Legal News

The United Kingdom and the European Union are set to take bold strides towards the regulation of digital markets in coming months. While both are broadly aligned in their intention to better regulate large tech companies, the extent to which their post-Brexit regulatory approaches might diverge is yet to be determined....By: Hogan Lovells

Dechert partnered with Getting the Deal Through and Law Business Research on their annual Market Intelligence Private Equity Guide. The 2020 Guide invites leading practitioners to reflect on evolving legal and regulatory landscapes and global trends. Please see full Publication below for more information....By: Dechert LLP

Merger review processes are being impacted worldwide as merger control authorities adapt to take account of the consequences of Covid 19. While critical transactions are likely to be reviewed, as far as possible, in accordance with normal practice, many cases may face changes in approach and practice (eg extensions of timelines in certain circumstances). The table below reflects our understanding of the current effects on the merger review process in numerous jurisdictions around the world. It.....

While litigation against special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) has been historically rare, the increase in SPAC offerings and transactions portends increased litigation, particularly with respect to a SPAC’s acquisition of a target company (i.e., the “de-SPACing” transaction)......By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

Businesses are not stagnant, and products change both in name and content. Brands are acquired as part of an acquisition, lines are extended in licenses, product lines are extended as businesses change. How do attorneys work with their clients to maintain brand initiatives during business deals and transitions? Jacqueline Lesser will walk through the key issues in addressing brands in deal making and new business initiatives....By: BakerHostetler

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between July and October 2020. Class Certification - Cryptocurrency – Definition of a Security - Derivative Litigation – Demand Futility - Fiduciary Duties - Insider Trading Claims - Investment Company Act - Loss Causation - PSLRA – Safe Harbor Provision - SEC Enforcement Actions......By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The new National Security and Investment Bill, which aims to provide the Government with the necessary powers to scrutinise and intervene in business transactions to protect national security, will introduce a mandatory notification regime across 17 sectors in the UK economy. A voluntary notification scheme will encourage notification from parties who consider that their transaction may raise national security concerns....By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

On December 1, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Texas (1st District) reversed a lower court decision and held that where a party fails to show that a public university defendant has expressly breached a contractual provision, Texas sovereign immunity law shields the public university from a lawsuit See Texas Southern University v. Pepper Lawson Horizon International Group, LLC, No. 01-19-00395, 2020 WL 703584 (Court of Appeals (Tx. 1st District) December 1, 2020)....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr L...

There are a lot of programs from service providers that seek to advise business owners on what to do after they have decided to sell their manufacturing business. I equate it to trying to jump on a ship just as it is entering port....By: Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has failed – at least for now – in its efforts to derail a merger between Thomas Jefferson University Health System and Albert Einstein Health System, two Philadelphia-area health systems....By: Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx