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September 11, 2025
Dental Supply Co.'s $84M Price-Fixing Deal Gets Final OK
Dental supply company Dentsply Sirona Inc. and its investors have gotten final approval for an $84 million deal resolving consolidated shareholder class action claims that the company hurt investors by concealing a price-fixing scheme and a distributor's inventory buildup.
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September 11, 2025
Texas Justices Wary Of Letting Developers Out Of $75M Bond
Texas Supreme Court justices seemed hesitant Thursday to buy an argument from Greystar Development & Construction LP that it and other defendants on the hook for a $406 million judgment only need to collectively pay a $25 million bond for their appeal, saying the statute seemingly compels each individual defendant to pony up.
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September 11, 2025
BofA Wants Quick 4th Circ. Appeal In 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
Bank of America wants to appeal a North Carolina federal court's denial of its dismissal bid in a proposed class action filed on behalf of 401(k) participants alleging the bank misspent forfeitures from workers' retirement plan.
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September 11, 2025
LifePoint Must Face Workers' 401(k) Mismanagement Suit
A Tennessee federal judge refused to toss a proposed class action against LifePoint Health Inc. from participants in the healthcare company's employee 401(k) plan who alleged their retirement savings were dragged down by excessive recordkeeping and administrative fees, concluding allegations were sufficiently backed up to proceed to discovery.
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September 11, 2025
Freshfields, Kirkland Advise On Advent's $4.7B Zentiva Sale
European generics pharmaceutical company Zentiva will be sold by private equity firm Advent to U.S.-based GTCR, Advent announced Thursday.
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September 11, 2025
Cooley-Led LB Pharmaceuticals Raises Upsized $285M IPO
LB Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharma company developing therapies for a number of neuropsychiatric diseases, hit the public markets on Thursday after raising $285 million in an upsized initial public offering.
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September 11, 2025
Media, Sports-Focused SPAC's $240M IPO Guided By 3 Firms
Trailblazer Acquisition, a blank-check company whose target businesses include media and sports and entertainment, was steered by three law firms as it raised $240 million in an upsized initial public offering with 24 million units at $10.
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September 11, 2025
5th Circ. Won't Revisit Doctor's Captive Insurance Case
The Fifth Circuit rejected a Texas doctor's request for the full court to review a panel's July decision that he was not entitled to $1 million in tax deductions linked to his urgent care network's captive insurance company.
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September 11, 2025
Kirkland-Led Aurora Wraps 7th Fund With $2.1B In Tow
Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Aurora Capital Partners on Thursday revealed that it closed its seventh fund after securing more than $2.1 billion of capital commitments.
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September 10, 2025
Chinese Real Estate Co. Inks $5M Deal To End Investor Suit
Investors in Chinese real estate giant KE Holdings Inc. have asked a New York federal judge to give an initial nod to a nearly $5 million deal ending claims the company misled the markets about certain key performance metrics in filings associated with its secondary public offering.
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September 10, 2025
Latham-Led Stablecoin Firm Figure Prices Upsized $788M IPO
Stablecoin issuer Figure Technology Solutions began trading Thursday after it priced an upsized initial public offering that raised $787.5 million above its marketed range, in an offering guided by Latham & Watkins LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
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September 10, 2025
Ex-NYPD Officer Gets 3 Years For Forex Fraud Scheme
A former New York City police officer turned foreign currency exchange investor on Wednesday was sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding investors out of over $4 million through lies about nonexistent risk mitigation measures.
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September 10, 2025
Del. Justices Urged To Revive $10.5B Zendesk Deal Challenge
An attorney for stockholders of software-as-a-service business Zendesk Inc. told Delaware's Supreme Court Wednesday that a conflict at the heart of a challenge to the company's $10.5 billion take-private deal with a private equity consortium was undisclosed at the time of its approval.
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September 10, 2025
Airbnb Presses Bid To Toss Conservative Shareholders' Suit
Airbnb Inc. is urging a Delaware federal judge to reject a lawsuit from two conservative institutional shareholders, arguing that delivery of the groups' shareholder proposals to the company's mail room doesn't suggest executives sought to exclude the submissions from the company's 2025 proxy materials.
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September 10, 2025
Kirkland, Kilpatrick Townsend Guide $566M Potbelly Sale
Potbelly Corp. will be sold to convenience retailer RaceTrac Inc. for $566 million in a deal steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, respectively, the sandwich chain announced Wednesday.
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September 10, 2025
Trump To Take Fed Gov. Cook's Removal Case To DC Circ.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that the government will appeal the judge's decision granting a temporary win to Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook in her challenge to the president's attempt to remove her from her position.
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September 10, 2025
Private Equity Fund CEO Charged In $62.5M Ponzi-Like Fraud
The founder of a private equity fund was charged with wire fraud in California federal court for allegedly scamming about $62.5 million from 500 investors through sham promissory notes that purported to yield investment returns up to 15%, while using investors' cash to pay interest to other investors in a Ponzi-like scheme.
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September 10, 2025
AI Infrastructure Startup Nebius Seeks $3B To Fuel Expansion
Dutch artificial intelligence infrastructure company Nebius Group N.V. on Wednesday announced plans to raise up to $3 billion to further fuel its growth, a move that comes just days after the tech company revealed a multibillion-dollar partnership with Microsoft.
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September 10, 2025
Del. Justices Urged To Reverse Ad Co. Note Conversion Nix
An investor group attorney told three Delaware Supreme Court justices Wednesday that the Court of Chancery wrongly found last year that advertising tech company Vistar Media Inc. had a right to involuntarily cash out millions worth of matured investor notes despite noteholder claims their agreement never allowed the move.
