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Mergers & Acquisitions - September, 2020

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• Calif. Gov. Signs Law Requiring Corporate Board Diversity
• Tyson Gets $2.1B Chicken Co. Deal Fight Sent To Arbitration
• Veolia Ups Bid For Suez Stake To $4B As Water Co. Resists
• Atlas Holdings Gets OK To Buy Printing Co. LSC In Ch. 11
• Law360's The Term: The Impact Of Amy Coney Barrett
• Axon Asks 9th Circ. For Pause In Antitrust Row With FTC
• Simpson Thacher Reps On $2B Silver Lake Partnership
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Immunomedics Hit With Investor Suit To Halt $21B Gilead Deal
• What We Know About How Judicial Bias Can Influence Rulings
• Broker Deflects Blame In Harwood Capital Negligence Suit
• Blackstone Stake Sale Values UK Insurer Rothesay At $7.4B
• 7 Firms Aid As Caesars Makes $3.7B Bet On UK's William Hill
• CMA Plans Rules That Could Land Repeat Offenders In Court
• Tiffany Investors Sue LVMH As It Tries To Ditch $16.2B Merger
• Remington's Ch. 11 Sale OK'd Over Sandy Hook Objections
• Aimco Investor Calls For Shareholder Vote On $10B Co. Split
• Expert Says FTC Misdiagnosed $599M Philly Hospital Merger
• Kraft Heinz Says $15.4B Impairment Suit 'Makes No Sense'
• Jones Day Accused Of Duping Berkshire Hathaway Unit
• Tencent To Take Chinese Search Engine Co. Private For $3.5B
• 3 Firms Steer REIT's $2.1B Buy Of Marina Owner Safe Harbor
• Law Firm Social Responsibility Strategies In The New Normal
• Peabody, Arch Drop Merger Plans After Judge Sides With FTC
• Nippon Readies $40B Offer For Orrick-Advised NTT DoCoMo
• Tiffany Rips LVMH's Countersuit In $16.2B Merger Dispute
• PE Firm Teams With Ex-NFL Players On $140M BBQGuys Buy
• Dental Supply Investors Get Class Cert. In Price-Fixing Suit
• Ivanti Spends At Least $872M In Digital Security Co. Deals
• Del. Judge Keeps Energy Giant's $2B Coverage Suit Alive
• TikTok Restrictions Likely Violate Sanctions Law, Judge Rules
• King & Spalding Adds 2 Ex-Baker McKenzie Attys in Houston
• Nordic Antitrust Enforcers Propose Digital Platform Regs
• $3B Tax Earmark Ends Verizon Fight In Altaba Wind-Down Suit
• What To Expect On Key Civil Procedure Issues From Barrett
• Blank-Check Sponsors Get Creative In Crowded Market
• Chuck E. Cheese Accused Of Rushing Ch. 11 Sale Process
• 4 Firms Steer Weibo Owner's $2.6B Take-Private Led By CEO
• LVMH Fires Counterclaims At Tiffany In $16.2B Merger Brawl
• Remington Looking At Breakup After Ch. 11 Auction
• Cleary, Jones Day Help Forge $1.4B Steelmaker Merger
• 3 Firms Drive Devon-WPX Merger Creating $12B Energy Giant
• How Law Articles And A Viral Clip Got Barrett The Nomination
• DC Judge Blocks Trump's TikTok App Store Ban
• What Happens Now That Amy Coney Barrett Is The Nominee
• Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 7th Circ. Decisions To Know
• Among Democrats, A Growing Appetite To Alter High Court
• What A 6-Vote Majority Would Mean For The Supreme Court
• Judge Barrett Worth Nearly $2M, Disclosures Show
• A History Of Supreme Court Confirmations In 3 Charts
• Trump Chooses Amy Coney Barrett For Ginsburg's Seat
• Feds Ask To Move Ahead With Ban On New TikTok Downloads
• Dem Reps. Eye High Court Term Limits, Temporary Expansion
• Principia Investor Sues For Records On $3.7B Sanofi Deal
• Auto Parts Maker Shiloh Cleared For Del. Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• Tech-Focused SPACs Raise $500M For Acquisitions
• VW Says Ex-Exec's Death Raised As Distraction In M&A Case
• Investor Sues $2.6B Allergy Drugmaker Over Nestle Deal
• Dime Community Investor Sues To Block $489M Bank Merger
• Brown Law Tapped To Lead Tivity Health Class Suit In Del.
