4 Canadian Law Firms Steer $9.4B REIT Take-Private Deal

By Al Barbarino

Choice Properties REIT and private equity firm KingSett Capital have agreed to acquire First Capital REIT in a transaction valued at approximately $9.4 billion, including debt, in a deal steered by four Canadian law firms. 

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BCLP-Advised Esco Inks $2.35B Deal For Megger Group

By Al Barbarino

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is advising Esco Technologies Inc. on an agreement to acquire the Megger Group Ltd. business of TBG AG, advised by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, for about $2.35 billion. 

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Analysis

AGs' Win Over Live Nation Leaves DOJ Watching From The Side

By Bryan Koenig

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s across-the-board trial rout by 34 state attorneys general underscores the ascendancy of state antitrust enforcers looking to fill perceived enforcement gaps left by the U.S. Department of Justice during President Donald Trump's second term.

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Gibson Dunn-Led Diginex Snags Resulticks In $1.5B Deal

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP-advised Diginex Ltd. on Thursday announced plans to acquire customer engagement solutions provider Resulticks Global Companies Pte. Ltd. in an all-share deal valued at $1.5 billion.

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Trump Depo Bid Can't Justify Trial Delay, Fla. Judge Rules

By David Minsky

A Florida state court judge on Thursday declined to pause a lawsuit over taking Trump Media & Technology Group public, saying the backers of President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform haven't shown good reason to delay a July trial start date while they appeal an order denying their bid to depose the president. 

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Dems Call On Watchdog To Probe DOJ Antitrust Work

By Jake Maher

A group of Democratic federal lawmakers this week called on the U.S. Department of Justice's acting inspector general to investigate the possibility that lobbying has led to misconduct in the department's antitrust work, including the DOJ's recent surprise settlement with event ticketing giant Live Nation.

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Sazerac Pitches $15B Brown-Forman Buy, Plus More Rumors

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Alcoholic drink giant Sazerac has offered to acquire Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman for $15 billion, United Airlines CEO pitched a mega-merger with rival American Airlines to President Donald Trump, and popular pizza chains Papa John's and Pizza Hut are considering new ownership.

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International Paper To Pay $360M For Wash. Paper Mill Co.

By Al Barbarino

International Paper said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire North Pacific Paper Co., a paper manufacturer and portfolio company of One Rock Capital Partners, for $360 million. 

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TransPerfect Acquires Italy-Based Studio Emme

By Matt Perez

TransPerfect, which provides translation and language services, announced Wednesday its acquisition of Rome-based audiovisual postproduction and dubbing facility Studio Emme SpA.

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Brief

UK Product Testing Biz Rebuffs EQT's Indicative Takeover Bid

By Tom Fish

EQT Fund Management SARL said Thursday that it is weighing its options after product testing and certification business Intertek Group PLC rejected its preliminary takeover approach earlier this week.

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San Diego Alleges Fire Truck-Makers Attempted Monopoly

By Elaine Briseño

San Diego has alleged in a federal lawsuit that fire truck manufacturers REV Group and Oshkosh Corp., along with private equity firm American Industrial Partners, orchestrated an anticompetitive scheme to consolidate the market and charge municipalities across the nation inflated prices.

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Multi-Color Wins OK For Ch. 11 Plan Cutting $3.9B In Debt

By Alex Wittenberg

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Thursday confirmed Multi-Color Corp.'s reorganization plan less than three months after the label-maker sought Chapter 11 protection, allowing the company to slash $3.9 billion in debt and raise $889 million in new capital.

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O'Melveny Adds M&A Duo From BakerHostetler In Dallas

By Lynn LaRowe

O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced Thursday that it has bulked up its mergers and acquisitions and private equity group with a pair of Dallas-based partners who came aboard from BakerHostetler, further strengthening the firm's growing presence in the Lone Star State.

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Series

Isshin-Ryu Karate Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My involvement in martial arts, specifically Isshin-ryu, which has principles rooted in the eight codes of karate, has been one of the most foundational in the development of my personality, and particularly my approach to challenges — including in my practice of law, says Kaitlyn Stone at Barnes & Thornburg.

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Another Record-Breaking Year For NY Lobbying: Watchdog

By Andrea Keckley

The amount of money spent on lobbying in New York state reached a new high — again — in 2025 despite lower dollar amounts from that year's top spenders, a state ethics and lobbying watchdog said Thursday.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen Aston Martin file an appeal in a row with Chinese carmaker Geely over its winged logo for London black cabs, Ineos sue Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team for a £180 million ($244 million) boat, White & Case face a claim from two energy storage companies, and a golf tour company bring a claim against Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund after the fund invested in its rival.

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Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Judge Mulls DQ Over O'Melveny Ties

By Craig Clough

The parties in a consumer lawsuit challenging Alaska Airlines' 2024 acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines have been notified that the federal judge recently assigned to the case intends to disqualify himself unless they sign a waiver over one of his retirement accounts being tied to O'Melveny & Myers LLP, which is representing Alaska Airlines.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

New data found that some companies are being wary during the 2026 proxy season by negotiating deals behind closed doors rather than allowing shareholders to vote on issues. In the meantime, a report showed that the higher annual rate growth for outside counsel fees that began in 2022 has become the new normal. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Winston & Strawn LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New York federal jury found that Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary harmed competition in the live entertainment sector by willfully monopolizing ticketing services.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Roundup

Balancing The Scales: Juror Bias, First For Revenge Porn Law

By Orlando Lorenzo

The California Supreme Court tossed the conviction and death sentence in a double slaying over the trial court's failures to investigate claims of juror bias, and an Ohio man is believed to be the first person in the nation convicted under a federal law intended to battle revenge porn.

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