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District Judge Orders Return of Mootness Fees in Akorn Shareholder Lawsuits and Hints at Further Sanctions

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In a decision that resonates with many critics of mootness fees, a U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Illinois ordered counsel for Akorn Inc. shareholders to return $332,500 in attorneys’ fees extracted from a...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israel Competition Commissioner imposes an unprecedented pecuniary sanction for merger "gun-jumping"

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The Director-General of the Israel Competition Authority recently imposed a pecuniary sanction of an unprecedented amount, approximately ILS 111 million, on Strauss and Wyler Farm. This was due to what the Director-General...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Bulletin Concurrence XII - Paris │Avril ● Mai ● Juin ● Juillet ● Aout 2024

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1. CONTENTIEUX - NOUVEAU RISQUE DE REMISE EN CAUSE À POSTERIORI D’OPÉRATIONS NON NOTIFIABLES - Par une décision du 2 mai 2024, l’Autorité de la concurrence (ci-après l’ « Autorité ») a fait pour la première fois...more

White & Case LLP

South Africa M&A regulation: Adapting to change

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A peaceful election and slowing inflation have put M&A markets in South Africa in a more advantageous position. However, taking advantage of South African deal opportunities requires a clear understanding of a rapidly...more

Hogan Lovells

Goldstein v. Denner: Delaware Court of Chancery imposes sanctions for spoliation of evidence

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In Goldstein v. Denner, the Delaware Court of Chancery imposed sanctions pursuant to Court of Chancery Rule 37(e) in light of the defendants’ failure to preserve text messages. The court found that the defendants acted at...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US M&A Levels Remain Healthy, but Due Diligence and Deal Protections Will Become Even More Critical

Acquisition market participants in the U.S. approached dealmaking with greater caution in 2022 than they did in 2021. Steadily rising interest rates and financing costs, persistent inflation, geopolitical uncertainty,...more

Goodwin

Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Cigna Derivative Suit Over Failed Anthem Merger

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Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Cigna Derivative Suit Over Failed Anthem Merger; The PCAOB Sanctions Former KPMG Vice Chair Of Audit For Failure To Supervise Senior Members Of KPMG's Audit Practice; Ninth Circuit Affirms...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The New German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (With a View Across the Border)

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On 11 June 2021, the German Federal Parliament approved the draft bill on corporate due diligence in supply chains (Supply Chain Due Diligence Act), which was approved by the German Federal Council without any changes on 25...more

Hogan Lovells

New Release: Insurance Horizons Brochure 2021

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The global pandemic brought a wave of changes and developments that have impacted, and continue to impact, the insurance sector. As we look ahead, we see further change on the horizon. Around the world, we continue to...more

A&O Shearman

What to Expect from the Biden Administration

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The inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States has set in motion a number of significant policy changes. In this panel discussion, our U.S. legal and policy specialists shared their insights on what our...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - July 2020

This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx), and their advisers. In particular,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IRS Announces Limited Expansion of the Determination Letter Program for Individually Designed Plans

Since the end of the IRS’s cyclical determination letter program for individually designed retirement plans in 2017, plan sponsors have been able to request favorable determination letters for individually designed plans only...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities - June 2017

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between February 2017 and April 2017. The cases address developing trends in class actions, ERISA, fiduciary duties,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

European M+A News, Fall 2014

In This Issue: - Shareholder Activism in Germany - Reinforced Ukraine-Related Sanctions on Russia - Current Developments Foreign Direct Investment into EU Increasing - Rising Confidence – European...more

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