• A Likely Tipping Point For Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Firms
• Arena Energy Gets OK For $1B Ch. 11 Sale
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Latham, Skadden
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Sidley Guide Week's Hot Deals
• 6 Months Into Virus, Antitrust Enforcement 'Close To Normal'
• Blackstone Closes $7B Cheniere Deal Guided By Latham
• Latham, Willkie Guide $2.8B Hospitality Real Estate Deal
• Sidley Nabs Executive Pay, Benefits Atty From Baker Botts
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Clears Private Health Care Takeover
• PE Firm Denies It Unfairly Pushed $2.2B Capital Bank Deal
• Hospital Union Can't Get All Sale Docs In 3rd Circ. Fight
• Ex-Autonomy CFO Asks For Shorter Sentence Amid Virus
• Japanese Auto Leasing Cos. Ink $2.8B Merger
• 3 Firms Power $2.4B SPAC Deal For ChargePoint
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ant Group, Aviva, Sequoia Capital
• Bain-Led Group Inks $2.5B Take-Private Deal With Fiber Co.
• Coronavirus Q&A: Paul Hastings' PE Practice Chair
• 8 Firms Build EW Scripps' $2.65B Ion Media Purchase
• Feds Face 'Extremely Short' Deadline To Argue TikTok Ban
• A Road Map For Drafting Persuasive Discovery Motions
• Global Firm Fragomen Acquires Immigration Tech Co.
• TikTok Seeks Quick Block Of Trump's Ban On App Downloads
• DC Circ. Wary Of Fight Over FERC's Grid Rate Incentives Cut
• Split SEC OKs Plan To Toughen Shareholder Proposal Rules
• Bank Tells 7th Circ. It Gave Proper Notice In Contract Fight
• How Congress Can Depoliticize The Supreme Court
• COVID-19 Crisis May Make M&A Earnouts More Attractive
• Weil, Greenberg Traurig Lead Deal To Form $16B Mortgage Co.
• Norton Rose, Weil Steer Howden's Deal For PE-Backed Broker
• Simpson, Fried Frank Drive $3B Deal For 1-800 Contacts
• The Case For A Nonpolitical Federal Judiciary
• 4 Questions As Nikola Navigates Gov't Probes, Investor Suits
• Topgolf Says Rival Wants A 'Mulligan' In Antitrust Suit
• Taylor Wessing Reps On Planned £1B Housing JV
• Aimco Investor Blasts Plan To Split Company, Calls For Vote
• A Close Look At CFIUS' New Critical Tech Reporting Rule
• Gibson Dunn Steers $454M Buy Of Sports Equipment Maker
• $2B Online Slots Deal Draws UK Antitrust Scrutiny
• Negotiating M&A Bank Engagements During A Downturn
• Media-Focused SPAC Leads 3 IPOs Raising $590M Combined
• Anthem-Cigna Merger Ruling Highlights Post-Deal Issues
• PE Firm Mobeus Fights To Claw Back £14M Failed Investment
• The Keys To A Better Privilege Logging Paradigm
• Justice Ginsburg: Who She Was, How She Shaped The Law
• Law360's The Term: The Life And Legacy Of Justice Ginsburg
• Budding Textualist Star Barbara Lagoa Eyed For High Court
• Juul, Altria Seek To Snuff Out RICO Claims From Vaping MDL
• FTC Wants More Info On Some Deals, Exemptions For Others
• McConnell Defends Election-Year Plan To Replace Ginsburg
• 3 Lingering Questions About Oracle's Deal With TikTok
• French Telecom Co. Iliad Makes $2.6B Bid For Poland's Play
• TikTok Files New Suit Over Trump's Ban On App Downloads
• Chancery Sets Fast Trial For $16.2B Tiffany-LVMH Merger Suit
• Chinese HR Services Provider Mulls Bid Valuing Co. At $5.3B
• White House Due Process Memo Could Reform Enforcement
• Payment Providers Fight To Force WEX To Close $1.7B Deal
• Microsoft Inks $7.5B Deal For Skadden-Led Video Game Maker
• Asbestos Liability Fight Brewing In Garrett Motion Ch. 11
• Cravath, Latham Craft $8B Deal For Cancer Detection Biz
• Birthdays, Weddings And In Between: RBG And Her Clerks
• Our 'North Star': What RBG Means To Women In Law
• Will The Senate Replace Ginsburg Before Election Day?