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September 10, 2025
SEC Taps Gibson Atty To Head Corporation Finance Division
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday named the co-chair of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's securities regulation practice as the new leader of its Division of Corporation Finance, which is responsible for writing rules and providing guidance to publicly traded companies on shareholder disclosure matters, among other things.
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September 10, 2025
PsiQuantum Valued At $7B After $1B Funding Round
Quantum computer company PsiQuantum, advised by Goodwin Procter LLP, on Wednesday revealed that it hit a $7 billion valuation following the close of its $1 billion Series E funding round, which will help the Palo Alto-based company build "the world's first" commercially useful, fault-tolerant quantum computers.
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September 10, 2025
Molson Coors Kept Subpar Fund In $2B 401(k) Plan, Suit Says
Molson Coors kept a risky and poorly performing fund in its nearly $2 billion employee 401(k) plan, costing plan participants millions of dollars in retirement savings, a former worker for the brewing giant said in a proposed class action in Wisconsin federal court.
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September 10, 2025
Skadden, Latham Lead Vimeo's $1.4B Sale To Bending Spoons
Video platform Vimeo Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by Italian mobile app developer Bending Spoons in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.38 billion, with Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP representing Vimeo and Latham & Watkins LLP advising Bending Spoons.
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September 10, 2025
Kirkland-Led Veritas Clinches $14.4B Tech-Focused Fund
Technology investor Veritas Capital, led by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, revealed on Wednesday that it wrapped fundraising for its ninth fund after securing $14.4 billion in capital commitments, which will be used to invest across the technology sector.
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September 10, 2025
Kirkland Adds Fintech Regulatory Partner From McDermott
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has enhanced its fintech regulatory compliance capabilities in New York with the addition of an experienced corporate partner who joins the firm from McDermott Will & Schulte.
Expert Analysis
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In 2nd Place, Va. 'Rocket Docket' Remains Old Reliable
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia was again one of the fastest civil trial courts in the nation last year, and an interview with the court’s newest judge provides insights into why it continues to soar, says Robert Tata at Hunton.
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SEC Signals Opening For Private Fund Investment Reform
At SEC Speaks in late May, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made clear that it's considering allowing registered funds of private funds to be offered broadly to true retail investors, meaning existing funds should review their disclosures focusing on conflicts of interest, liquidity and fees, say attorneys at Stradley Ronon.
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How Attorneys Can Become Change Agents For Racial Equity
As the administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and law firms consider pulling back from their programs, lawyers who care about racial equity and justice can employ four strategies to create microspaces of justice, which can then be parlayed into drivers of transformational change, says Susan Sturm at Columbia Law School.
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GAO Report Reveals How Banks And Regulators Are Using AI
A U.S. Government Accountability Office report published last month makes clear that while both federal regulators and regulated entities like banks and credit unions are employing artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, they're maintaining some skepticism, say attorneys at Orrick.
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Series
Running Marathons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
After almost five years of running marathons, I’ve learned that both the race itself and the training process sharpen skills that directly translate to the practice of law, including discipline, dedication, endurance, problem-solving and mental toughness, says Lauren Meadows at Swift Currie.
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Parsing The SEC's No-Action Letter On Rule 192 Compliance
Brandon Figg at Morgan Lewis discusses the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent no-action letter, which greenlights information barriers as an alternative approach to Rule 192 compliance and includes likely relief for existing policies and procedures.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Supporting A Trial Team
While students often practice as lead trial attorneys in law school, such an opportunity likely won’t arise until a few years into practice, so junior associates should focus on honing skills that are essential to supporting a trial team, including organization, adaptability and humility, says Lucy Zelina at Tucker Ellis.
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SEC Staff Input Eases Path For Broker-Dealer Crypto Activities
Recent guidance from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff on broker-dealer and transfer agent crypto-asset activities suggests a more constructive regulatory posture on permissibility and application of financial responsibility rules, bringing welcome clarity for blockchain market participants and traditional financial institutions alike, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From US Attorney To BigLaw
When I transitioned to private practice after government service — most recently as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — I learned there are more similarities between the two jobs than many realize, with both disciplines requiring resourcefulness, zealous advocacy and foresight, says Zach Terwilliger at V&E.
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At 'SEC Speaks,' Leaders Frame New Views
At the Practising Law Institute's recent SEC Speaks conference, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission leadership highlighted the agency's significant priority changes, including in enforcement, crypto and artificial intelligence, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.
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The Ins And Outs Of Consensual Judicial References
As parties consider the possibility of judicial reference to resolve complex disputes, it is critical to understand how the process works, why it's gaining traction, and why carefully crafted agreements make all the difference, say attorneys at Pillsbury.
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Opinion
The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit
The nine Am Law 100 firms that settled with the Trump administration likely did so because of the personal risk faced by equity partners in today's billion‑dollar national practices, enabled by an ethics rule primed for modernization, says Adam Forest at Scale.
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Buyer Beware Of Restrictive Covenants In Delaware
Based on recent Delaware Chancery Court opinions rejecting restricted covenants contained in agreements in the sale-of-business context, businesses need to craft narrowly tailored restrictions that have legitimate interests, say attorneys at Saul Ewing.
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Series
Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in Brazilian jiujitsu – often against opponents who are much larger and younger than me – has allowed me to develop a handful of useful skills that foster the resilience and adaptability necessary for a successful legal career, says Tina Dorr of Barnes & Thornburg.
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Challenges For Fiduciaries Adding Crypto To 401(k) Plans
As cryptocurrencies gain popularity and their restrictions loosen, investors may become interested in adding crypto options to their retirement plans, but fiduciaries should consider how to balance the increased demand and their obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.