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June 05, 2025
5 Firms Steer Self-Driving Truck Startup's $1.2B SPAC Merger
Self-driving truck software maker Plus Automation Inc. plans to go public at an estimated $1.2 billion valuation by merging with special purpose acquisition company Churchill Capital IX Corp., both parties announced Thursday, in a deal guided by five law firms.
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June 05, 2025
How Trump's Pardons Could Sway Prosecutorial Discretion
As President Donald Trump dismantles a growing list of white collar criminal cases with a flurry of clemency grants early in his second term, erasing years of investigative and prosecutorial work with a stroke of his black Sharpie, experts worry his actions will have a chilling effect on prosecutorial decision-making.
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June 05, 2025
Neuberger Berman Wraps Strategic Capital Fund At $4B
Private equity shop Neuberger Berman, advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, on Thursday announced that it clinched its second strategic capital fund after securing just over $4 billion in capital commitments.
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June 04, 2025
SEC Seeks Input On Tightening Perks For Foreign Issuers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission agreed Wednesday to seek public input on whether foreign companies should continue to be granted accommodations to list in the U.S., noting that global markets have changed significantly since such rules were adopted.
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June 04, 2025
Davis Polk, Skadden Guide Circle's Upsized $1B IPO
Venture-backed stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group Inc. on Wednesday priced an upsized $1.05 billion initial public offering above its marketed range amid strong demand, represented by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and underwriters counsel Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.
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June 04, 2025
Dish Wants Court To Act On T-Mobile Case Discovery Dispute
Dish told an Illinois federal judge it is at an impasse with wireless customer plaintiffs seeking documents in their case against T-Mobile over its 2020 acquisition of Sprint, saying it met with the plaintiffs four times regarding their subpoenas, but the sides have been unable to find a compromise.
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June 04, 2025
Datasite Acquires Grata To Bolster AI-Driven Market Platform
Cloud-based merger and acquisitions software provider Datasite, advised by Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, said Tuesday it has acquired Grata, a private market intelligence company represented by Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, in a deal aimed at bolstering Datasite's AI-driven sourcing and research capabilities.
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June 04, 2025
Trump Nominates Ex-SBA Official For Top CFIUS Post
A former U.S. Small Business Administration official from Donald Trump's first term has been nominated by the president to lead the U.S. government panel that reviews foreign investments for national security risks.
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June 04, 2025
SEC Says Accountant Errors Don't Doom Crowdfunding Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a Michigan federal judge Wednesday that mistakes in one of its accountant's declarations do not warrant the dismissal of its first crowdfunding enforcement action, arguing the SEC's lawyers acted in good faith when they alerted the court to the errors.
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June 04, 2025
Willkie Farr Hires Financial Services Partner In DC
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has hired a McGuireWoods LLP attorney as a partner in Washington, D.C., to advise corporations on a range of legal issues, the firm announced Tuesday.
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June 04, 2025
Post Reacquiring Brands Including Ronzoni Pasta For $880M
Post Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire 8th Avenue Food & Provisions Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $880 million, including the assumption of debt, as the packaged goods company looks to expand in private label and dry grocery categories — and brings several legacy assets back under its control.
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June 04, 2025
Orrick, Latham Lead Carlyle's $1.3B Investment In Trucordia
Insurance brokerage Trucordia, advised by Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, on Wednesday announced it will receive a $1.3 billion investment from Latham & Watkins LLP-led Carlyle's global credit platform.
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June 04, 2025
Brookfield Plugs $10B Into Swedish AI Hub
Private equity giant Brookfield Asset Management announced Wednesday it will invest up to 95 billion Swedish krona (around $10 billion) into the construction of a new data center in Sweden that will support artificial intelligence development.
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June 04, 2025
Ex-Paul Weiss Corporate Partner Joins Cooley's NY Practice
Cooley LLP has hired a former Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP finance partner, who told Law360 Pulse in an interview Wednesday that he followed his father and uncle's footsteps when deciding to pursue a career in law.
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June 04, 2025
Warehouse REIT Backs Blackstone's Lower £470M Bid
Warehouse REIT said Wednesday that it has backed a revised £470 million ($638 million) cash offer from U.S. private equity giant Blackstone despite a row over the valuation of the London-listed investor's property portfolio.
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June 03, 2025
SEC Sues New Mexico Adviser Over Improper Excessive Fees
A Santa Fe, New Mexico, investment adviser and its principal face U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations they fleeced customers over a nearly five-year period, overbilling them annually and hitting them with unexpected hourly bills out of the blue.
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June 03, 2025
SEC Chair Says Next Steps On Crypto Regs Coming Soon
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins indicated Tuesday that the agency is working toward proposing regulations for the cryptocurrency industry and that a key aspect of the work being done by a recently established crypto task force could be complete within a matter of months.