• 5 To Watch As GOP Races To Fill Ginsburg's Seat
• RBG's Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights To Civil Procedure
• Oracle Takes Minority Stake In TikTok After CFIUS Scrutiny
• 12 Firms To Guide IPOs Exceeding $2B As September Sizzles
• Anheuser's Hawaii Brewery Sale Appeases DOJ On Beer Deal
• In Her Own Words: 4 Of Ginsburg's Strongest Bench Dissents
• With The Passing Of Ginsburg, The Left Loses An Icon
• Class Awarded $6.5M In Chancery Energy Co. Sale Challenge
• Justice Ginsburg, 87, Dies Of Cancer Complications
• Don't Miss It: K&L Gates, Shearman Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Chancery Ruling Offers Takeaways On Conflicts In M&A Sales
• Law Firm Hiring Considerations In A COVID-19 Economy
• Vectren Left Out Crucial Info For $6B Merger, 7th Circ. Told
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Latham, Sidley
• Ericsson Looks To Boost 5G Biz With $1.1B Cradlepoint Buy
• Cannabis Mergers Skewed Hart-Scott-Rodino Report Data
• SEC Accuses Ex-Rite Aid VP Of Insider Trading On Merger Info
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• US Blocks New TikTok, WeChat Downloads
• 3 Firms Power SPAC Deal Forming $1B Hybrid Fleet Biz
• VW Supplier Says It Lost Antitrust Witness With Exec's Death
• FTC Expands Its Reviews Of Past Mergers
• LinkedIn, Zynga Founders' Blank-Check IPO Raises $600M
• Tiffany's Blasts LVMH For Trying To 'Run Out The Clock'
• Sidley, Willkie Guide MetLife's $1.7B Deal For Versant
• GNC Gets Nod For $770M Ch. 11 Sale To Harbin Pharma
• Rimon Picks Up Int'l Arbitration Pro From Akin Gump
• Considerations For M&A Targets Holding PPP Loans
• Lawyers Must Act To Preserve Democracy This Election
• Deals Rumor Mill: TikTok, Flipkart, KKR
• Chinese HR Services Co Valued At $5.3B In PE Takeover Bid
• Insurers Ask Del. Justices To Ax Solera's Appraisal Coverage
• Akerman Guides Fla. Pot Giant Trulieve's $66M Entry Into Pa.
• Suit Says Electric-Truck Co. Nikola Misled Investors
• CFIUS Finalizes Critical Technology Reporting Rule
• Paul Ryan's Co. Debuts In Kirkland-Led $720M SPAC Floats
• Jones Day Steers Planned $1.3B European Recycling Biz Sale
• Tribune Knew Of Issues In $3.9B Sinclair Merger, 7th Circ. Told
• Best Practices For Health Care Mergers In The COVID-19 Era
• New FCPA Guide Signals Laxer Successor Liability Approach
• M&A In The Energy Industry: 6 Current Trends
• M&A Bargain Hunters Should Heed The WARN Act
• Linklaters, Kirkland Rep On Takeda $414M Surgical Patch Divestment
• How To Effectively Defend Witnesses In Remote Depositions
• Chancery Ruling Highlights Fraud Claim Risk For PE Sellers
• Watchdog Raises Red Flag On £26M Bike Insurance Merger
• GM Says Ex-Board Member Spied For UAW, Fiat Chrysler
• Viacom Investors Say Redstone Pushed Merger For CEO Pick
• Trump Picks NTIA Adviser To Fill O'Rielly's FCC Seat
• FCC Prioritizes Paper Trails In Revamped Hearing Process
• How The Pandemic Is Changing Stock Volatility Calculations
• Judge Sends JC Penney, Noteholders Into Talks
• DOJ Defends Clearance Of Co-Op's $433M Dean Foods Buy
• CoreLogic Again Rejects $7B Takeover Offer As Too Low
• Permian's Creditor Settlement Paves Way For Ch. 11 Sale
• The Clause At Center Of $16B Tiffany-LVMH Chancery Fight
• Prysm Cruises To Unopposed Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Kirkland Guides Health-Focused SPAC's $500M IPO Plans
