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Latham & Watkins LLP

Recent Developments for UK PLCs - April 2025

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On 14 March 2025, the FCA published Primary Market Bulletin 54, which raised concerns around the leaking of inside information by individuals at a company or by its advisers on live M&A transactions. The FCA specifically...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

3 Steps to Protect Highly Sensitive Assets in an M&A Deal

Due diligence is a necessary part of any M&A transaction. This process can be an exhaustive deep dive into the target company’s history. In some cases, the buyer wants to assure itself of certain highly confidential and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Shady Days: SEC Secures Another Insider Trading Stat on Shadow Trading Theory

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on May 30, 2024, approved a settled final judgment against technology company Arista Networks' former chairman and CEO, Andreas "Andy" Bechtolsheim based on...more

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The SEC Secures Major Trial Victory in Its First ‘Shadow Trading’ Insider Trading Enforcement Action – Securities and Exchange...

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On Friday, April 5, a California federal jury found a former Medivation executive liable for insider trading under the novel liability theory of “shadow trading,” following an eight-day trial and less than three hours of...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Governance Insights: 10 Trends that GCs and Boards Need to Know

The latest edition of Davies’ Governance Insights is now available. In this issue, we explore 10 important trends that will help general counsel and boards navigate the year ahead. In order to help you with your strategic...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Ownership of Privileged Communications in M&A Transactions: Practical Takeaways and Recent Case Law

Traduction en cours. Can the buyer in a M&A transaction who takes possession of the seller’s or target company’s privileged communications on closing use those communications in a post-closing dispute against the seller?...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Preparing for the Unsolicited Bid

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Market volatility, the recent decline in commodity prices, or in some circumstances a combination of these factors, has resulted in a significant decline in the trading prices of many Canadian public companies relative to...more

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