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Join Partners Anne Domozick and Forbes Thompson to gain insights on the lessons learned when negotiating deals in special situations, and the solutions you can invoke should you find yourself in the same boat. Anne and Forbes will provide real-world...By: Williams Mullen

This newsletter is our take on the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. John Roberti, partner based in Washington, D.C., is our editor this month....By: Allen & Overy LLP

Beginning on February 27, 2020, transactions valued at more than $94 million may require filing with the antitrust agencies of a Premerger Notification and Report under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended....By: K&L Gates LLP

Fast Facts - United States - - The DOJ and FTC concluded 26 significant U.S. merger investigations in 2019 – similar to the level of activity from 2011-2014 under the Obama administration but trailing the activity observed during Obama’s final two...By: Dechert LLP

As the rest of the world backed away from the deal table, confident US corporates continued buying businesses—especially in the life sciences and TMT sectors, and particularly in the domestic market. US dealmakers had a strong 2019, with 5,757 deals...By: White & Case LLP

We are all familiar with the federal WARN Act, which requires that employers give defined notices to employees ahead of certain layoffs or plant closings, but it is more difficult for employers to keep abreast of the ever-changing landscape of...By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

There is nothing wrong with being thrifty. You should never pay the full price for something that you can get at a discount. Being thrifty is different from being cheap. Being cheap is about not wanting to pay for something just because you don’t...By: Ary Rosenbaum

As the UK departs the European Union, the CMA – the UK competition regulator – is facing a transformation in its mandate. White & Case considers how the CMA will approach its workload during and after the Transition Period and the implications for...By: White & Case LLP

As class actions brought under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) proceed through litigation, defendants have made a variety of arguments attempting to push courts to define the limits of the somewhat vague statute. The Illinois...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Although non-competes are generally viewed as matters governed by state law, the issue is increasingly under the scrutiny of federal lawmakers and regulators. The FTC has been studying non-compete clauses and their impact on competition for months,...By: Proskauer - Law and the Workplace