• Atlas Holdings Grabs Printing Co. LSC Out Of Ch. 11
• FTC Expert Predicts 20% Price Hike From Pa. Hospitals Merger
• Latham, Skadden Steer $4.8B Real Estate Site's SPAC Tie-Up
• Whether And How To Compel Remote Arbitration
• Cracker Barrel Investor Pushes For Director Shake-Up
• Paul Weiss, Dentons Steer Kraft Heinz's $3.2B Cheese Biz Sale
• Jefferson CFO Walks Back Stance At Einstein Antitrust Trial
• Real Estate Co. Says Its Law Firm Aided $23.5M REIT Takeover
• Skadden Guides Aimco's Split, Launch Of $10B REIT
• GNC Nixes Ch. 11 Auction To Go With $770M Harbin Deal
• The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
• Taboola And Outbrain Call Off Merger Amid UK Review
• Merck Strikes Total $1.7B Collabs With Cancer Biotech Co.
• Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Corporate M&A Partner In Sydney
• 4 Firms Guide Investors' $925M Bet On Scientific Games
• TikTok Spurns Microsoft, In Talks With Oracle Instead
• Debevoise, Cleary Craft Up To $6.9B Verizon-Tracfone Deal 
• 4 Firms Drive SoftBank's $40B Semiconductor Deal
• Davis Polk, Wachtell Build Gilead's $21B Immunomedics Buy
• Maison Kayser US Biz Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Flip Stores
• EU To Take Countries' Merger Referrals Regardless Of Size
• Aviva Sells Stake In Singapore Insurance Biz For $1.97B
• Texas Gas Driller Approved For $115M Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• M&A Atty Returns To Saul Ewing After Forming Boutique Firm
• Coronavirus Q&A: Crowell & Moring's Health Care Chair
• Altice Europe Founder To Take Telecom Co. Private In $3B Buy
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Ropes, DLA Piper
• Auction Design Could Streamline TikTok's US Asset Sale
• Tech, Sustainability Blank-Check Cos. Net $825M In Debuts
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Kirkland Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Judge Rejects Vivus' Ch. 11 Plan, Wants Equity Panel Formed
• Chancery Throws Out Challenge To $1.6B Redbox Parent Sale
• SunCoke Energy Defeats Investors' Merger-Stalling Suit
• Calif. Enforcer Sees Less Focus On Economics After T-Mobile
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Summer's Top 10 Deals Show How Pandemic Is Shaping M&A
• LVMH To Countersue Tiffany After $16.2B Merger Breaks Down
• Green Thumb Says Botched Appraisal Forced It To Overpay
• Einstein Seeks Contempt Order In Hospital Merger Doc Fight
• French Water Co. Suez Again Rebuffs Bid For 30% Stake
• 4 Issues To Watch In Philly FTC Hospital Merger Trial
• Avoiding Internal Legal Conflict When A Payor Is A Provider
• 3 Firms Steer Apax's $1.5B Sale Of Real Estate Site
• Bumble Bee's Ch. 11 Deal Axed Over Undetermined Tax Claims
• Hedge Fund-Backed SPAC Leads 3 IPOs Raising $860M Total
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amazon, Borsa Italiana, Koninklijke Philips
• Goodwin, Ropes Steer $2B PE Takeover Of IT Outsourcing Biz
• Gary Cohn's Blank-Check Co. Goes Live After $720M IPO
• Simpson Thacher Adds Tax Partner From Kirkland & Ellis
• House Committee Weighs Broadcast Diversity Plans
• Shell Subsidiary To Pay Up To $200M For Kosmos Asset Stake
• Insurance Sector Should Expect More Focus From CFIUS
• Convenience Store Chain's Blank-Check Deal Forms $1.4B Co.
