Mergers & Acquisitions Archive » October, 2008

Mergers & Acquisitions - October, 2008

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• General Counsel Could Begin Hiring Fewer Firms
• Rival Bidders Stalk Lehman Asset Management Unit
• Merger In The Works For Bryan Cave & PoGo: Report
• Obama To Take Aggressive Stance On Antitrust
• Mervyn's Creditors Drop Objection To Fire Sales
• Virtual Law Firms May Rise Out Of Tougher Economy
• NJ Judge Refuses To Block Datascope Merger
• Leaps and Bounds: Notable Firm News
• Antitrust In A Time Of Economic Crisis
• UK Greenlights Lloyds-HBOS Merger
• Judge Denies Hexion Bid To Extend Banks' Pledge
• Yahoo Begins Due Diligence On AOL Merger
• Republic Settles Shareholder Suit Over Allied Merger
• Mervyn's Cops Flak Over Employee Bonus Plans
• Scrutiny Sparks New Questions For TARP Participants
• Economic Downturn Affecting Lawyers Across Globe
• DOJ Tells Verizon To Divest Before Buying Alltel
• Japan To Ask EU To Block BHP-Rio Tinto Merger
• Eni Completes Distrigas Deal With GDF Suez
• Delta-Northwest Merger Survives DOJ Probe
• Hexion Sues Credit Suisse Over Failed Merger
• Morgan Stanley Feud Complicates Discover's Payout
• Whole Foods Faces Customers' Antitrust Suit
• Spikes In VW Stock Spur German Regulator Probe
• Firms Dive Into Feeding Frenzy As Thelen Dissolves
• Facing Cash Crunch, GM Lobbies US For $10B
• Banks Get Time To Negotiate Deal In IPO Litigation
• Banks Refuse To Fund Hexion-Huntsman Deal
• 'It's Over' At Thelen, Industry Watcher Says
• Whole Foods Calls FTC Rules 'Unfair' And 'Radical'
• Post Closing Remedies: Making Omelets Into Eggs
• Automakers Fear Cash Drought Sooner Than Later
• Banks Lose Appeal In Huntsman-Hexion Merger Case
• UK Law Firms Foresee Surge In Tie-Ups: Survey
• Shareholders Sue ImClone, Lilly Over Pending Merger
• Financial Woes To Spur M&A In Oil Industry: Report
• Pilots Ask For More Scrutiny Of DHL-UPS Deal
• Leaps & Bounds: Notable Firm News
• PNC Uses Treasury Plan In $5.6B National City Buy
• Two More Cos. Sue Lehman Seeking Assets
• Kelley Drye Not Conflicted In Tricom Case: Judge
• Anheuser Settles Shareholder Suits Over InBev Deal
• FTC Sues To Block $85M CCS-Newpark Deal
• Divestitures To Clear Path For Flight Co. Merger
• GM Eyes More Staff Cuts
• Cross-Border Deals To Draw More Scrutiny: Experts
• Antitrust Posture Of The 2008 Presidential Candidates
• Rosetta Resources To Pay Calpine $97M
• ING, Lehman Bros. Wrestle Over $145M Loan
• White & Case To Retreat From Italy
• Judge Hands Medtronic Win On Rapid-Exchange Bar
• Atalaya Capital To Purchase Bennigan's Franchising
• KPMG Tossed From Merge Tech Suit, Again
• US Antitrust Suits Surge In 2008
• EC Issues Notice Outlining Merger Remedies
• Solar Panel Maker Sues Lehman, Barclays
• Gas Grids May Be Anti-Competitive: Germany
• AAI Urges Govt. Vigilance Of Bank M&As
• Dewey Reveals Plans To Close Another US Office
• IP Practice: Dewey & LeBoeuf
• Insurers Beat Indemnification Claims In High Court
• DOJ Has Beef With Meatpacking Merger
• Kansas City Firms Merge To Create New Top 100 Firm
• Leaps & Bounds: Notable Firm News
