Corporate

  • September 29, 2025

    PE-Backed Alliance Laundry Launches Plans For $700M IPO

    Laundry systems giant Alliance Laundry Holdings on Monday filed plans for an estimated $700 million initial public offering, a move that comes as companies have been increasingly eager to tap the public markets.

  • September 29, 2025

    FTC Tightens Fixes For $13B Omnicom-Interpublic Deal

    The Federal Trade Commission is requiring a monitor to oversee Omnicom's compliance with the conditions put on its $13.5 billion deal for Interpublic preventing the marketing giant from working with others to steer advertising away from publishers based on their political viewpoints.

  • September 29, 2025

    Ex-Frank CEO Gets 7 Years Over Soured JPMorgan Deal

    Frank founder and former CEO Charlie Javice was sentenced Monday to more than seven years in prison following her conviction at trial for conning JPMorgan Chase & Co. into buying the now-shuttered student financial aid startup for $175 million by lying about its user base.

  • September 29, 2025

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    A Delaware vice chancellor expressed disappointment and concern over what she says is a "breakdown" in "civility and respect" that has emerged in recent Delaware corporate litigation. A $30 million settlement was approved in the five-year running Match.com reverse spinoff suit, and the top brass of Estée Lauder were hit with a derivative suit for allegedly covering up the company's reliance on prohibited, duty-free "gray market" sales of its products in China.

  • September 29, 2025

    Yale Unit Will Pay $45M To End Failed Hospitals Sale Dispute

    Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. has agreed to pay $45 million to hospital operator Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. to conclude their legal dispute over a failed $435 million sale of three Connecticut hospitals, according to a motion filed in Texas bankruptcy court.

  • September 26, 2025

    Meta Set To Appeal Flo Privacy Verdict As Users Seek Billions

    Meta is gearing up to appeal a California federal jury verdict that found it liable for using a data analytics tool to illegally retrieve sensitive health data from users of the popular menstrual tracking app Flo, the company disclosed in a posttrial filing in which the plaintiffs separately asked the court to award statutory damages that could reach the billions.

  • September 26, 2025

    Trump Demands Microsoft Fire Ex-Biden Deputy AG Monaco

    President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that Microsoft fire its new President of Global Affairs Lisa Monaco, deputy attorney general in the Biden administration and homeland security adviser in the Obama administration, in what seems to be the president's latest effort to exact revenge on his perceived political enemies.

  • September 26, 2025

    Trump Says Cook Can't Rely On 'Mantra' Of Fed Independence

    The Trump administration Friday fired back at Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook's argument that the Fed's independence is at stake if the president is allowed to fire her, arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court that Cook invokes "the mantra of Federal Reserve independence" to impose removal protections Congress never enacted.

  • September 26, 2025

    EssilorLuxottica Beats Antitrust Suit, Buyers Get 1 Last Shot

    A New York federal judge on Friday dismissed two proposed class actions in a consolidated suit that accuses eyewear EssilorLuxottica SA of monopolizing the U.S. consumer eyewear market, saying that direct and indirect purchasers offered an "implausible and contrived definition" of an asserted premium eyewear market.

  • September 26, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: EB-5 Evolving, Insurance Impact, $1B Buy

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including insights into the EB-5 industry amid President Donald Trump's "gold card" investment visa rollout, higher insurance premiums affecting commercial real estate companies, and New York City's first single-asset real estate deal this year to break $1 billion.

  • September 26, 2025

    Drone-Maker DJI Can't Undo DOD's Chinese Military Co. Label

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday ended drone manufacturer DJI Technology's lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Defense's decision to designate it as a Chinese military company, saying the designation is supported by evidence and that the decision was not arbitrary.

  • September 26, 2025

    Zillow Loses 9th Circ. Bid To Undo Investor Class Cert.

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday affirmed a lower court's decision to grant class certification in an investor suit claiming Zillow Group Inc. oversold a now-shuttered home-buying program, rejecting the real estate listing site's arguments that the lower court did not correctly apply the U.S. Supreme Court's Goldman decision to the class certification bid.

