Gibson Dunn, Davis Polk Launch SpaceX's Record $75B IPO

By Tom Zanki

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Thursday priced a $75 billion initial public offering at its designated price range, represented by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and underwriters' counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, marking the largest IPO in history.

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KKR, Partners Back Helix AI Infrastructure Venture With $10B

By Nate Beck

Private equity firm KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority and Texas-based power generation company Vistra said Thursday they've launched a $10 billion company to deliver infrastructure needed for hyperscalers to meet demand for artificial intelligence technology.

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Intertek Extends Deadline For EQT's £9.4B Offer

By Dawood Fakhir

Intertek Group said Thursday that the Takeover Panel has granted private equity shop EQT more time to finalize its approximately £9.4 billion ($12.5 billion) proposal to acquire the quality assurance provider.

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3 Firms Guide AI Power Provider ZincFive's $752M SPAC Deal

By Nate Beck

ZincFive, a company providing nickel-zinc batteries for data center and artificial intelligence markets, said Thursday it will go public using a special purpose acquisition company merger valuing the enterprise at $752 million, advised by Cooley LLP, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and Latham & Watkins LLP.

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Ex-CEO Seeks To Again Depose Lutnick In Trump Media Suit

By David Minsky

The former CEO of a company that merged with President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform urged a Florida state court on Thursday to again allow him to depose U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, arguing his testimony is highly relevant to the lawsuit over a botched public offering.

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SEC Says PE Fund Hiding Info In Sealed Monitor Reports

By Carolina Bolado

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked a Florida federal court on Wednesday to unseal reports by a court-appointed monitor of a private equity firm accused of defrauding investors in a $1 billion fund, arguing that the firm is abusing a sealing order to hide information from investors.

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Investment Adviser Gets 4 Years For Fake Shares Sales

By Sydney Price

An Italian citizen who managed a New York-based investment advisory firm will serve four years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud investors hoping to access shares of private companies.

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Cancer Diagnostics Firm Ignite Inks $150M SPAC Merger

By Al Barbarino

Precision oncology startup Ignite Proteomics LLC will merge with special purpose acquisition company Copley Acquisition Corp. in a deal valuing Ignite at a pro forma enterprise value of $150 million, the companies announced Thursday.

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Skadden, Simpson Thacher Steer Digital Bank's $142M IPO

By Hailey Konnath

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP guided financial services company Forbright Inc. in raising $142 million in its initial public offering on Thursday, which closed at $18 per share.

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Series

Cow Horse Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Moving an unwilling 800-pound cow while riding a horse at high speed is exhilarating, a little unhinged and, at least for me, a surprisingly effective training ground for litigation — both demand focus, preparation over rigid planning and the willingness to act despite fear, says Ashley Zitrin at Glenn Agre.

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More BigLaw Raises Predicted Despite Silence After Milbank

By Alison Knezevich

While boutiques make up many of the law firms that have quickly matched Milbank LLP's recently announced associate raises, recruiters told Law360 Pulse this week that they predict more BigLaw firms will eventually reveal their own salary hikes.

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Analysis

Insider Trading Defense May Draw On 'Varsity Blues' Playbook

By Chris Villani

After enlisting a crew of experienced attorneys, defendants charged in an insider trading case allegedly involving deal information stolen from huge law firms are preparing to use a strategy that could take some cues from the "Varsity Blues" case in the same Boston courthouse.

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Q&A

JAMS Chief Executive Says Mass Arbitrations On The Rise

By Kellie Mejdrich

Mediation giant JAMS says it has seen a major upswing in mass arbitrations in employment and other contexts, as plaintiff-side firms develop new ways of responding to language requiring out-of-court dispute resolution by companies. CEO Kimberly Taylor and veteran JAMS mediator Robert Meyer spoke to Law360 about mediation trends, with a specific focus on employee benefits disputes.

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Atty Faces Sanctions Over Fake Quotes In Taco TM Fight

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut attorney could be sanctioned for including fake case quotes and misrepresentations of the law in court filings that seek dismissal of a trademark case against a taco restaurant, a federal judge said Friday in questioning whether the documents were sullied by artificial intelligence.

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Analysis

3 Things To Know As Judge Stares Down Impeachment Push

By Kelcey Caulder

The scandal that could cost U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross her job also threatens to cause courthouse chaos in the form of recusal motions, bids to reopen suits and uncertainty for clerks. Here, Law360 looks at three things to know about the calls to impeach the judge and their potential fallout.

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Texas Court Urged To Keep Judge Romance Suit Alive

By Adrian Cruz

In multiple filings, EJS Investment Holdings LLC has asked a Texas federal judge to reject attempts by former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones and other parties to dismiss its proposed class action over his secret romance with a former Jackson Walker LLP partner.

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'Poor Lawyering': Walmart Flub Haunts Class Attys At 9th Circ.

By Jeff Overley

Amid warnings of a chilling effect on plaintiffs counsel, a Ninth Circuit panel Friday scrutinized six-figure sanctions against attorneys whose false advertising suit targeting Walmart Inc. collapsed because of crucial fine print in an avocado oil receipt.

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No Amici In Comey Seashell Threat Case, Judge Says

By Craig Clough

A North Carolina federal judge on Friday said she will not allow any amici to weigh in on former FBI Director James Comey's criminal charges alleging he threatened President Donald Trump with a social media post, finding the parties are "ably represented" by counsel and public input is not needed.

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Ill. Judge Decries Grand Jury 'Turmoil,' Tosses Fraud Charges

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge agreed Friday to dismiss fraud charges against two men ahead of an evidentiary hearing probing recent grand jury misconduct claims, but cautioned that "getting rid" of the case may not have prosecutors' desired effect, as such allegations continue causing "turmoil" throughout the district court.

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Deluge Of Video Evidence Overwhelms Criminal Cases

By Brandon Lowrey

Surveillance cameras and police body cameras are creating a flood of video evidence that can help prosecutors and defense attorneys build strong cases. But many have been struggling with the technical and logistical challenges that come with the sheer volume of footage.

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Roundup

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen the FCA bring a claim against a fund manager it accused of providing investment services despite having been banned, an Ardmore unit sue a contractor two days before the construction group's collapse, and shipping and cruise giant MSC hit back at an entertainment company following separate intellectual property litigation in the U.S. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Elon Musk and SpaceX's legal team blasted off today with the largest IPO in history, with shares priced at $150 each at opening before briefly topping $176. And a new study shows investors have approved 11 of 17 companies' requests to move their incorporation from Delaware to Texas so far this proxy season.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Kirkland & Ellis LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Los Angeles jury in a bellwether trial cleared Johnson & Johnson of any liability in the deaths of three women from ovarian cancer.

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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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