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Mergers & Acquisitions - August, 2020

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• How COVID-19 May Forever Alter Work Life For Disabled Attys
• BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion
• Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap
• Diversity Snapshot: As Told By Black Law Firm Leaders
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
• In Their Own Words: Being Black In BigLaw
• How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
• BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• LinkedIn, Zynga Founders Prep $600M Tech Blank-Check Co.
• Nestle To Buy $2.6B Peanut Allergy Drug Developer
• AMC Allowed To Buy Back Theaters From Failing Rival
• Judge Says E-Commerce Co. Merger Suit Belongs In Caymans
• JC Penney Mulls Ch. 11 Debt Swap After Sale Plan Troubles
• Dechert, Gibson Dunn Guide $510M Home Builder Deal
• Debevoise, Simpson Thacher Steer $4.7B PE Buyout Of Epicor
• Cigna, Anthem Can't Get Damages Over Failed $54B Merger
• Auto Supplier Shiloh Hits Ch. 11 In Del. With $563M Debt
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
• Why 2020 Could Be A Pivotal Year For Diversity At Firms
• One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
• Law360 Diversity Snapshot: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• Chancery Suggests Pruning Claims In $5.8B Hotel Sale Battle
• AMC Wants To Buy Back Theaters From Failing Rival
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Sidley Guide Week's Hot Deals
• SoftBank Plans Roughly $12.5B Stake Sale Of Telecom Unit
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Simpson, Skadden
• NJ Cloud Co. Investor Sues To Delay $729M PE Firm Deal
• Coronavirus Q&A: Fox Rothschild's M&A Practice Co-Leader
• Lone Star Laterals: Munsch Hardt, King & Spalding
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Ellenoff Grossman Steers Cantor-Backed SPAC's $500M Debut
• Walmart And Microsoft Team Up On Potential TikTok Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: TikTok, Hut Group, Serie A
• 4 Opportunities For Mediators To Settle Big-Dollar Cases
• Poland's Watchdog Reviewing Tesco's $240M Store Sale
• Cooley, Goodwin Guide Fastly's $775M Tech Security Biz Buy
• 5 Law Firms Steer $300M Blackstone-Tricon Residential Deal
• Skadden, Simpson Help Create $5.5B Building Materials Biz
• 2 Norris McLaughlin Hires Boost Bankruptcy, Biz Groups
• Goldman Must Turn Over Info On €13B Arcelor-Mittal Merger
• 2 Firms Build Emerson's $1.6B Deal For Energy Services Co.
• Aon, Willis Shareholders Approve $30B Mega-Merger
• 9th Circ. Says Ex-Autonomy CFO Can't Nix Fraud Conviction
• Greenberg Traurig Scorches Gibson Dunn In Hotel Sale Trial
• Investor Must Pay $35M, Global Blue Says On Merger's Eve
• Pharma Co. Otsuka Buys Bankrupt Smart-Pill Maker For $15M
• 2 Firms Drive Deal Forming Major Minority-Focused US Lender
• Chancery Keeps Alive $195M Gift Card Co. Sale Fraud Suit
• UK Watchdog Flags £178M Construction Material Deal
• Remote Proceedings Bring New Wrinkles For Court Records
• Ledgewood Guides $750M IPO For Fintech-Focused SPAC
• Triton Lobs $447M Take-Private Bid For Swedish IT Biz
• Latham, Paul Weiss Help Form $2.5B Metal 3D Printing Co.
• BofA Says Too Few Bond Holders Dooms Class Bid
• FTC Lets $400M Gas Station Deal Proceed, With Conditions
• Semiconductor Cos. Restart FTC Clock For $21B Tie-Up
• Latham, Simpson Shape $320M Cryogenic Services Merger
• Cross-Selling Strategies For Law Firms During Pandemic
• When Wind And Solar Deals Require Premerger Reporting
• Meredith Investors Fight To Save Suit Over $2.8B Time Merger
• 4 Firms Drive $5B OSIsoft Pickup By Aveva
• Ex-Speaker Paul Ryan's Blank-Check Outfit Files $300M IPO
• Chancery Asks Why Fraud Case Was Kept From Hotel Buyer
• Pa. Hospital Chain Denies Discovery Abuse In Merger Dispute
• FTC's Acting Competition Deputy Steps Into Role Full-Time
• Weil, Simpson Weld Medical Device Deal Worth Up To $825M
• Manatt Adds 2 Ex-FisherBroyles Attys To Boost Fintech Team
• Atty Media Interview Lessons From Trump's Axios Appearance
• TikTok Fires Back At Trump's Efforts To Constrict App
• Weil, Orrick Lead SPAC Deal For $3.4B Self-Driving Tech Co.
