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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

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

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

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

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

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

California Bill Threatens Market Exception For Dissenters’ Rights

Six Lessons Learned from the CP Rail Proxy Battle

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

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

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

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

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