Mergers and Acquisitions

In Shrinking Energy Sector, Spike In Trade Secret Litigation

August 11, 2016

With continued depressed prices, companies in the stressed energy sector are turning to trade secret litigation, suing former employees and […]

Sharp Increase In Securities Class Actions

August 9, 2016

The number of securities class action lawsuits this year is on track to be more than double the annual numbers […]

Environmental Cleanup and Recovery for Fraudulent Transfers

July 26, 2016

Clients faced with liability for legacy environmental harms must make a critical assessment of their exposure and the potential recovery from other […]

Successor Liability For FCA Violations

June 16, 2016

Any company considering an acquisition should first consider whether the target company has any pre-acquisition False Claims Act compliance risk […]

Trends In Canadian M&A

June 6, 2016

An unusually strong end of year 2015 bolstered Canadian M&A activity, and the trend continued into early 2016, writes Blake, […]

“Flip” For Polluted Industrial Sites Takes Years

March 1, 2016

Some savvy investors are turning a profit by buying polluted properties, cleaning them up and selling them, but it’s a […]

Using Europe’s M&A Regime For Tactical Advantage

February 3, 2016

U.S. companies planning for public M&A in the EU face rules of engagement that are considerably different from those in […]

The Pro-Competitive Justification

February 2, 2016

In many marketing initiatives that arguably entail some restraint of trade, it may be possible to invoke “pro-competitive justifications” writes […]

Merger Litigation Hit With Major Blow

January 28, 2016

Delaware’s Chancery Court will be “increasingly vigilant” about not signing off on merger litigation that looks to benefit only the […]

Big Drop In Merger Litigation, Law Firms Regroup

January 26, 2016

In 2014, nearly 95 percent of all M&A deals generated a lawsuit. It was down to less than 22 percent […]

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