• Kings Food, Balducci's Parent Hits Ch. 11 With Plans For Sale
• 2 Firms Help Blackstone Strike $2.3B Deal For Takeda Unit
• Visa Gets OK For $5.3B Fintech Takeover From UK Watchdog
• PE Investments Push Software Co. Visma To $12.2B Valuation
• Don't Miss It: Latham, Sullivan Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Chancery Says WeWork Can't Block Docs From Directors
• Eldridge's Fintech SPAC Leads IPO Floats Worth $900M
• Japan's Nippon Paint Strikes $12B Wuthelam Ownership Pact
• Robust SPAC Trends Bode Well For IPO Pipeline
• Medical Pot Co. Hires Ex-Vitamin Shoppe Atty To Be New GC
• DOJ Wants Trustee To Oversee Arbitrated Merger Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Sullivan, Hogan
• Why Remote Depositions Are Likely Here To Stay
• Kurdish Official Gets Evidence Trimmed In $1.6B Oil Deal Fight
• Ashford's $24M Offer Beats Stalking Horse Bid For Textile Co.
• Sidley Austin Pulls Aviation Pro From Winstead In Dallas
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Investor Sues Ex-Citigroup Exec's SPAC To Block $11B Merger
• Marble Ridge Accused Of Dashing Neiman Marcus Ch. 11 Deal
• Vitamin Retailer GNC Cleared To Solicit Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• 7 Keys To Drafting Effective Legal Briefs
• DC Circ. Ruling Seen As Gutting FCC's Merger Conditions
• Lampert, ESL Seek To Trim Sears Creditor Claims
• O'Melveny Nabs Ex-Skadden Securities Litigation Pro
• Holland & Knight Adds Corporate Atty From Winston & Strawn
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Tesco Shareholder Class Action
• Sabre Loses Bid For Redacted Info In CMA Merger Fight
• Yoga Studio Chain Can't Nix Suit Over Frozen Purchase Deal
• UK Probing £780M Brewing JV By Marston's, Carlsberg
• PE Firm Inks $827M Sale Of Defense Biz Centauri To KBR
• Pa. Hospital Chain Allegedly Abusing Discovery In Merger Suit
• Weighing The Virtual Courtroom Option In Civil Cases
• Watchdog Launches Inquiry Into Private Healthcare Takeover
• Cravath, Latham Steer J&J's $6.5B Momenta Buy
• Calif. Dispensary Says Pot Co. Owes $5M Over Axed Nev. Deal
• Vivus Says Ch. 11 Plan Should Be OK'd Despite Opposition
• Starboard Looks To Tap Into SPAC IPO Rally With $300M Float
• Coty, JAB Can't Ditch Del. Investor Suit Over $1.7B Deal
• Attys Shouldn't Overlook Obligations To Potential Clients
• Lessons From Asbestos Can Help Resolve Opioid Liabilities
• Cooley, Sidley Steer Electric Car Co.'s $2.4B Go-Public Deal
• Clyde & Co Says Insurance M&A Set For Downturn
• Brazilian Airline Gets $17M Enforcement Suit Revived
• Baring's $1.4B Bid Outdoes Offer For Bain Capital Target
• Food Lion Can't 'Change The Marketplace,' Dairy Co-Op Says
• 6 Firms Guide Take-Private Deal Valuing Yintech At $540M
• 3 Firms Get $16.8M For $60M Tesla-SolarCity Suit Deal
• Weil, Cooley Guide $3.7B Sanofi, Principia Biopharma Deal
• Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump
• What To Watch As Simon Looks To Exit $3.6B Taubman Deal
• Qihoo Beats Investor Suit Over $9.3B Take-Private Deal
• Harwood Capital Unit Sues Insurance Broker For Negligence
• Sullivan & Cromwell, Goodwin Lead Amex-Kabbage Deal
• Lilis Seeks Ch. 11 Sale As Restructuring Deal Falls Through
• Trump Orders Sale Of US TikTok Operations In 90 Days
• Brooks Brothers' $325M Ch. 11 Sale Set To Save 125 Stores
• Dragoneer's SPAC Leads 3 Blank Check IPOs Totaling $1.04B
• CenturyLink Cuts DOJ Deal For Violating Level 3 Conditions
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Debevoise, Goodwin
• Don't Miss It: White & Case, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Noble Energy Investor Calls For Pause To Chevron's $5B Buy
• 3 Firms Guide $265M Offshore Maryland Wind Deal
• Safeguards Against Legal Malpractice Liability As Claims Rise
• DC Circ. Tosses FCC Conditions On Charter, Time Warner Deal
