New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Gail Weinstein, Philip Richter and Warren de Wied | March 21, 2024
This article lays out practice points in response to the Delaware Court of Chancery's recent decision in In Ap-Fonden v. Activision, which opens a new frontier for challenging a board's process in approving mergers. It discusses the significance the decision has on the merger agreement processes as well as what practitioners should consider moving forward as they navigate this decision.
By ALM Staff | March 20, 2024
It was another challenging year in 2023 for dealmaking, but Big Law's talented transactional lawyers brought expertise, creativity and profoundly hard work to bear.
By ALM Staff | March 20, 2024
It was another challenging year in 2023 for dealmaking, but Big Law's talented transactional lawyers brought expertise, creativity and profoundly hard work to bear.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Patrick Smith | March 20, 2024
Interviews with leaders at tech law firms don't indicate a shift in strategy. And despite all the layoffs, their financial results and trajectories in the rankings show how they are keeping pace in the industry.
By Maydeen Merino | March 19, 2024
"People don't exist to serve markets," said Doha Mekki, of the Justice Department's antitrust division. "Markets serve people. And so labor market enforcement is very important."
By Maria Dinzeo | March 19, 2024
"HP needed someone to blame. They had an $11 billion debacle on their hands. They were actually better at finding a scapegoat than at integrating a company," Reid Weingarten, lead attorney for Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch, told a jury Monday.
By Chris O'Malley | March 19, 2024
"I think there is a point that they become so large that they encourage executives to take the deal, regardless of whether it is in the best interests of the shareholders," said Cindy Schipani, a professor of business law at the University of Michigan.
By Patrick Smith | March 18, 2024
Five of the six announced deals over $1 billion in the last week occurred in either the life sciences or energy sector.
By Steve Quinlivan and Kelly Stout | March 18, 2024
A Delaware Court of Chancery decision to invalidate significant portions of a stockholder agreement could have a marked impact on public companies, impacting M&A activities such as joint ventures, settlements with activist investors and minority venture capital investments.
By Maydeen Merino | March 13, 2024
"To stay ahead globally we don't need to protect our monopolies from innovation. We need to protect innovation from monopolies. We need to choose competition over national champions," Lina Khan said.
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