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January 16, 2025
UK CMA Settles Sports Betting Company Divestiture
Spreadex has appealed an order from the U.K.'s competition enforcer commanding it to sell off a sports betting company that it acquired in 2023, but in the meantime, it is taking all the necessary steps to comply with the agency's order.
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January 16, 2025
SEC's General Counsel Barbero To Exit As Trump Takes Office
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday that General Counsel Megan Barbero will depart the agency on the day of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, capping a nearly two-year run that saw the agency face setbacks to its regulatory powers before conservative courts, but also notch some important wins.
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January 16, 2025
GOP Describes FTC Dems' Last Days As 'Farcical,' 'Senseless'
Democratic enforcers at the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are on a blitz of guidelines and complaints in their last days at the agencies, a push increasingly assailed by FTC Republicans who've said Democratic-specific efforts to enshrine antitrust safeguards for workers and more "has no future."
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January 16, 2025
Antitrust's 'Moment' Has Arrived, Thanks To Biden Enforcers
As President-elect Donald Trump retakes the White House, with antitrust picks operating under a mandate to go after Big Tech and "censorship" with enforcement that's vigorous, but not stifling, which key parts of President Joe Biden's competition law legacy may last and what won't are coming into focus.
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January 16, 2025
Chancery Nixes More Docs For Exxon-Pioneer Merger Suit
Ruling that "any further intrusions are unwarranted," Delaware's Court of Chancery on Thursday rejected a Pioneer Natural Resources stockholder bid for additional emails and text messages between the company's former CEO and Exxon Mobil Corp.'s top executive related to the two company's $60 billion merger.
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January 16, 2025
Swedish Match Wants 'Copycat' Sham Patent Suit Nixed
Swedish Match urged a Virginia federal judge to toss a proposed class action it said largely parrots a since-settled antitrust suit from which consumers can draw no basis for claims the tobacco company used litigation to drive a nicotine pouch rival out of the market.
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January 16, 2025
Colo. AG Wants Ruling In Case Grocers' Merger Is Resurrected
The Colorado attorney general on Wednesday urged a Denver judge to rule on the state's challenge to Kroger Co. and Albertsons' merger despite the grocers' claims they've abandoned the deal, arguing the fact that the companies dispute each other's termination of the merger suggests it "may still be operative."
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January 16, 2025
Spirit Aero Hit With Chancery Suit Over $8.3B Boeing Merger
A Spirit Aerosystems stockholder has launched a proposed class suit in the Delaware Chancery Court challenging the company's $8.3 billion all-stock acquisition by its largest customer, Boeing, announced in July 2024, citing disclosure failures and other concerns.
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January 16, 2025
S&C-Led Symbotic Buys Walmart's AI-Based Robotics Biz
Artificial intelligence-enabled robotics technology company Symbotic Inc., advised by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, on Thursday announced plans to acquire Walmart's Advanced Systems and Robotics, and the two will enter into a multiyear partnership under which Walmart will buy and deploy robotic systems to be used for 400 pickup and deliver centers at Walmart locations.
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January 16, 2025
Lawmakers Ask Biden To Pause TikTok Sale-Or-Ban Law
A group of lawmakers has urged President Joe Biden to extend a Sunday deadline for TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company over national security concerns or face a nationwide ban, saying presidential action is needed to avoid "catastrophic" effects of the wildly popular social media platform going dark.
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January 16, 2025
Trump Names Senate Commerce Aide As FCC Commissioner
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Olivia Trusty, a top Republican aide on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, as his pick for the next GOP commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission.
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January 16, 2025
Cleveland-Cliffs Sets Sights On US Steel, And More Rumors
Cleveland-Cliffs has re-emerged as a potential suitor to purchase U.S. Steel after President Joe Biden blocked Nippon's planned purchase, TikTok could be sold to Elon Musk, and Prada is among potential suitors eyeing Versace. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other notable deal rumors from the past week.
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January 16, 2025
UK Electronics Biz Buys German Rival For Up To €43M
UK electronic components maker DiscoverIE said Thursday that it has bought Burster Group, a German precision sensor manufacturer, in a deal worth up to €43 million ($44 million) in a bid to expand globally.
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January 16, 2025
UK Probes Keysight's £1.2B Offer For Telecoms Biz Spirent
Britain's antitrust authority said Thursday that it has launched a formal probe into the £1.16 billion ($1.42 billion) takeover offer made by U.S. technology company Keysight Technologies for Spirent Communications, a U.K. telecoms testing specialist.
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January 15, 2025
Del. Court Nixes Bid For Truth Social Share Attachment
A Delaware vice chancellor on Wednesday rejected an investor motion for a prejudgment attachment of remaining shares held by the blank-check company that took President-elect Donald Trump's Truth Social platform public, saying the move exceeded the court's authority.