• Coronavirus Q&A: Sidley's Private Equity Practice Co-Leader
• Speedcast Agrees To $395M Sale To Lender Amid Ch. 11
• 6 Compliance Takeaways From Updated FCPA Guide
• 3 Ways Law Firms Can Guard Diversity Gains During Crisis
• Fatburger Parent Inks $25M Deal For Johnny Rockets
• M&A Freeze-Out Ruling Underscores Minority Investor Rights
• Qiagen Investors Shun Thermo Fisher's $12.5B Offer
• Deals Rumor Mill: Airbnb, Amazon, American Express
• 1st Sports SPAC RedBall Acquisition Prices $500M IPO
• Kirkland, Davis Polk Steer $5.35B Insurance Software Co. Deal
• Investors Must Pay Authentix's Legal Fees, Chancery Says
• Sur La Table Gets Nod For $89M Ch. 11 Sale To PE Firm
• 3 Firms Shape $384M Cancer Biopharma Co. Take-Private Deal
• Trump's TikTok, WeChat Orders May Yield Different Results
• SoftBank-Backed Fortress SPAC Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $405M
• Expediting M&A Deal Processes Via Negotiations Vs. Auctions
• Mayer Brown Nabs Bracewell Atty To Lead Upstream Group
• Money Moves: Alston & Bird, Norton Rose, Saxton & Stump
• Vertical Merger Guidelines Overlook Health Care Co. Issues
• What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
• Retailer Lucky Brand's $192M Ch. 11 Sale OK'd In Del.
• 3 Firms Steer Liberty Global's $7.4B Deal For Swiss Cable Co.
• Proxy Advisers Back $30B Aon, Willis Towers Watson Merger
• FaceBank Files For IPO Following FuboTV Tie-Up
• Verizon Wants In On $1.6B Tax Suit Against Yahoo Successor
• Tesla Directors Still Back SolarCity Deal Despite Settlement
• New Latham Partner Says It's 'Back To Biz' For Emerging Cos.
• Investor Sues To Halt GlobalSCAPE's $217M Merger
• Linklaters, Goodwin Steer Bayer's $425M Women's Health Bet
• Google's Fitbit Bid Faces Varying Levels Of Data Concerns
• Ex-Baker Botts, Akin Gump Attys Launch Houston Boutique
• Lesser-Known Litigation Funding Best Practices For Attorneys
• 3 Firms Drive $4B Deals Forming Building Supplies Giant
• Judge Hasn't 'Heard Enough' From FTC On Coal Deal's Reality
• Title Insurance Investors Say $1.8B Deal Forced Through
• Confusion Prevails Over Extent Of Trump's TikTok 'Ban'
• Permian Tank's Ch. 11 Sale Procedures OK'd In Del.
• Urban Outfitters Takes Aim At Fashion Co.'s 'Cynical' IP Suit
• Gibson Grabs Ex-Skadden Tax Partner For New York Office
• Cos. Can Sell Future Asbestos Liabilities To Avoid Bankruptcy
• Settling Eventbrite Investors Say Virus Hurts Recovery Odds
• Chinese Gaming Cos. May Merge Amid US-China Tension
• Temasek Nixes $3B Keppel Deal Over Financial Performance
• USD Law Dean Joins Perkins Coie's Emerging Cos. Group
• ADA Protects Lawyers With Disabilities, But We Must Do More
• Coronavirus Vaccine Contender CureVac Launches $200M IPO
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Rejected PetIQ Merger Challenge
• Legal Deserts Threaten Justice In Rural America
• Del. Judge Nixes Equity Panel In Biopharma Vivus' Ch. 11
• Fintech-Driven SPAC Leads 2 IPOs Tapping Market For $1.27B
• Services Firm Claims Client Shut It Out Of $3.75M Deal
• Tile Shop Inks $12M Deal To End Suit Over Takeover 'Scheme'
• 4th Circ. Sends TCPA Claims Against DirecTV To Arbitration
• TikTok Is The Tip Of The Iceberg For CFIUS' Data Concerns
• DOJ Can Now Cut Decades-Old Film Industry Antitrust Rules
• Foley Hoag Steers Bid Valuing Building Products Co. At $72M
• K&L Gates Nabs Ex-Squire Patton Boggs Patent Pro In SF
• Don't Miss It: Wachtell, Osler Hoskin Lead Week's Hot Deals
• FTC Compliance Chief Warns Firms About Antitrust Deadlines
• Unusual TikTok Review Calls CFIUS Processes Into Question
• XFL Hands Off League To The Rock In $15M Ch. 11 Sale
• Prysm OK'd To Tap Into DIP Funds In Fast-Track Ch. 11
• How COVID-19 May Change Long-Term Aviation Outlook
• Latham & Watkins Brings On Transactional Tax Pro In Calif.
