Legal Updates: Mergers & Acquisitions

Legal Updates by JD Supra November 29, 2012 Mergers & Acquisitions   Follow popular law news & updates with JD Supra on LinkedIn Today Follow JD Supra »   DOJ and SEC Release Much-Anticipated Guidance on FCPA In recent years, corporations in the United States and around the world have seen record levels of enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"),...more by Jackson Walker Sherlock Holmes as Teacher We continue our exploration of all things Sherlock Holmes this week by considering Holmes as a teacher. In an article in Scientific American, entitled...more by Thomas Fox U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Phoebe Putney Hospital Merger Challenge In oral argument in FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Supreme Court Justices focused on whether the state legislature clearly articulated a state policy to...more by McDermott Will & Emery [Video] Weekly Brief: M&A Heats Up; Intrade Shuts Down; BigLaw Bonuses Nov. 29 (Bloomberg Law) -- The search for life in the M&A universe has yielded some encouraging signs. Deals are back, Dechert M&A partner Bill Lawlor tells...more by Bloomberg Law Large General Acute-Care Hospital Abandons Acquisition Of 15-Bed Surgical Specialty Center As A Result Of FTC Challenge Just three days after the Federal Trade Commission, jointly with the Pennsylvania Attorney General, issued an administrative complaint challenging Reading...more by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP The Hound of the Baskervilles - Questions, Questions and More Questions for Wal-Mart We continue our week of exploration of all things Sherlock Holmes in honor of his 125th anniversary last week by taking a look at my favorite Holmes novel...more by Thomas Fox China: Branching Out - November 2012 China is experiencing an upsurge in outbound investment activity as growing domestic needs coincide with weakened and more accommodating M&A markets in Europe...more by White & Case LLP Offerings That Allow Public Tombstone Ads Information about offerings that allow public tombstone...more by The California Securities Attorneys Financial Advisor Topics in Hostile Takeover Defenses Originally published in Bloomberg BNA Mergers & Acquisitions Law Report, 15 MALR 1667, 11/26/12. A Discussion of Fee Arrangements, Potential Conflicts and...more by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Beacon Events Compliance Conference in Beijing - I Wish I Could Be There In the Sherlock Holmes story “The Final Problem” Conan Doyle tried to kill off his fictional detective by having him go over Reichenbach Falls in...more by Thomas Fox Federal Court of Appeal hears argument on whether "break fees" are income (Morguard) Is a "break fee" received in return for withdrawing from a takeover bid a capital receipt or an income receipt? That was the issue before a panel of the...more by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – Resource Guide released by the SEC and the DOJ The Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have released "A Resource...more by Schecter Law Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission Issue Highly Anticipated Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Guidance On November 14th, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly published "A Resource Guide to the U.S....more by Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology 2012 FCPA Guidance: Key Points and Analysis On November 14, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission released their long-awaited Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...more by Reed Smith [Video] Lawyer: M&A Practice Is Booming & Likely to Continue Nov. 26 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bill Lawlor, an M&A partner at Dechert LLP, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that the years-long drought in mergers and...more by Bloomberg Law New Charges for News Corp: Are FCPA Charges Just Around the Corner? Last week charges were brought against Rebekah Brooks, who ran Murdoch’s newspaper holdings in Britain, Andy Coulson, former editor of the now defunct...more by Thomas Fox See more Mergers & Acquisitions articles » You’ve received this email because you opted to receive email updates from Legal Updates powered by JD Supra. To stop receiving this email digest, click here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me R & S Law Associates R &S LAW Associates is a Law Firm providing broad range of legal services and facilities to our clients of all types from individuals, entrepreneurs, boards, corporations to multinational corporations. We commit ourselves to stiff standards of excellence in our legal services and extend those standard in a spirit of absolute faith and integrity. Our team has a wide range experience in advising clients on all legal aspects. 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