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Mergers & Acquisitions - February, 2009

97 articles

• Mo. Beer Drinkers' Bid To Block InBev Merger Cut Off
• Leveraging Value-Driven IP Due Diligence
• Bankruptcy Judge Bars Moves Against Lyondell Parent
• Judge Dismisses Class Action Over Xinhua IPO
• Belden Asserts New Patent Against Superior Essex
• Texaco Retirees Prevail In 9-Year Battle For Benefits
• HomeBanc Mortgage Case Converted To Ch. 7
• Heller Reveals $7M Paid To Departing Partners In '08
• Diagnosing Section 1 Violations
• Baker Hostetler Nabs Clifford Chance, IBM IP Vet
• 6th Circ. Revives Unlawful Firing Suit V. Court, Judge
• Fentora Patent Suit Just A Delay Tactic: Barr
• Smurfit-Stone Gets Green Light For $750M DIP Loan
• Oil Tycoon's Conspiracy Suit V. TNK-BP, Others Nixed
• Cuomo Pushes For More Answers On Merrill Bonuses
• Greenberg Traurig Scores Veteran Labor Litigator
• Plaintiffs Widen Antitrust Case V. MasterCard, Visa
• IP Due Diligence In Corporate Transactions
• Reducing Liability When Reducing Work Force
• Energy Cos. Step Up Climate Risk Disclosures
• JBS, National Beef Kill $560M Merger
• SEC Acting GC Vollmer To Return To Private Practice
• China Life To Buy Prudential's Taiwan Insurance Biz
• Antitrust Merger Review In A Volatile Economy
• Cuomo Subpoenas BofA Head In Merrill Bonus Probe
• Stroock Snags Ex-Citigroup Insurance Attorney
• Firm Costs To Outpace Revenue In '09: Study
• Fifth Third Objects To HomeBanc Ch. 7 Bid
• 4 Significant Corporate Law Rulings
• Section 363 Bankruptcy Sales
• Propex Looks To Sell Assets To DIP Lender For $61M
• The Problem With New CFIUS Rules
• Ind. Court Nixes Ex-Shareholders' Claims V. Biomet
• AT&T Unit To Pay $8.2M To Settle DOJ Claims
• Great American Off Hook For $22M In Fraud Claims
• OFT, CC Outline Merger Review Protocol
• Cartel Enforcement In The Current Climate
• Ticketmaster Investor Fights To Block Merger
• Ariad Faces Derivative Suit After Directors Cut Ties
• Sirius XM Rescued From Bankruptcy By Liberty Loans
• Advanced Medical Optics Investor Sues Over Merger
• Judge Dismisses Merrill Lynch Derivative Suits
• AAI Protests Pfizer-Wyeth Merger
• Sirius XM Ch. 11 Filing May Be Imminent
• Sirius XM In Talks With EchoStar Rival
• France Telecom Unit Tying TV, Net Service: Canal+
• WolfBlock Trims Associate Wages
• Japan Lawmakers OK Harsher Penalties For Cartels
• Following Sale And Assignment Notices
• 9th Circ. Sets Terms For SLUSA Del. Carve-Out
• Dow Loses Bid To Limit Wachtell Role In Rohm Suit
• Sirius XM Hires Simpson Thacher As It Eyes Ch. 11
• Keystone Drops Wireless Patent Suit Against Sirius XM
• DOJ To Probe Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger
• Merrill Paid $3.6B In Bonuses Before Merger: Cuomo
• Wachtell Fights To Keep Rohm Over Dow's Protests
• Cohen Milstein UK To Merge With Ousted Chair's Firm
• Greener Electricity? Try Greener Regulations
• Time, Source Interlink Antitrust Fight Moves To NY
• Propex Wins Approval For $65M DIP Package
• Insurance Practice: Reed Smith
• BofA Hit With ERISA Suits Over Merrill, Countrywide
• Merger May Not Be Easy For Ticketmaster, Live Nation
• Lyondell Scores TRO Against Creditors, Noteholders
• Jenner & Block Lands Willkie Farr Antitrust Guru
• Best Practices In IP Monetization
• Consortium Finalizes $7.4B Purchase Of Puget Energy
• Judge OKs $125M In DIP Cash For Tronox
• VeraSun Strikes $280M Deal With Valero
• Sirius XM At Risk For Ch. 11, EchoStar Takeover
• AGs Probe Ticketmaster Over Springsteen Ticket Flap
• Coverage Limits Fuel Push For Deals In Madoff Suits
• Dow Seeks To Limit Wachtell's Role In Merger Fight
• Cordis Hit With $22M Verdict In Stent Patent Case
• FTC, Whole Foods Talks Extended
• Law Firm GC Appointments On The Rise: Study
• CFTC Nominee Vows To Back Regulatory Reform
• Morgan Stanley Suits Over Conflicts Tossed
• Even Partners Face Ax As Law Firms Cut Deeper
• Tomorrow's SEC
• New Bill Challenges Airline Alliance Immunity
• Mo. Plaintiffs Kept Out Of DOJ's AB-InBev Case
• Indevus, Endo Face Another Class Action Over Merger
• EU Court Adviser Seeks To Trim Schneider Award
• Dow Urges Court Not To Force Rohm And Haas Merger
• Greenberg Lures 9 Securities Attys From Akin Gump
• Haynes & Boone Merges With Calif. IP Boutique
• Mich. AG Appeals Dismissal Of Blue Cross Suit
• Insurer Flooded With Counterclaims In BU Piping Suit
• Restructuring Practice: O'Melveny & Myers
• Rent-A-Wreck Securities Suit Breaks Down In 4th Circ.
• Howrey Antitrust Vet Joins Axinn Veltrop In DC
• Securities Practice: O'Melveny & Myers
• Judge Blocks FTC Evidence In $1.4B Merger Dispute
• Upholding Pleading Standards In A Down Economy
• Circuit Split — CAFA V. Securities Act § 22(a)
• Reversing The Benefit To Bank Acquirers