• Paul Hastings Scores Heller Antitrust Heavyweight
• Bank Tie-Ups Spur Debate Over Competition Impact
• Mervyn's Set To Liquidate, Close Remaining Stores
• Simpson Thatcher Payday For Bailout Work: $300K
• Thelen Seeking To Unload Some Groups: Reports
• Eni Wins EU Approval To Acquire Distrigaz
• Finding Clarity In Antitrust Class Certification
• FCC To Review Verizon, Sprint Deals
• 2nd Circ. Rules Stock Gifts Not Negotiable
• Judge Confirms Portola Packaging's Ch. 11 Plan
• Heller Closeout Guru Heading For Jones Day
• SemGroup Looks To Sell Off UK Facility
• Sterlite Angles To Buy Asarco On The Cheap
• IP Work Stays Steady Amid Rocky Times
• Immigration Firms Combine To Create Foster Quan
• Wells Fargo Fights To Stave Off Citigroup Damages
• The SEC's Bid To Save Fair Value Accounting
• Davis Polk, Wachtell Rebuff Treasury's Advances
• Judge Orders Banks To Honor Hexion-Huntsman Deal
• Bush Antitrust Legacy A Mixed Bag: Professors
• NYC Can Withhold Docs In Insurance Antitrust Case
• Bank In Pacific Northwest Settles Securities Action
• OIG Slams SEC For Lapse In Regulating Bear Stearns
• Lawyers' Role In Bailout Becoming Clearer
• LID Disclosure Statement Wins Court Approval
• Waste Management Drops Bid For Republic
• Wells Fargo Wins Wachovia, But Legal Woes Continue
• Verizon Offers To Sell 15 More Markets In Alltel Deal
• Experts Remain Wary of Google-Yahoo Pact
• Morgan Lewis Snags Latham Partner
• Credit Crunch Threatens Entergy Nuclear Spin-Off
• Leaps & Bounds: This Week's Major Lateral Hires
• Merger May Be Brewing For Two Midwest Firms
• Jury Awards $31.8M Against KPMG In Negligence Suit
• Intellectual Property Group Objects To FASB Changes
• Bailout's Executive Pay Curbs Still Raise Questions
• Lehman Sheds Another Asset
• Whole Foods Adds Big Gun To FTC Fight
• Note To Managing Partners: The Time To Act Is Now
• FTC Rule Changes Would Squeeze Litigants
• Dick's Sporting Goods Settles FTC Charges
• Court Affirms Precedent To Spare Countrywide Board
• Heller Ehrman's Loss Is Pillsbury's Gain
• Severstal Settles Allegations Of PCB Violations
• Citi, Wells Fargo OK Another Wachovia Cease-Fire
• Flex Fuels Sues To Stop Director's Takeover Bid
• Citigroup, Wells Fargo Agree To Cease-Fire
• Software Patents Get Boost From UK Court
• Federal Labor Stats Show Legal Jobs Declining In '08
• DOJ Settles Suit Over $2.7B Manitowoc, Enodis Deal
• Treasury Dept. Lays Groundwork For Bailout Plan
• Goldman Sachs Faces More ARS Flak
• Yahoo, Google Delay Ad Deal Pending DOJ Review
• Citigroup Sues Wachovia, Wells Fargo For $60B
• Eli Lilly Picks Up ImClone For $6.5B
• AAI Prods Candidates On Future Of Antitrust
• Ex-Dechert Associate Sues Over Broken Promises
• Leaps & Bounds: Notable Firm News
• Analysis Of Walgreen-Longs Merger Misses Mark: CVS
• Reluctant Hexion Gets FTC Nod To Buy Rival
• DOJ Scrutiny Of Food Industry Could Expand: Experts
• Appeals Court Affirms Case Over Short-Swing Rules
• Sen. Asks DOJ To Keep Eye On Google-Yahoo Deal
• WilmerHale Lures IP, Antitrust Expert From Heller
• Layoffs Likely To Spark Legal Wrangles
• In Hexion, Rare Guidance On 'Material Adverse Effect'