• What To Know When Making Dispositive Motions In Arbitration
• Landlords Swoop In For $1.75B JC Penney Rescue Deal
• LVMH, Tiffany To Face Off In Chancery Over $16.2B Deal
• GM Gets $2B Stake In Electric Truck Co. In New Partnership
• Latham, Kirkland Lead SPAC Deal Valuing Marketer At $5.2B
• On Deck Investor Sues In Chancery Over $90M Enova Merger
• Pulling Up Stakes: DLA Piper, K&L Gates, Simpson Thacher
• Gray Reed Adds M&A Partner From Paul Hastings In Houston
• Kirkland, Simpson Steer $193M Sale Of Legal Tech Biz MyCase
• 4 Ways Amicus Briefs Can Support An Overall Legal Strategy
• Towers Watson Investors Win Cert. In $456M Willis Merger Suit
• 3 Firms Guide Dual $400M Blank Check IPOs
• Axon Can't DQ FTC's In-House Judge From Merger Challenge
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Wilson, Mayer
• Nasdaq Proposes Changes To SPAC Listing Rules
• Don't Miss It: Gibson, Simpson Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Colo. Hydroponics Co. Sues Ex-Exec Over Soured $2.4M Deal
• Deciding Whether Co-Mediation Is Right For Your Case
• 3 Trends To Watch As Fall IPO Pipeline Gets Ready To Burst
• Del. Courts Maintain Pandemic Rules But Plan For Easing
• I-Mab Bags AbbVie Partnership, Nets $418M From Investors
• Coronavirus Q&A: Katten's M&A And PE Practice Co-Chair
• FTC Antitrust Deputy Goes From 'Crisis' To 'New Normal'
• Investor Sues To Halt J&J's $6.5B Momenta Buy
• Ex-Execs Say Pot Data Co. Swindled Them Out Of $1.2M
• Comcar Reaches Last-Minute Deal To Get OK On Ch. 11 Sale
• DOJ Issues New Guidance On Merger Fixes
• VW-Fueled Battery Maker Hits $3.3B Value With Merger
• FAQs For 3rd Parties In Gov't Merger Suits Amid Pandemic
• DP World, CDPQ Pour Extra $4.5B Into Ports Partnership
• Loeb & Loeb-Guided SPAC Ditches Warrants In $145M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bumble, Wave Broadband, Airbnb
• Black Law Firm Leaders On Improving Diversity In BigLaw
• Ariz. Law Firm Ownership Rule Change Is A Win For Clients
• ECJ Finds Italy's Law To Block Vivendi's Media Stake Unlawful
• GE Takes PE Firm Advent To Court To Iron Out $3B Deal
• Streaming Cos. Say Charter Is Trying To 'Punish Cord Cutters'
• The Anthem-Cigna 'Soap Opera' That Led To Chancery Defeat
• Longtime Dechert Antitrust Co-Chair Heads To Steptoe
• 3 Firms Guide $568M Biopharma Go-Public Deal
• Creditors May Not Get All They're Owed After Tribune Ruling
• Michael Jordan Nets Equity In Deal To Advise DraftKings
• Cogeco Seeks To Power Off Altice's $7.8B Takeover Bid
• Medical Group Must Turn Over Docs In Hospital Merger Case
• Gaming Co. Skillz Hits $3.5B Value With Go-Public Tie-Up
• Plated Sues Albertsons In Del. Claiming Post-Merger Letdown
• How To Write A Better Comment Letter On Agency Proposals
• Wachtell, Paul Weiss Guide $1.6B ServiceMaster-Roark Deal
• Anthem Accused Of Bogus Defense Of $99M Escrow Holdback
• 3 Lessons From The Failed $54B Cigna-Anthem Merger
• Schlumberger Unloads Fracking Unit Amid Shale Slump
• Columbia Care Seals $140M Colo. Pot Co. Acquisition
• The Problem With Collectability In Legal Malpractice Cases
• Delaware: An Elite Legal Venue Struggling With Inclusivity
• GIC, Brookfield Team Up On $3.4B Indian Telecom Biz Deal