New 'User-Friendly' Manual Provides Uniformity

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently announced updates to its enforcement manual largely standardize common practices at the agency, but former enforcement attorneys say the changes provide transparency to the investigative process in a few key ways.

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Self-Driving Truck Startup Raises $113M Before SPAC Merger

By Hailey Konnath

Swedish self-driving truck company Einride said Thursday that it has secured roughly $113 million in capital via a private investment in public equity, or PIPE, financing round ahead of its planned $1.8 billion merger with a special purpose acquisition company.

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Goodwin Procter-Led Banks To Buy $100M Trading Biz Stake

By Tom Fish

A consortium of global banks has agreed to acquire a $100 million stake in OSTTRA from private equity giant KKR & Co. Inc., the London-based provider of post-trade services for international financial markets said Thursday.

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Vanguard Will Pay $29.5M To Settle Red States' ESG Suit

By Spencer Brewer

The Vanguard Group Inc. will pay $29.5 million to settle claims brought by several conservative states accusing it and other large asset managers of driving up coal prices by pressuring publicly traded energy companies to lower their output to meet carbon emission reduction goals.

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SEC Fines Ill. Adviser Over COVID-Era Loan Valuations

By Sydney Price

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that formerly registered investment firm Madison Capital Funding LLC will pay $900,000 to settle claims that it did not properly gauge the effects of market disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic when selling certain loans.

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Allbirds Investors' 'Kitchen-Sink' Strategy Dooms IPO Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

A California federal judge Thursday dismissed a putative securities fraud class action against Allbirds Inc. for a third time, giving shareholders who sued no more chances to amend their lawsuit, given what she called their "kitchen-sink" approach to pleading 60 allegedly false statements made ahead of the footwear company's 2021 stock launch.

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JRK-Owned Co. Will Pay Up To $5.1M To Conn. Tenants

By Aaron Keller

A JRK Property Holdings unit will provide up to $5.1 million in immediate financial relief under the first of two agreements to settle an unfair trade practices probe into health and safety concerns at a 544-unit complex in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, the state attorney general's office announced Thursday.

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Longtime Adviser To Tech Cos. Joins Orrick From Perkins Coie

By Andrea Keckley

An attorney who combined her boutique with Perkins Coie LLP in 2022 to help launch its New York emerging companies and venture capital practice is transitioning to Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, the firm announced Wednesday.

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Willkie Lands A&O Shearman Corporate Finance Pros In Calif.

By James Mills

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is boosting its transactional team, bringing in a pair of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling corporate finance aces as partners in its Silicon Valley office, one of whom will also become the new co-managing partner of that office.

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Series

Playing Piano Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Playing piano and practicing law share many parallels relating to managing complexity: Just as hearing an entire musical passage in my head allows me to reliably deliver the message, thinking about the audience's impression helps me create a legal narrative that keeps the reader engaged, says Michael Shepherd at Fish & Richardson.

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Hub Hires: Seyfarth, Greenberg Traurig, Outside GC

By Chris Villani

Massachusetts may be buried under a blanket of snow, but the Boston legal market was anything but frozen in February. Seyfarth bolstered its depth in mergers and acquisitions, Greenberg Traurig snagged a benefits attorney, and Outside General Counsel hired a new managing partner.

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Elevate Expands Legal Reach With Mestel & Co. Acquisition

By Tracey Read

Legal software and services company Elevate has acquired legal recruitment firm Mestel & Co. to bolster its abilities to deliver top legal talent, Elevate said Thursday.

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Up Next At High Court: Drug User Gun Possession

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its February oral argument session by hearing its newest Second Amendment case over a federal law that prohibits drug users from possessing firearms, as well as a dispute over whether motor carrier brokers can be held liable for truck crashes under state law.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen Linklaters sue a shipping company, high-street clothing giant Urban Outfitters hit with an intellectual property claim, Ithaca Energy sue rival Chrysaor, and cabaret club magnate Alex Proud face legal action with his nightclubs in financial turmoil.

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Del. Supreme Court OKs Disputed Corporate Law Rework

By Jeff Montgomery

Delaware's Supreme Court upheld Friday hotly contested legislation approved by state lawmakers in 2025 that expanded liability shields for some corporate acts involving controlling stockholders or potentially conflicted officers or directors, and narrowed public access to some corporate books and records.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Milbank LLP, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

A proxy season preview report showed that nearly three-quarters of shareholder proposals for annual corporate meetings among Russell 3000 companies this year have gone to a vote. The U.S. Department of Labor unveiled the details of a long-awaited proposed rule to replace a previous administration's regulation outlining how to decide if a worker is an employee or independent contractor. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Calif. Mass Tort Firm Drops Suit Against ABS Fee-Sharing Ban

By James Mills

A California mass torts firm seeking to overturn the state's law banning alternative business structure fee sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonattorneys dropped its suit Thursday, three months after filing it.

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Pro Bono Spotlight

NY Prisoner Gets Rare $600K Deal With Gibson Dunn's Help

By Parker Quinlan

A man incarcerated in a New York state prison who was placed in solitary confinement for over six years has obtained a $600,000 settlement after filing a pro se lawsuit that drew the aid of pro bono counsel from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

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Optimum Says Apollo, BlackRock Bullied Kirkland Withdrawal

By Bryan Koenig

Optimum Communications is escalating its fight accusing Apollo, Ares, BlackRock and other financial giants of an illegal joint campaign constricting its ability to refinance debt, amending its New York federal court complaint to also accuse the companies of "bullying" Kirkland & Ellis LLP into withdrawing as its transaction counsel.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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