Mergers & Acquisitions Law

EU, Members Agree On Merger Antitrust Review Guide – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (November 09, 2011, 6:50 PM ET) — The European Union and its members on Wednesday finalized guidelines for how individual countries’ competition regulators should work together when examining mergers that don’t merit EU-wide reviews in …

Rakuten Snaps Up E-Book Seller Kobo For $315M – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (November 08, 2011, 10:14 PM ET) — Rakuten Inc. will acquire Canadian e-book retailer Kobo Inc. for $315 million in cash as part of its global expansion of its e-commerce business, the Japan-based online retailer announced Tuesday … Continue reading

U.S. News and World Report Rankings; The Lebrecht Group Selected One of the Best Law Firms in America – PR Newswire

“This ranking also recognizes our achievements in a second major area of practice, securities and capital markets, which adds to our prior recognition in mergers and acquisitions law.  These rankings are important to us, and our clients, because law firms … Continue reading

Critics, Backers Battle Over AT&T Merger Jobs Claims – NationalJournal.com

Critics and supporters traded barbs on Tuesday over AT&T’s assertion that its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile … whether to refer it to an administrative law judge to weigh concerns about the merger. Jeffrey Silva, a telecom analyst with …

Yum’s Proposed Little Sheep Takeover Approved – Wall Street Journal

would be one of the first successful takeovers of a major Chinese brand in an opaque domestic regulatory environment over mergers and acquisitions. “While the introduction of the Chinese antimonopoly law has not resulted in many transactions …

Kendall Law Group Investigates Tekelec – Yahoo Finance

Kendall Law Group was founded by a former federal judge, includes a former United States Attorney, prosecutors and securities lawyers who are experienced in complex securities litigation. The firm has been counsel in numerous merger and acquisition cases …

Kendall Law Group Investigates McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants Inc. – Yahoo Finance

Kendall Law Group was founded by a former federal judge, includes a former United States Attorney, prosecutors and securities lawyers who are experienced in complex securities litigation. The firm has been counsel in numerous merger and acquisition cases …

Six Akron Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers – PRLog (free press release)

Knoll received the honor in Corporate Law while Marshall was honored in Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. In addition, Marshall was selected as Best Lawyers’ 2012 Akron Mergers & Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year”. Stark & Knoll … Continue reading

Canada: Mergers And Acquisitions Bulletin – November 2011 – Mondaq

On October 5, 2011, BLG hosted a panel discussion on cross border issues in Mergers & Acquisitions at the Faculty of Law of McGill University. The keynote speaker was the Hon. Chief Justice Myron Steele of the Supreme Court of … Continue reading

Latham & Watkins Announces New Partners, Counsel – Main Justice

She received a JD from the University of Michigan Law School in 2003. Grace Chen is a tax attorney whose practice focuses on US federal income tax matters, including the tax consequences of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions …