Legal Monitor

Biden Clan Tied To Hedge Fund Suit

August 26, 2008 - While Senator Biden shares center stage at the DNC, his family is in court battling over hedge fund dealings gone awry.

K&L Gates Hires M&A Partner

August 19, 2008 - David Grubman, a former a shareholder with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, has joined the firm's Pittsburgh office.

DOJ Challenges Countrywide Bankruptcy

August 13, 2008 - Bank of America, which recently completed its buy of Countrywide, said last week that these types of clauses are commonplace in settlement agreements.

SEC Levies Charges Against PE Real Estate Firm

August 12, 2008 - Top executives at Wextrust Capital have been charged with running a $255m Ponzi scheme.

Linklaters Hires FTC Chief

August 7, 2008 - Jeffrey Schmidt will join the firm’s New York antitrust practice.

China Passes Merger Review Law

August 5, 2008 - Investors celebrate set standards for merger review, and lower threshold than was expected.

A Champion for Antitrust Enforcement?

August 5, 2008 - Most dealmakers assume a Barack Obama victory in the general election will mark the end of a relatively lax antitrust enforcement regime. His views on the UPS/DHL arrangement supports this assumption.

Former Tyco Exec Jumps To Dechert

July 23, 2008 - William Lytton, Tyco’s former chief legal officer and a former counselor to Ronald Reagan, has joined Dechert.

Gibson Dunn Hires Former Skadden Partner

July 22, 2008 - William Hollaway, an energy regulatory attorney, will join Gibson’s D.C. office.

Union Takes PE Fight to McCain

July 14, 2008 - The SEIU, a longtime critic of the private equity industry, has taken issue with the Republican presidential candidate’s buyout ties

Poker for Dummies

July 7, 2008 - The “put up or shut up” laws spreading throughout Europe are forcing suitors in the region to make their intentions known.

Track Changes

June 26, 2008 - Activist investor The Children's Investment Fund is claiming victory in its proxy fight against railroad operator CSX Corp., although thanks to a recent court ruling, other activists could pay a severe cost.

K&L Gates Hires Fenwick Partner

June 26, 2008 - Fred M. Greguras will join the Palo Alto office of legal firm K&L Gates from Fenwick & West.

Korean Prosecutors Reverse Lone Star Verdict

June 25, 2008 - The Texas PE firm had its guilty verdict overturned, clearing charges that it had manipulated stock prices ahead of buying KEB.

Merisel Sues American Capital

June 25, 2008 - The former target is seeking its $3.5 million reverse termination fee after American Capital walked away from the deal citing a MAC.

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