  • September 26, 2025

    SEC To Weigh Waivers Alongside Enforcement Settlements

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins announced Friday the agency will return to a practice of allowing firms to request waivers from follow-on consequences of enforcement actions while they pursue settlement discussions to resolve their case.

  • September 26, 2025

    Semler Scientific, Bard To Pay $37M To End FCA Claims

    The Department of Justice announced on Friday that two companies have agreed to pay nearly $37 million to resolve claims that they knowingly recommended healthcare providers submit erroneous Medicare claims for tests for diagnosing artery disease.

  • September 26, 2025

    Google Asks High Court To Pause Epic Play Store Order

    Google has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause parts of the order won by Epic Games in its antitrust case targeting the tech giant's app store policies, saying the sweeping injunction threatens to create security and privacy concerns for millions of users.

  • September 26, 2025

    SEC Eyes Tweaking RMBS Rules To Revive Dormant Market

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission put out a call for public comments on improving its rules over residential mortgage-backed securities, noting that there have been no such public offerings in more than a decade and questioning whether the agency's requirements may be partially to blame.

  • September 26, 2025

    Del. Suit Alleges Fast-Break Betrayal In NBA Team Bid Plan

    RAJ Sports Holdings LLC is accusing co-CEOs of Panda Express and their family trust of breaching an exclusivity and confidentiality agreement by exiting a nearly completed deal to buy the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and joining forces with another multibillion-dollar bidder.

  • September 26, 2025

    Mass. Pot Shop Shareholders Say Investor Trying A Freezeout

    A group of shareholders who collectively control approximately 90% of Massachusetts cannabis producer and dispensary chain Atlantic Medicinal Partners Inc. say another investor is trying to steal the business out from under them, according to a complaint filed in state court.

  • September 26, 2025

    Employment Authority: Female Workers Quit Without WFH

    Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends. Catch up this week with a look at government data showing how employers' back-to-work push led to a dip in female workers' ranks, three wage and hour tips for employers to follow if they want to implement a uniform or dress code policy and a preview on a case in the D.C. Circuit that is set to consider the National Labor Relations Board's Cemex test. 

  • September 26, 2025

    Dr. Evil Gets Brief Callout In Del. Take-Public Merger Suit

    Attorneys for a blank-check company that claimed at least $30 million in damages in Delaware's Court of Chancery after an alleged take-public merger breach on Friday branded the accused breacher's $2.1 billion counterclaim as being "worthy of Dr. Evil in the 'Austin Powers' movies."

  • September 26, 2025

    Fitch Even Sues Litigation Funder CEO, Ex-Client For $1.2M

    Chicago-based law firm Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP has brought a lawsuit in Illinois federal court against a former client and the CEO of a litigation funder, saying it is owed more than $1.2 million in legal fees for the firm's work on a patent infringement case the ex-client filed against Samsung.

  • September 26, 2025

    Off The Bench: NCAA Mostly Beats Trans Suit, Faces Another

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA beat the majority of claims over its former transgender policy, but faced a new lawsuit in New York, along with the State University of New York, stemming from its current ban of transgender athletes competing in women's sports.

  • September 26, 2025

    9th Circ. Halts Vegas Newspaper Ruling For High Court Appeal

    The Ninth Circuit has stayed its ruling that a long-standing arrangement between the Las Vegas Sun and the Las Vegas Review-Journal is unlawful while the Sun appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve the pact.

  • September 26, 2025

    Mich. High Court To Revisit Wrongful Death Tolling Rule

    The Michigan Supreme Court said on Friday it would weigh whether a required notice period for medical malpractice claims extends the time wrongful death plaintiffs may wait to sue, revisiting a question it decided in 2004. 

  • September 26, 2025

    Trump Media Seeks End To Merger Fee Fight After Arbitration

    In the wake of a favorable arbitration award, counsel for Donald Trump's social media company told a New York state judge Friday that it would seek to bar further litigation in a fee dispute with a company that helped launch Truth Social in an $875 million merger.

