Mergers & Acquisitions, Election & Politics Law

Bill on Bankruptcy: Why is Kodak's Stock Soaring? [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/20/2013

March 20 (Bloomberg Law) -- Although Eastman Kodak Co. stock shot up like a rocket in a week's time, investors might not have the same profitable outcome like owners of American Airlines shares, as Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia...more

Next Step in Airline M&A: Cross-Border Deals [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/13/2013

Feb. 13 (Bloomberg Law) -- In light of the tentative deal for American Airlines and US Airways to merge, Frank Aquila, a mergers-and-acquisitions partner at New York's Sullivan & Cromwell, says US airline mergers have reached...more

Barney Frank Takes Advantage of GOP Confusion Over SEC-CFTC Merger

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 12/3/2012

Two weeks ago we wrote about the growing call for an SEC-CFTC merger from both sides of the aisle. Now, Barney Frank is making one last push for the merger before his upcoming retirement....more

Weekly Brief: M&A Heats Up; Intrade Shuts Down; BigLaw Bonuses [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 11/28/2012

Nov. 29 (Bloomberg Law) -- The search for life in the M&A universe has yielded some encouraging signs. Deals are back, Dechert M&A partner Bill Lawlor tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia in the Weekly Brief - especially as...more

Lawyer: M&A Practice Is Booming & Likely to Continue [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 11/26/2012

Nov. 26 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bill Lawlor, an M&A partner at Dechert LLP, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that the years-long drought in mergers and acquisitions activity may finally be drawing to a close. His office is seeing...more

The FCPA Guidance: Bob Dylan, Change and Political Reality

by Michael Volkov on 11/19/2012

The FCPA Guidance is here and I will write a few postings on the subject. Initially, it is important to look at the political landscape. President Obama’s re-election communicated an important message to lawmakers and...more

Weekly Brief: Google Antitrust Suit?; Legal Weed; Law Firm Mega-Merger Mania [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 11/15/2012

Nov. 15 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the week's most important legal news. Big changes may be in store for Google. The tech giant was given an ultimatum by FTC Chairman Jonathan Leibowitz to...more

SB 804 Requires California Local Health Care Districts To Obtain Fair Market Value Appraisals In Certain Asset Transfers

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/5/2012

New amendments to California’s local health care district law require districts to obtain a fair market value appraisal if the district transfers fifty percent or more of its assets (in sum or by increment) to one or more...more

Business News Digest - September 2012

by Venable LLP on 9/12/2012

In this issue: - What to Expect When You're Selling Your Company – Indemnification - Consummated Mergers: It Ain’t Over 'Til the Fat Lady Sings - FCC Orders TV Stations to Post Their Political Files...more

California Bill Threatens Market Exception For Dissenters’ Rights

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 7/18/2012

The California legislature is taking its summer recess and will reconvene on August 6. Joint Rule 51(b)(2). It will then sit until August 31 which is the last day for either the Senate or the Assembly to pass bills. Cal....more

Federal Criminal Lawyer Douglas McNabb of McNabb Associates - News On Current Federal Criminal Cases

by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 7/11/2012

July 11, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney. Topics Include: Federal...more

Six Lessons Learned from the CP Rail Proxy Battle

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 7/9/2012

In late September 2011, funds controlled by Pershing Square Capital Management, Inc. (Pershing Capital) began acquiring common shares of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP Rail) at prices approximating the 2-year low in CP...more

Governor Brown Submits Agency M&A Proposal

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/3/2012

Article V, Section 6 of the California Constitution provides that the legislature may provide by statute for the Governor to “assign and reorganize functions among executive officers and agencies and their employees, other...more

Ways & Means Committee Holds Hearing on Hospital Consolidation and Physician Integration

by McDermott Will & Emery on 9/21/2011

One of the primary objectives of the recently enacted health reform legislation was to promote hospital and physician alignment, coordination and integration. Unsurprisingly, hospitals and physicians have responded to these...more

Merger Enforcement Two Years Later

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/5/2011

Two years into the Obama Administration, we have enough of a record on merger enforcement to pause and consider whether anything much has changed, and what this record has to say about the likely course of enforcement in the...more

Trade & Manufacturing Alert - April 2011

by King & Spalding on 4/1/2011

In This Issue 01 WTO Appellate Body Report On U.S. Antidumping And Countervailing Duties Against China Upholds Many Of The Panel’s Legal Findings But Reverses On Two Key Issues 02 President Obama Visits Brazil,...more

What’s Driving the US Antitrust Agencies?

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/24/2011

As antitrust veterans know, no matter how much a new administration may want to change how antitrust is enforced, the bulk of the agencies’ enforcement agenda remains relatively constant from one administration to the next....more

Delaware Chancery Court Enjoins Stockholder Vote For Lack Of Adequate Disclosures In Proxy Statement

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/22/2010

In Maric Capital Master Fund, Ltd. v. PLATO Learning, Inc., C.A. No. 5402-VCS (Del. Ch. May 13, 2010), the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware granted plaintiff Maric Capital Master Fund’s (“Maric”) motion for a...more

Airline Management Letter - May 15, 2009

by FordHarrison on 5/15/2009

IN THIS ISSUE: *President Nominates Highly Regarded Mediator for NMB Seat *Supreme Court will not Review ADA Claim of Sleeping Pilot *Federal Airline Deregulation Act Does not Pre-empt Aircraft Mechanic's Retaliation...more

New Directions in Antitrust Enforcement: Obama Appoints Christine Varney to Head DOJ Antitrust Division

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/26/2009

During the presidential campaign, now-President Obama vowed to “reinvigorate antitrust enforcement.”[1] He sharply criticized the Bush administration as having the “weakest record of antitrust enforcement of any...more

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Bill on Bankruptcy: Why is Kodak's Stock Soaring? [Video]

Next Step in Airline M&A: Cross-Border Deals [Video]

Barney Frank Takes Advantage of GOP Confusion Over SEC-CFTC Merger

Weekly Brief: M&A Heats Up; Intrade Shuts Down; BigLaw Bonuses [Video]

Lawyer: M&A Practice Is Booming & Likely to Continue [Video]

The FCPA Guidance: Bob Dylan, Change and Political Reality

Weekly Brief: Google Antitrust Suit?; Legal Weed; Law Firm Mega-Merger Mania [Video]

SB 804 Requires California Local Health Care Districts To Obtain Fair Market Value Appraisals In Certain Asset Transfers

Business News Digest - September 2012

California Bill Threatens Market Exception For Dissenters’ Rights

Federal Criminal Lawyer Douglas McNabb of McNabb Associates - News On Current Federal Criminal Cases

Six Lessons Learned from the CP Rail Proxy Battle

Governor Brown Submits Agency M&A Proposal

Ways & Means Committee Holds Hearing on Hospital Consolidation and Physician Integration

Merger Enforcement Two Years Later

Trade & Manufacturing Alert - April 2011

What’s Driving the US Antitrust Agencies?

Delaware Chancery Court Enjoins Stockholder Vote For Lack Of Adequate Disclosures In Proxy Statement

Airline Management Letter - May 15, 2009

New Directions in Antitrust Enforcement: Obama Appoints Christine Varney to Head DOJ Antitrust Division

Bill on Bankruptcy: Why is Kodak's Stock Soaring? [Video]

Next Step in Airline M&A: Cross-Border Deals [Video]

Weekly Brief: M&A Heats Up; Intrade Shuts Down; BigLaw Bonuses [Video]

Lawyer: M&A Practice Is Booming & Likely to Continue [Video]

Weekly Brief: Google Antitrust Suit?; Legal Weed; Law Firm Mega-Merger Mania [Video]

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