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National Law Journal

Federal Judge Denies FTC's Bid to Block Novant Health's Acquisition of Hospitals

"Overall, the public interest is best served by Novant being permitted to own and operate LNR and Davis, pending the conclusion of the FTC administrative process," wrote U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell of the Western District of North Carolina.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Autonomy CEO Acquitted on All Counts in HP Fraud Trial

A federal jury on Thursday found the British tech tycoon not guilty of 14 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Sirion Acquires Eigen Technologies to Expand Capabilities and Financial Services Footprint

Sirion noted that the deal will allow it to expand its data extraction capabilities to more documents beyond contracts.
2 minute read

International Edition

India's JSA Raids Rival SAM for 20 Lawyers

SAM leader Shardul Shroff accuses the defectors of breaching the firm's partnership deed and said a minimum of six months' notice is required from departing equity partners.
4 minute read

International Edition

Africa Deal Roundup: Global Firms Lead on Deals in Kenya, Egypt, and South Africa

In Egypt, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Alliance Law advised U.S. Philip Morris International (PMI) on its acquisition of an indirect 14.7% minority stake in Eastern Tobacco Company, Egypt's largest cigarette producer valued at more than $1.2 billion.
5 minute read

International Edition

South African Investors and Law Firms on Edge Over ANC Coalition Talks

Investors fear the parties might strike a deal that could lead to nationalization of the South African Reserve Bank and other key institutions, expropriation of property and a move away from the rule of law.
3 minute read

International Edition

How This M&A Lawyer Became the General Counsel and Project Governance Head of a Leading Publicly Traded Company in Australia

Catriona McGregor, who is an experienced M&A lawyer, now oversees transformation projects and is the general counsel at Australia's Domain Group.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Energy, Pharma Continue to Drive Deal Activity as Wachtell, Kirkland Lead $22.5 Billion ConocoPhillips/Marathon Oil Deal

The transaction is the latest in a series of consolidation moves in the energy sector, coming on the heels of two earlier multibillion-dollar mergers this year.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Skydance Hires Legal Exec as Upstart Shakes Up Hollywood With Paramount Merger

Jean Chi has resigned from a key role at Spotify to become president of global business and legal affairs for Skydance.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

LexisNexis Announces Agreement to Acquire Contract Drafting Startup Henchman

On completion of the acquisition, LexisNexis plans to immediately incorporate Henchman's document enrichment capabilities into products such as Lexis+ AI and Lexis Create.
4 minute read

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