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Antitrust Scrutiny of Investors Under a New Administration

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Under the old guard of the prior administration, private equity was repeatedly under fire for alleged “flip and strip” tactics that were supposedly “at odds with competition.” Now, with new enforcers in place, a different...more

Cooley LLP

Antitrust Scrutiny of the ‘Big Three’ Asset Managers’ ESG Policies Heats Up

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As noted in this WSJ article, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission recently raised concerns in a “joint statement of interest” that large asset managers – including the “Big Three” of BlackRock, Vanguard and...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

The Texas v. Blackrock ESG Case: The FTC and DOJ Have Entered the Chat

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On May 22nd, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a joint Statement of Interest in a case against several prominent asset managers brought last year by the Texas Attorney General. In...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

[Webinar] A Shift in ESG: Navigating Environmental and Social Issues Under the New Administration - A Three-Part Series - March...

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Under the new administration, several shifts in E&S have impacted public companies across a number of different practice areas. In light of these developments, companies are taking a wide array of approaches to disclosure,...more

Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - March 2024 #2

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The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted to unionize Tuesday in an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another blow to the NCAA’s deteriorating amateur business model....more

White & Case LLP

HP v Autonomy: The “fake it ‘till we make it” start-up culture on trial

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In its long-awaited judgment, the English High Court1 has found that the British software firm Autonomy defrauded the US tech giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) and induced its own acquisition for the price of US$11.1bn...more

Alston & Bird

Class Action & MDL Roundup – Fall 2020

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Welcome to the fall edition of the Class Action & MDL Roundup, covering significant decisions and settlements from the third quarter of 2020. In this edition, cosmetics get reused, garbage stinks to high heaven (at least...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Derailing an Expert in the Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation: What Every Litigator Needs to Know

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The business of buying, selling, investing in, and arbitraging legal claims continues to grow, and carries with it hidden pitfalls. This is particularly the case when a litigation expert has a business relationship with a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Recent Cases Serve as a Reminder of the Potential Impact of HSR Reporting Requirements and Other Key Disclosure Rules on...

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Two recent enforcement actions by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) confirm that there is continuing attention in the United States on compliance by investors with the reporting...more

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