Canada's Allied Gold Agrees To $4B Sale To China's Zijin Gold

By Al Barbarino

Canadian gold producer Allied Gold said Monday it has agreed to be bought by Zijin Gold International in an all-cash deal valued at about CA$5.5 billion ($4 billion). 

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Davis Polk, Ropes & Gray Steer $2.4B PE-Backed Entrust Deal

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP-advised engineering firm Leidos on Monday unveiled plans to acquire private equity-backed consulting and engineering services platform Entrust Solutions Group, led by Ropes & Gray LLP, in a $2.4 billion all-cash deal.

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Paul Weiss, Foley & Lardner Steer IonQ's $1.8B SkyWater Deal

By Al Barbarino

Quantum computing company IonQ said Monday it has agreed to purchase U.S. semiconductor maker SkyWater Technology in a cash-and-stock transaction with a total equity value of approximately $1.8 billion.

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Freshfields, Fried Frank Aid CVC's $1.2B Buy Of US Credit Biz

By Najiyya Budaly

Private equity firm CVC said Monday that it plans to buy hedge fund Marathon Asset Management LP in a cash and equity deal of up to $1.2 billion to boost its credit products in the U.S.

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Czech Tycoon Launches €1.1B Bid For French Retailer

By Najiyya Budaly

Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínsky said Monday that he plans to buy French electronics retail group Fnac Darty in a deal valued at approximately €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) as he looks to further expand his European empire.

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Gold Mining Businesses Merge In $372M Deal

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Gold and silver producer Gold Resource Corp. on Monday announced plans to be bought by Canadian-based mining company Goldgroup Mining Inc. in a $372 million deal.

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Mergers & Acquisitions Group Of The Year: Wachtell Lipton

By Al Barbarino

As dealmakers navigated geopolitical risk and shifting trade policy in 2025, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz was consistently called on to advise on high-stakes, strategic megadeals, including a massive railway merger, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year.

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Senate Antitrust Chair Flags Concerns In Netflix-Warner Deal

By Rae Ann Varona

Netflix's proposed $82.7 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery's studios and HBO streaming businesses risks being a "killer non-acquisition," Sen. Mike Lee has reportedly told the media giants' chief executives, expressing concern that a likely lengthy merger review could leave Warner Bros. in a weakened state.

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PTAB Strikes Some Patent Claims Challenged By TikTok

By Adam Lidgett

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invalidated most of the claims that TikTok challenged in a media programming patent it was accused of infringing in federal district court, but let one challenged claim stand.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court wrapped up the week with a slate of high-stakes deal challenges, governance rulings and oversight decisions, including an emergency bid to block a $10.9 billion bank merger, a state Supreme Court reversal reshaping stockholder agreement litigation and a major opinion allowing sexual misconduct oversight claims to proceed.

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Fubo Subscribers Defend Streaming Rate Suit Against Disney

By Matthew Perlman

A proposed class of Fubo subscribers is opposing a bid from Disney to force them to arbitrate their claims in an antitrust case alleging streaming services pay inflated rates to carry ESPN and other sports channels.

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Smith & Wesson Defeats Some Of $34M Breach Claim

By Jack McLoone

An Idaho federal magistrate judge dismissed two of three claims brought against Smith & Wesson Corp. by silencer manufacturer Gemini Technologies Inc., which had alleged the gun manufacturer negotiated the purchase of the company in bad faith.

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Ch. 7 Trustee Seeks $59M To Halt Pump Co. Family Transfers

By Emily Lever

The Chapter 7 trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of pump manufacturer Nash Engineering Co. has demanded a $59.7 million placeholder payment from a sprawling array of family members and trusts connected to the company's owners, saying the myriad defendants need to be stopped from hiding assets from creditors.

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New Cadwalader Exits To Fuel Paul Hastings Charlotte Launch

By Aebra Coe

A group of approximately 15 to 20 fund finance lawyers are leaving Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP and Haynes Boone to launch a Charlotte, North Carolina, office for Paul Hastings LLP, marking the third time a large law firm has set up shop in the banking hub in recent months.

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Orrick Adds Skadden Energy M&A Pro In Houston

By Lynn LaRowe

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a partner in Houston from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP who brings particular expertise advising clients across the energy industry.

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Haynes Boone Appoints 2 Fund Finance Leads

By Matt Perez

Corporate law firm Haynes Boone announced Monday the promotion of two long-time attorneys to co-lead its fund finance practice group, as several other lawyers simultaneously departed for Paul Hastings.

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Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief

My move to private practice has reaffirmed my belief in the value of adaptability, collaboration and strategic thinking — qualities that are essential not only for successful client outcomes, but also for sustained professional satisfaction, says Dabney O’Riordan at Fried Frank.

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Law Student Recruiting Moves Further Off Campus

By Emma Cueto

About four-fifths of law school summer associate recruiting in 2025 happened through employer-sponsored channels, as opposed to more traditional law school-sponsored channels, with recruiting also happening increasingly early, according to research unveiled Monday by the National Association for Law Placement.

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Fla. Bar Clears Gaetz Despite US House Ethics Report

By Courtney Bublé

The Florida Bar has decided to not discipline former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who was briefly President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, despite the House ethics committee's findings that Gaetz regularly paid for sex, including with a minor.

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Texas Law Firm-Linked Plane Crashes In Maine With Fatalities

By Lynn LaRowe

A private plane connected to Texas-based litigation firm Arnold & Itkin LLP overturned and caught fire Sunday night as it attempted to take off from a Maine airport, killing at least six people on board, according to authorities and public records.

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Indiana Judge Was Shot Through Front Door, Cop Says

By Hailey Konnath

An Indiana Superior Court judge and his wife were shot by a man standing on their front porch, through their closed front door, according to an affidavit, which noted that the suspected shooter was connected to a man with pending charges in the judge's courtroom.

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Foley & Lardner Can't Dodge Pro-Palestinian Atty's Bias Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A Chicago federal judge on Monday denied Foley & Lardner LLP's bid for an early win against claims brought by a former summer associate who said discrimination led to the firm's decision to rescind a job offer after she publicly supported Palestinians amid Israel's war with Hamas.

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Minn. Judge Probes Limits Of ICE Enforcement Actions

By Ganesh Setty

A Minnesota federal judge on Monday considered whether to preliminarily block the Trump administration from sending thousands of immigration enforcement officers to the state, questioning if the surge is a coercive federal act in violation of state sovereignty.

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Full 3rd Circ. Passes On Alina Habba DQ Challenge

By Carla Baranauckas

The Third Circuit on Monday declined to reconsider its decision blocking Alina Habba from serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, denying the Justice Department's petition for rehearing and leaving intact a decision that sharply curtailed the government's use of creative maneuvers to install interim federal prosecutors.

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