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Linklaters corporate heavyweight Roger Barron exits for Paul Hastings

Corporate partner to leave after 17 years in Linklaters' partnership becoming third lateral partner hire for Paul Hastings in London this month
2 minute read

International Edition

Linklaters corporate heavyweight Roger Barron exits for Paul Hastings

Corporate partner to leave after 17 years in Linklaters' partnership becoming third lateral partner hire for Paul Hastings in London this month
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

CBS, in New Complaint Against Redstone, Says It Moved to Preserve Discretion of Independent Directors

CBS on Wednesday defended a board vote that sharply reduced the voting power of Shari Redstone, its controlling stockholder, filing an amended complaint that her bid to block the move was "inequitable and invalid" and arguing that it acted to preserve the discretion of independent directors.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Leading Dechert Structured Finance Partner Jumps to Milbank

Sean Solis spent six years at Dechert in New York, where he advises players in the market for collateralized loan obligations.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Icahn Sues to Stop AmTrust's $2.7B Go-Private Deal

Activist investor Carl Icahn on Monday sued AmTrust Financial Services Inc. in the Delaware Court of Chancery, accusing the New York-based workers' compensation insurer of undervaluing the company in a $2.7 billion go-private bid in order to benefit its controlling family.
1 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Laster Sets Up Del. Supreme Court Challenge to His $3B Appraisal of Company HP Bought

A Delaware Court of Chancery judge on Monday said that two recent decisions from the state Supreme Court represented an "unprecedented shift" in the way the state handles appraisal cases and that it would be up to the high court to sift through the errors in a ruling decision that has rankled petitioners and raised questions about the future of appraisal in the First State.
5 minute read

The Recorder

O'Melveny Advises Sony on Acquisition of Snoopy Stake

Sony Corp.'s music unit, advised by O'Melveny & Myers, is paying $185 million in cash for a stake in Peanuts Holdings LLC, a company that controls the iconic comic strip "Peanuts."
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

In CBS Board's Showdown With Shari Redstone, Whose Move Is Next?

The next chapter of CBS Corp.'s ongoing feud with Shari Redstone is set to turn on the validity of a board of directors' vote late Thursday to strip its controlling stockholder of her voting power and whether Redstone's National Amusements Inc. has the authority to block the move.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Glasscock Lets Stand $1B ETE Equity Deal Despite Finding of 'Unfairness'

A Delaware Court of Chancery judge on Thursday refused to cancel a 2016 deal in which Energy Transfer Equity issued $1 billion in equity units, finding there had been no harm to investors. At the same time, however, Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III said the transaction was unfair.
5 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields and Latham among advisers on €7bn EQT-backed hearing aid company merger

Freshfields leads for EQT and Sivantos on tie-up with Denmark's Widex
2 minute read

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