Expert Analysis

  • Evading DOJ Crosshairs As Data Security Open Season Starts

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    As the U.S. Department of Justice begins enforcing its new data security program — aimed at preventing foreign adversaries from accessing government-related and personal sensitive data — U.S. companies will need to understand the program’s contours and potential pitfalls to avoid potential civil liability or criminal scrutiny, say attorneys at Cohen & Gresser.

  • How Trump's Trade Policies Are Shaping Foreign Investment

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    Five months into the Trump administration, investors are beginning to see the concrete effects of the president’s America First Investment Policy as it presents new opportunities for clearing transactions more quickly, while sustaining risk aversion related to Chinese trade and potentially creating different political risks, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Series

    My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein.

  • FTC Focus: Enforcers Study AI Innovation And Entrenchment

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    The Federal Trade Commission and other regulators setting their sights on the burgeoning artificial intelligence ecosystem are considering how the government should approach innovation in tech markets that tend, almost inevitably, toward concentration, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • Policy Shifts Bring New Anti-Money Laundering Challenges

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    In the second half of 2025, the U.S. anti-money laundering regulatory landscape is poised for decisive shifts in enforcement priorities, compliance expectations and legislative developments — so investment advisers and other financial institutions should take steps to prepare for potential new obligations and areas of risk, say attorneys at Linklaters.

  • 8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work

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    Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business.

  • Kousisis Concurrence Maps FCA Defense To Anti-DEI Suits

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    Justice Clarence Thomas' recent concurrence in Kousisis v. U.S. lays out how federal funding recipients could use the high standard for materiality in government fraud cases to fight the U.S. Justice Department’s threatened False Claims Act suits against payees deviating from the administration’s anti-DEI policies, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

  • Assessing New Changes To Texas Officer Exculpation Law

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    Consistent with Texas' recent modernization of its corporate law, the recently passed S.B. 2411 allows officer exculpation, streamlines certificate of formation amendments, authorizes representatives to act on shareholders' behalf in mergers and makes other changes aimed toward companies seeking a more codified, statutory model of corporate governance, say attorneys at Bracewell.

  • Google Damages Ruling Offers Lessons For Testifying Experts

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    The Federal Circuit's recent decision in EcoFactor v. Google represents a shift in how courts evaluate expert testimony in patent cases, offering a practical guide for how litigators and testifying experts can refine their work, says Adam Rhoten at Secretariat.

  • Is SEC Moving Away From Parallel Insider Trading Cases?

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's apparent lack of follow-up in four recent criminal cases of insider trading brought by the Justice Department suggests the SEC may be reconsidering the expense and effort of bringing parallel civil charges for insider trading, say attorneys at Dentons.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Communicating With Clients

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    Law school curricula often overlook client communication procedures, and those who actively teach this crucial facet of the practice can create exceptional client satisfaction and success, says Patrick Hanson at Wiggam Law.

  • 3 Judicial Approaches To Applying Loper Bright, 1 Year Later

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    In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference in its Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision, a few patterns have emerged in lower courts’ application of the precedent to determine whether agency actions are lawful, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

  • Navigating Antitrust Risks When Responding To Tariffs

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    Companies should assess competitive perils, implement compliance safeguards and document independent decision-making as they consider their responses to recent tariff pressures, say attorneys at White & Case.

  • 8 Insurer Takeaways From Sweeping Georgia Tort Reform

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    Insurers should take note of several critical components of Georgia's tort litigation overhaul — including limitations on damages anchoring, procedural rules governing dismissals, and liability standards in negligent security cases — and adapt claims-handling strategies to reduce litigation risk, says Lucy Aquino at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Bill Leaves Renewable Cos. In Dark On Farmland Reporting

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    A U.S. Senate bill to update disclosure requirements for foreign control of U.S. farmland does not provide much-needed guidance on how to report renewable energy development on agricultural property, leaving significant compliance risks for project developers, say attorneys at Hodgson Russ.

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