Mergers and Acquisitions

Shareholder Lawsuits After M&A: The Cornerstone Study

Last year the overwhelming majority – 93 percent – of M&A deals valued at more than $100 million were followed […]

Avoiding Successor Liability In International M&A

What constitutes due diligence in the areas of bribery/corruption and antitrust?

Chinese-Speaking Attorneys In Demand For U.S. Work

For many years, major law firms have been hiring Chinese-speaking attorneys, mostly to handle business in their overseas office. But […]

Mega-Deals Up In Canada

An overview of the active 2014 Canadian M&A market from Jamie Koumanakos and Chris Salamon, attorneys at Blakes. Deal count […]

Strategic Considerations In Cross-Border Joint Ventures

There are many good reasons to set up cross-border joint ventures, but there are pitfalls as well. In an article […]

Representation and Warranty Insurance For M&A Transactions

Buyers don’t want to assume any risk that hasn’t been named and enumerated, while sellers tend toward the view that […]

NLRB Establishes New Rule In Successor Labor Relations

The National Labor Relations Board has overturned an important precedent regarding the employment obligations of successor companies. In Pressroom Cleaners, […]

What The Kahn Decision Says About “Special Committees”

The recent decision by the Delaware Supreme Court in Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp. held that the relatively deferential “business […]

Representation & Warranty Insurance For M&A

Parties who can agree on most of the basic terms in an M&A deal may reach a sticking point when […]

Big Pharma Deal May Be Pushing The Envelope On Insider Trading

The CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which is pursuing the takeover, teamed up in advance with a hedge fund manager…

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