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January 15, 2025
Del. Justices Mull 'Reasonable' Effort Duty In Drug Biz Deal
An attorney for former stockholders of Ception Therapeutics Inc. told Delaware's top court on Wednesday that a now-retired vice chancellor "asked the wrong question" in dismissing a suit alleging breaches of an agreement to use commercially reasonable efforts before abandoning a new drug prospect.
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January 15, 2025
Plum Acquisition's Latest SPAC Leads 2 IPOs Raising $200M
Plum Acquisition IV Corp., the latest special-purpose acquisition company backed by investment firm Plum Partners, and Tokyo-based SPAC Ribbon Acquisition Corp. began trading today after the vehicles raised $200 million combined, guided by four law firms.
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January 15, 2025
5 Firms Build ASMedia's $390M Techpoint Buy
Taiwanese semiconductor company ASMedia Technology Inc. on Wednesday unveiled plans to buy Japanese semiconductor company Techpoint Inc. in a $390 million deal built by five law firms.
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January 15, 2025
Alston & Bird Hires McDermott M&A Duo In NY
Alston & Bird LLP has kicked off the new year by adding two former McDermott Will & Emery LLP partners to its mergers and acquisitions and private equity teams in New York, as part of a strategic commitment to bolstering the firm's domestic and international transactional capabilities.
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January 15, 2025
SEC Announces Departure Of Top Economist And Accountant
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's chief economist and chief accountant are stepping down, the agency has announced, marking the latest departures given the pending inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
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January 15, 2025
Amex GBT Blasts Bid To Block $570M Travel Services Deal
American Express Global Business Travel Inc. told a New York federal court Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice case seeking to block its planned $570 million purchase of CWT Holdings LLC ignores the competitive landscape of the corporate travel management industry.
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January 15, 2025
Canada Greenlights $18B Viterra-Bunge Grain Deal
The Canadian government has approved grain and seed supplier Bunge Ltd.'s plan to buy global grain trader Viterra Ltd. for $18 billion, but with "extensive" conditions, including Bunge having to invest at least $520 million in Canada over the next five years.
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January 15, 2025
TowerBrook's £283M Deal For Equals Wins FCA Backing
British financial technology business Equals Group PLC said Wednesday that the financial regulator of the U.K. has given a green light to its £283 million ($346.5 million) takeover by a consortium of private equity firms, including TowerBrook Capital Partners LP.
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January 15, 2025
Beacon Roofing Rejects $11B Takeover Offer Lobbed By QXO
QXO Inc. said Wednesday it has offered to purchase Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. for about $11 billion in cash, prompting Beacon to announce that it rejected the offer because it "significantly undervalues" the company.
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January 15, 2025
AI Travel App Co. Mondee Files Ch. 11 With Sale Plans
Artificial intelligence-supported travel agency application maker Mondee Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware, saying it has a baseline offer for the acquisition of its assets and $49 million in financing from existing lenders.
Expert Analysis
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Fostering Healthcare Industry Success With Joint Ventures
As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, joint ventures remain a key strategy to unite health systems, private equity firms and physician practices in leveraging their collective strengths to foster innovation and improve patient care, say Carole Becker and Travis Jackson at McDermott.
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Opinion
Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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Inside FTC's Decision To Exit Key Merger Review Labor Memo
Despite the Federal Trade Commission's recent withdrawal from a multiagency memorandum of understanding to step up enforcement of labor issues in merger investigations, the antitrust agencies aren't likely to give up their labor market focus, say attorneys at Stinson.
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Comments Show Need For Clarity On SBA Proposed Rule
The recent public comments period for the Small Business Administration's proposed rule on recertification and other regulations underscores the need for more precision, particularly on agreements in principle, which the SBA should address as it moves forward with this rulemaking, say attorneys at Covington.
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Series
Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.
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Election Unlikely To Overhaul Antitrust Enforcers' Labor Focus
Although the outcome of the presidential election may alter the course of antitrust enforcement in certain areas of the economy, scrutiny of labor markets by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to remain largely unaffected — with one notable exception, say Jared Nagley and Joy Siu at Sheppard Mullin.
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Opinion
Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits
With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.
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How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.
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Bristol-Myers Win Offers Lessons For Debt Security Holders
A New York federal judge's recent dismissal of a $6.4 billion lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb, due to plaintiff UMB Bank's lack of standing, serves as an important reminder to debt security holders to obtain depositary proxies before pursuing litigation, say attorneys at Milbank.
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Series
Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.
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Avoiding Merger Disputes Via Careful LLC Agreement Drafting
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently upheld a merger in a dispute over the process of amending the target's limited liability company agreement, underscoring the importance of understanding the Delaware LLC Act default rules and careful drafting to allow for contractual modifications, says Jane Trueper at Lathrop.
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Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys
Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.
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Opinion
Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.
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Series
The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan
Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.