• When Investor Talks Render Biz Judgment Review Unavailable
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Latham
• Questions Linger Over Coinbase's Potential Public Listing
• Sinclair Investors Get Initial OK For $25M Failed Merger Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump Order To Ban 'Transactions' With TikTok Co. In 45 Days
• 4 Firms Guide $140M Fintech Merger With Blank Check Co.
• Chancery Seeks Revlon Check For $1.6B Redbox Parent Sale
• 5 Firms Assist Intercontinental Exchange's $11B Ellie Mae Buy
• Liberty Broadband To Buy Telecom Co., Evite Owner For $8.7B
• Deals Rumor Mill: TikTok, Tencent, Japan Post
• Senate Clears Bill Banning TikTok From Gov't Devices
• Canada Clears WESCO's $4.5B Anixter Deal With Conditions
• Analyzing Upward And Downward Trends In Legal Tech
• Bond Holders Bid For Cert. Against BofA Over 'Lost' Bonds
• 3rd Circ.'s Sabre Ruling Hints At 'Persuasive' Merger Defense
• APG To Pay $356M To Buy Out JV Partner In Real Estate Fund
• Exide's $179M Ch. 11 Sale Gets Smooth Approval In Del.
• Biogen Strikes Up To $2B Deal For Parkinson's Drug Collab
• Big Screen Maker Prysm Opens $274M Ch. 11 Eyeing Sale
• Vivus Eases Equity Committee 'Death Trap' In Ch. 11 Plan
• Fintech Funding Value Rebounds As Megadeals Spike In Q2
• DOJ Looks To Block $100M Pa. Hospital Deal
• Cut TikTok's Chinese Ties, GOP Sen. Urges Microsoft
• Biden Win Could Spur Flurry Of Corp. Sales And Recognitions
• FTC Will Hold Cos. To Privacy Shield Promises, Chair Says
• Unsecured Creditors Blast Permian Tank's 'One-Sided' Ch. 11
• Spectra Suit Dismissal Invites Mischief, Del. Justices Told
• Del. Justices Agree Calgon Carbon Must Release Merger Docs
• ABA's New Guidance On Litigation Funding Misses The Mark
• 3 Firms Lead Blackstone's $4.7B Buy Of Ancestry
• UK Authority Puts Up Roadblock To Fintech Tie-Up
• Delaware COVID-19 Court Restrictions Extended To Sept. 5
• CMA Probes Bupa's Acquisition Of CS Healthcare
• 3 Firms Guide $18.5B Teladoc Health-Livongo Deal
• A&O, Freshfields Steer Finnish Insurer's €1.3B Hastings Deal
• More Finance Tools Go Hand-In-Hand With Larger SPAC Deals
• Axon Can't Question FTC Witness On Merger Reviews
• Onex Whittles SIG Combibloc Stake In $540M Secondary Sale
• McClatchy Cleared To Sell 30 News Organizations In Ch. 11
• Affiliate Accuses Sprint And T-Mobile Of 'Abusive Treatment'
• Coronavirus Q&A: Hunton's Health Practice Leader
• DLA Piper Nabs Energy Pro For San Diego Office
• TikTok Scrutiny Shows Trump's Fear Of Chinese Data Theft
• UK Watchdog Finds Amazon's Food Delivery Deal Palatable
• 3 Firms Steer Pair Of Blank Check IPOs Raising $439M
• Gibson Dunn Adds Ex-Jones Day Atty As Texas PE Leader
• New IT Restrictions For Gov't Contractors Bring M&A Hurdles
• What Firms Should Ask Before Hiring Attorneys From Gov't
• EU Probing Google's $2.1B Fitbit Deal Over Data Concerns
• The Strangest Part Of The CFIUS-TikTok Ordeal Is The Chatter
• Zale Can't Tap Excess Policies To Cover $34M Appraisal Deal
• Google Invests $450M In ADT For Smart Home Partnership
• Latham Edges Peers In Blistering July For IPOs
• Bipartisan Big Tech Antitrust Efforts Still Facing Headwinds
• Vegas Casino Says No Co-Owners In $13M Power Plant Deal
• Kirkland, Ledgewood Guide SPAC Deal Valuing Paya At $1.3B
• The Ethics Of Using Chatbots For Legal Services
• Electric Truck Co. Lordstown To Go Public In $1.6B SPAC Deal
• 2 Firms Shape NexPoint's $900M Storage REIT Buy
• The Rock, Dany Garcia To Buy XFL Out Of Ch. 11
• Wachtell, Akin Gump Drive $21B Speedway Sale To 7-Eleven
• Latham, Wachtell Steer Varian's $16.4B Sale To Siemens Unit