http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Wachtell Lipton Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/132793 Plaintiffs’ counsel in shareholder derivative litigation over alleged misrepresentations associated with Bank of America Corp.’s purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. have won permission to subpoena deal adviser Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, the bank’s defense counsel Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and former Merrill CEO John A. Thain. http://www.law360.com/articles/132793 http://www.law360.com/articles/131204 The Federal Trade Commission will have the authority to investigate anti-competitive practices in the health insurance industry without congressional approval under the U.S. House of Representatives' proposed health care bill, according to a news report Thursday. http://www.law360.com/articles/131204 http://www.law360.com/articles/130011 EU antitrust regulators have cleared Merck & Co.’s proposed $41.1 billion acquisition of Schering-Plough Corp., a move that will make it the second-largest prescription drug company in the world. http://www.law360.com/articles/130011 http://www.law360.com/articles/129825 While the White House declined to come out in favor of proposed legislation that would end a decades-old antitrust exemption for health and medical malpractice insurers in a press briefing Thursday, competition experts questioned whether the bills would have much practical effect on insurers and federal antitrust enforcement. http://www.law360.com/articles/129825 http://www.law360.com/articles/129687 Bank of America Corp., aiming to raise capital and pay back bailout billions, has agreed to sell First Republic Bank to a group of investors led by private equity firms Colony Capital LLC and General Atlantic LLC. http://www.law360.com/articles/129687 http://www.law360.com/articles/129230 Investment management company Invesco Ltd. has reached an agreement with Morgan Stanley to purchase the bank's retail asset management business for $1.5 billion in cash and stock. http://www.law360.com/articles/129230 http://www.law360.com/articles/128734 The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly expressed serious concerns about the proposed $2.5 billion merger of Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and concert promoter Live Nation Inc., prompting antitrust experts to question what, if any, remedies the companies could propose that would satisfy the regulator. http://www.law360.com/articles/128734 http://www.law360.com/articles/128578 A federal judge has approved Bank of America NA's agreement to waive attorney-client privilege in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's suit over alleged misrepresentations the bank made in its acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., exposing individual executives and law firms involved in the deal to scrutiny over executive bonuses. http://www.law360.com/articles/128578 http://www.law360.com/articles/127930 Bank of America Corp. has agreed to waive attorney-client privilege in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case over alleged misrepresentations in the bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., potentially exposing individual executives and law firms involved in the deal to the agency's scrutiny. http://www.law360.com/articles/127930 http://www.law360.com/articles/127570 A bankruptcy judge has reportedly appointed an examiner to oversee the sale of Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC's unfinished $3 billion casino and hotel development in an effort to speed the company's reorganization. http://www.law360.com/articles/127570 http://www.law360.com/articles/124148 Mergers and acquisitions attorneys could find themselves in an increasingly uncomfortable position when dealing with the sensitive issue of public disclosures, thanks to comments from a judge overseeing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s suit against Bank of America Corp. over alleged misrepresentations regarding Merrill Lynch & Co Inc. bonuses, legal experts say. http://www.law360.com/articles/124148 http://www.law360.com/articles/126202 Proposed legislation to roll back antitrust exemptions for health and medical malpractice insurance issuers received mixed reviews during a U.S. House of Representatives hearing Thursday, as experts cautioned that the bill as written may not do much to cure the industry's real competitive concerns. http://www.law360.com/articles/126202 http://www.law360.com/articles/127175 U.K. competition authorities have issued a preliminary ruling opposing the proposed $2.5 billion merger of Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and concert promoter Live Nation Inc., saying the deal has the potential to curb competition in the market for live music ticketing. http://www.law360.com/articles/127175 http://www.law360.com/articles/126990 The bankruptcy judge overseeing the Chapter 11 case of plastics company Pliant Corp. has signed off on a reorganization plan offered by the debtor and creditor Apollo Management VI LP that gives more recovery to first-lien lenders than previously expected. http://www.law360.com/articles/126990 http://www.law360.com/articles/124908 A group of pension funds appointed as lead plaintiff in multidistrict securities litigation against Bank of America Corp. has filed an amended complaint accusing the bank of suppressing billions of dollars in losses that Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. suffered before the financial giants finalized their $50 billion union. http://www.law360.com/articles/124908 http://www.law360.com/articles/124736 General Electric Capital Corp. has asked for a $1.35 million fee to be carved out for it from bankrupt plastic film and packaging manufacturer Pliant Corp. should the bankruptcy court approve Pliant's plan to switch its exit financier of choice from GE to Barclays Capital. http://www.law360.com/articles/124736 http://www.law360.com/articles/123534 Investors in a putative class action against former Man Group PLC subsidiary MF Global Ltd. have appealed a decision dismissing their complaint alleging securities fraud in connection with the brokerage's initial public offering. http://www.law360.com/articles/123534 http://www.law360.com/articles/123569 Biotechnology company Biogen Idec Inc. commenced a tender offer Monday for all shares of Facet Biotech Corp., in a deal potentially worth $356 million. http://www.law360.com/articles/123569 http://www.law360.com/articles/123151 Huntington Bancshares Inc. on Friday priced a common stock offering of 95.2 million shares worth $400 million. http://www.law360.com/articles/123151 http://www.law360.com/articles/122078 A number of law firms earned high marks in a Human Rights Campaign Foundation survey that rated more than 590 businesses on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workplace benefits and policies, with 43 percent of the 200 largest firms in the U.S. receiving a perfect score for their LGBT-friendly practices. http://www.law360.com/articles/122078