Partnership Targets $9.4B Data Center Spend In Europe

By Nate Beck

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Australia-based infrastructure firm Goodman Group on Tuesday said they have struck a deal to develop data centers in Europe, beginning with a $2.6 billion plan to build projects in Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.

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Top Delaware Chancery Cases Of 2025: A Year-End Report

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court closed out 2025 amid a period of institutional uncertainty, as landmark cases addressing fiduciary duty, executive compensation, board oversight and the limits of equitable power unfolded against the backdrop of sweeping legislative changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law.

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Paul Hastings Guides Mavik's $685M Real Estate Fundraise

By Charlie Innis

Credit-focused investment firm Mavik, advised by Paul Hastings LLP, said Tuesday it has closed its second real estate fund focused on special situations and overlooked assets at $685 million, surpassing the vehicle's target.

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Klarna Faces Investor Alleging IPO Risk Misrepresentations

By Sydney Price

Klarna Group PLC has been hit with a proposed class action from an investor alleging the payments company damaged shareholders by failing to disclose the risks of its "buy now, pay later" loans typically issued to financially insecure consumers ahead of its initial public offering earlier this year.

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Blackstone's LivCor Latest To Settle Rent Price-Fixing Claims

By Hailey Konnath

LivCor LLC, a subsidiary of Blackstone, has agreed to a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice that would resolve allegations the landlord used RealPage's revenue management software to fix rent prices, according to a proposed consent decree filed in North Carolina federal court Tuesday.

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Greenberg Traurig-Led Silicon Valley SPAC Raises $200M

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Special purpose acquisition company Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. began trading publicly on Tuesday after raising $200 million in its initial public offering, with plans to pursue an acquisition of a company undergoing "structural transformation."

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Jones Day-Led VSE Seals $350M Aero 3 Acquisition

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Aviation aftermarket distribution and repair services company VSE Corp., advised by Jones Day, on Tuesday revealed that it closed its $350 million acquisition of aircraft parts distribution and maintenance services provider Aero 3 Inc., led by Winston & Strawn LLP.

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Oakley Capital To Plough £13M Into Athena Racing

By Dawood Fakhir

Oakley Capital Investments Ltd., or OCI, said Tuesday that it has agreed to invest up to £13 million ($17.5 million) in yacht racing team Athena Racing.

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3 Key Trends For The Legal Industry In 2025

By Tracey Read

Executive orders, updated office attendance policies and private equity interests were three top issues that shaped the industry this year.

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ITC Atty's 1st Kids' Book Imagines A Santa-Less Christmas

By Dani Kass

Michelle Klancnik, assistant general counsel at the U.S. International Trade Commission, spends her days looking into when imports should be banned for violating intellectual property rights, but outside work, she​'s focused on one big question: What would happen if Santa took a year off?

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Ex-Oura CEO Pushes To DQ Quinn Emanuel In Firing Suit

By Emily Sawicki

The onetime CEO of fitness tracker company Oura Health is pushing to disqualify Quinn Emanuel from representing the smart ring maker in his compensation suit, telling a San Francisco federal judge that he shared confidential information when he consulted with the firm about his claims prior to filing suit.

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NYC Bar Issues Opinion On AI Use For Recording Client Calls

By Tracey Read

The New York City Bar Association's Professional Ethics Committee has issued an opinion addressing how the New York Rules of Professional Conduct impacts the use of artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and create summaries of conversations in audio and video calls between attorneys and their clients.

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Ex-DOJ Employees Fight Gov't Bid To Toss Their Firing Suit

By Bonnie Eslinger

An ex-assistant U.S. attorney and two other former Justice Department employees urged a Washington, D.C., federal court on Tuesday to deny the government's motion to dismiss their lawsuit claiming they were unlawfully fired, arguing an internal government employment board isn't appropriate for their cases and is controlled by President Donald Trump.

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Hub Hires: Cooley, Morgan Lewis, Nixon Peabody

By Chris Villani

The end of the year marked the beginning of new chapters for plenty of Boston attorneys, as Cooley added more than 30 professionals to its life sciences team, Morgan Lewis snagged an intellectual property partner, and Nixon Peabody beefed up its cybersecurity practice.

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