Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Judge Stays Penthouse Publisher’s Suit Over $500M Acquisition – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (July 23, 2012, 8:08 PM ET) — A New York state judge on Monday temporarily put on hold Penthouse magazine publisher FriendFinder Networks Inc.’s suit against accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP, which allegedly didn’t uncover a personal-ad … Continue reading

Jefferies Strengthens Midstream Energy Investment Banking – Marketwatch

Mr. Bowden is widely recognized for the breath of his experience, having advised on several of the most significant mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures … degree from Harvard University and his law degree from the University of Virginia.

Cooley Opens In LA With Ex-Gibson Dunn, DLA Piper Attys – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (July 24, 2012, 5:59 PM ET) — Cooley LLP has opened a Los Angeles office with four partners specializing in media and entertainment, venture capital, technology, and mergers and acquisitions nabbed from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP … Continue reading

Law School — Pros and Cons From the Pros – Huffington Post

I put these conversations with a former state governor, the head of Global Mergers & Acquisitions at a top law firm, and a billionaire entrepreneur, to name a few, in a book so that students everywhere could better determine if … Continue reading

Skadden, Davis Polk, Paul Weiss, Dewey: Business of Law – Businessweek

Partner John B. Reynolds III is providing CFIUS advice. Partners Paul Chow and Antony Dapiran are providing Hong Kong law advice. Toronto mergers and acquisitions partners William Braithwaite and John Ciardullo worked on the deal from Stikeman …

MULTIMEDIA UPDATE: Cooley LLP Enters Los Angeles Market With Four Leading LA Partners – Marketwatch

Young joins from global law firm DLA Piper. Young was chair of DLA … Silicon Valley and both public and private buyers and sellers in more than 125 mergers and acquisitions. Young also has extensive experience and expertise with respect … Continue reading

InnovaCounsel Welcomes New Partner David Blackwood to Its Network of In-House General Counsel Attorneys – Yahoo Finance

The law firm’s unique business structure allows small- and … Equity Markets), an international investment bank specializing in middle-market mergers and acquisitions. Prior to his 11 years at McGladrey, Blackwood served for almost 9 years …

DigitalGlobe’s $900M Deal Turns Tables On Ex-Suitor GeoEye – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (July 23, 2012, 3:38 PM ET) — DigitalGlobe Inc., which earlier this year swatted away buyout bids from fellow satellite imagery company GeoEye Inc., on Monday announced plans to turn the tables on its former suitor and … Continue reading

10 Critical Steps for Selling a Complex Business By: Kaiser Wahab and Lauren Mack – jdsupra.com

Mergers and acquisitions is a very specialized legal area. If the counsel you have been using for you business’ matters up to this point is inexperienced in this area of the law, it may be wise to interview other lawyers … Continue reading

Inside Italy’s New Antitrust And Competition Rules – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (July 23, 2012, 1:29 PM ET) — Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti’s governmental decree on liberalization has recently become law, introducing a number of changes to the Italian antitrust and competition rules that had been originally laid … Continue reading