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June 03, 2025
InnovAge To Pay $27M To Resolve IPO Investors' Suit
InnovAge Holding Corp. and a class of stockholders have agreed to a $27 million settlement to resolve claims that the senior-health care company made misleading statements in an initial public offering that later caused stock prices to tank after a government audit exposed the falsehoods.
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June 03, 2025
Latham-Led Insurer Of Small Businesses Targets $100M IPO
Small-business-focused excess and surplus insurer Ategrity Specialty Holdings LLC on Tuesday unveiled a price range on an estimated $100 million initial public offering, represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and underwriters Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.
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June 03, 2025
KKR Says DOJ Merger Notice Suit Rewrites HSR Act
KKR pushed a New York federal judge to dismiss a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking fines that could top $650 million, arguing that in defending claims the private equity giant failed to notify two mergers and deleted key documentation from notifications, enforcers are trying to "expand" merger filing requirements.
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June 03, 2025
Rocket Startup Launches $400M Deal With Wilbur Ross' SPAC
Space and defense-focused startup Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. plans to go public at a $400 million value by merging with a special purpose acquisition company led by private equity executive and former Trump cabinet official Wilbur Ross.
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June 03, 2025
Space Biz Secures $300M In Series C Funding
In-space mobility company Impulse Space on Tuesday announced that it closed what it said is "one of the largest" venture raises in the history of the space industry after securing $300 million in commitments for its Series C funding round.
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June 03, 2025
Energize Capital Secures $430M For 3rd Venture Fund
Climate solutions investor Energize Capital, advised by Foley Hoag LLP, on Tuesday announced that it has clinched its third fund after securing $430 million of limited partner commitments.
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June 03, 2025
The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms
A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Law360 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts.
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June 03, 2025
Willkie Hires Asset Management Partner In DC
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has hired an asset management partner in Washington, D.C., who was once the law clerk of the former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman who now co-leads the firm's digital works practice.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Series
Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.
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Does R-Squared Have A Role In Event Study Analysis?
With 2024 marking the second consecutive year to experience an increase in securities class action filings, determining the reliability of event study models is of utmost importance, but it's time to reconsider the traditional method of doing so, say analysts at StoneTurn Group.
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Avoiding The Risk Of Continued AI-Washing Enforcement
A recent action brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice, alleging a software developer defrauded investors by lying about his app’s artificial intelligence capabilities, suggests this administration will continue to target AI washing, so companies should adopt practices to mitigate enforcement risk, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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What EU 'Killer Acquisition' Study Means For Pharma Deals
The European Commission’s recent study of pharmaceutical companies' acquisitions of emerging competitive threats, the first of its kind globally, has important implications for the industry, and may lead to increased awareness of merger control risks in collaborative agreements, say lawyers at Paul Weiss.
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As Tariffs Hit The Radar, PE Counsel Should Review Strategies
As tariffs compound existing challenges in the private equity sector, counsel should consider existing headwinds such as interest rates and industry-specific impacts like supply chains and pricing power, which may help mitigate risks and capture opportunity, says Nathan Viehl at Thompson Coburn.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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9th Circ. Ruling Clarifies Derivative Suit Representation Test
The Ninth Circuit's recent ruling in Bigfoot Ventures v. Knighton clarifies the test used to assess the adequacy of a plaintiff's representation in a shareholder derivative action, and will likely prove useful to litigants by ensuring that courts can fully examine all relevant circumstances, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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What We Lost After SEC Eliminated Regional Director Role
Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regional Director Marc Fagel discusses the recent wholesale elimination of the regional director position, the responsibilities of the job itself and why discarding this role highlights how the appearance of creating a more efficient agency may limit the SEC's effectiveness.
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$38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.
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Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.
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Navigating The Expanding Frontier Of Premerger Notice Laws
Washington's newly enacted law requiring premerger notification to state enforcers builds upon a growing trend of state scrutiny into transactions in the healthcare sector and beyond, and may inspire other states to enact similar legislation, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Deregulation Memo Presents Risks, Opportunities For Cos.
A recent Trump administration memo providing direction to agencies tasked with rescinding regulations under an earlier executive order — without undergoing the typical notice-and-review process — will likely create much uncertainty for businesses, though they may be able to engage with agencies to shape the regulatory agenda, say attorneys at Blank Rome.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.
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Opinion
Proposals Against Phillips 66 Threaten Corporate Law
Activist investor Elliott Investment Management's latest attempted tactic — initiating a high-stakes proxy contest against Phillips 66 — goes too far and would cause the company to both violate Delaware law and avoid the legal exception to the shareholder proposal process, says J.W. Verret at George Mason University.