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The American Lawyer

Loeb Fires Back Sotheby's Board in Auction House Row

Hedge fund activist Daniel Loeb has told the board of directors of Sotheby's that contrary to their views, he is exactly the man to advise them on how to run the venerable auction house.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lopsided Bond Market Raises Concerns for SEC

As some of the largest hedge fund firms continue to expand and double their investments in debt, Federal Reserve data shows that Wall Street banks are scaling back their involvement in bonds.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

SEC Forms Unit to Examine Private Equity and Hedge Funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission has put together a specialized team to examine private equity and hedge funds because a provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act requires these funds to be regulated, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Corporate Scorecard 2014

By | April 04, 2014
An interactive chart package ranking firms in nine key practice areas for their work in 2013—a year in which dealmaking was just so-so in much of the world and the volume of global mergers and acquisitions fell to its lowest level since 2009.
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The American Lawyer

The Activist Shareholders Wachtell's Lipton Likes

Martin Lipton, it turns out, can articulate a grudging respect for a few activist investors if pressed.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Loeb Escalates Sotheby's Battle by Suing Auction House

Daniel Loeb's Third Point hedge fund has sued one of the companies in which it owns a stake, Sotheby's, in an effort to undo the so-called poison pill shareholder rights plan the auction house's board of directors put in place in October.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Name of Seeking Alpha Blogger in Hand, Einhorn Drops Suit

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn has withdrawn his suit seeking to unmask an anonymous blogger at financial news website Seeking Alpha who revealed his investment in Micron Technology before Einhorn intended to make it public.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

CommonWealth REIT's Shareholders Vote to Oust Board

Following more than a year of prodding by a hedge fund and a real estate developer eager for change, the father-and-son team that controlled real estate investment trust CommonWealth REIT has been ousted, The New York Times reports.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Einhorn Bid to Unmask Seeking Alpha Blogger Draws Crowd

Lawyers, journalists, and investors are closely watching a suit brought by hedge fund manager David Einhorn against investing website social media site Seeking Alpha via which Einhorn hopes to learn the identity of an anonymous blogger whom Einhorn claims cost him money.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

FTC's Herbalife Inquiry to Serve as "Simple Test"?

The battle between Herbalife bulls and bears took a turn toward the bears Wednesday after the nutritional and personal care products company reported that the Federal Trade Commission is investigating its business.
3 minute read

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