The Gross Law Firm Issues Notice to Atkore Inc. Shareholders
The Gross Law Firm Issues Notice to Atkore Inc. Shareholders. The Gross Law Firm is notifying Atkore Inc. (ATKR) shareholders who purchased stock between February 1, 2024, and February 3, 2025 about the opportunity to join a class action lawsuit based on allegations of a price-fixing scheme in the PVC pipe market. Key Allegations Against […]
Ropes & Gray Advises on Walgreens Boots Alliance $23.7B Acquisition by Sycamore Partners
Ropes & Gray Advises on Walgreens Boots Alliance $23.7B Acquisition by Sycamore Partners. Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has announced its acquisition by Sycamore Partners in a take-private deal valued at up to $23.7 billion. The transaction, revealed on March 6, 2025, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, pending approval from WBA’s […]
DLA Piper Appoints Chris Jessup as Partner in FS Regulation
DLA Piper Appoints Chris Jessup as Partner in Financial Services Regulation. DLA Piper has announced the appointment of Chris Jessup as a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Regulatory practice, where he will specialize in financial services regulation. Chris Jessup, who joins DLA Piper from A&L Goodbody, brings extensive experience to the role. He previously […]
Electric Car Explosion in Tunnel on M4 Causes Chaos for Heathrow Travelers
Electric Car Explosion in Tunnel on M4 Causes Chaos for Heathrow Travelers. Chaos for Heathrow Travelers After Electric Car Explosion in Tunnel on M4 Holidaymakers heading to Heathrow Airport faced significant disruption this morning after an electric car exploded in a tunnel on the M4, causing the motorway to be shut down. The electric vehicle […]
Ex-BNP Paribas Lawyer Fined £31,000 for Offensive Nicknames and Language
Ex-BNP Paribas Lawyer Fined £31,000 for Offensive Nicknames and Language. A former lawyer at BNP Paribas has been ordered to pay £31,000 after a disciplinary tribunal found he had used offensive and inappropriate nicknames for colleagues, violating professional conduct standards. The Case Against Benedict Foster Benedict Foster, the former head of legal for BNP Paribas […]
Chicago Landlord Fined $80K for Threatening Tenants with ICE
Chicago Landlord Fined $80K for Threatening Tenants with ICE. A Chicago landlord has been fined $80,000 after threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on a couple renting an apartment from him in 2020. The couple filed a lawsuit under the Illinois Immigrant Tenant Protection Act, which was designed to protect tenants from discrimination […]
Taylor Wessing Expands with New Shenzhen Office
Taylor Wessing Expands with New Shenzhen Office. Taylor Wessing is strategically realigning its operations in China to better align with the country’s dynamic economic growth, particularly in the high-tech sector. The firm is moving its Shanghai office to new premises, strengthening its role as a competence center for inbound business. The Shanghai office has been […]
Goodwin Procter Advises Epoch Biodesign on $18.3M Series A Funding
Goodwin Procter Advises Epoch Biodesign on $18.3M Series A Funding. Epoch Biodesign, a UK-based innovator in biorecycling, has successfully raised $18.3 million in its Series A funding round, with Goodwin Procter advising the startup. The funding will help the company scale its groundbreaking work on plastic-eating enzymes. Funding Details and Investors The funding round was […]
Simpson Thacher Advises Underwriters in €1.5B Debt Offering by Boston Scientific
Simpson Thacher Advises Underwriters in €1.5B Debt Offering by Boston Scientific. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP advised the underwriters in the successful €1.5 billion debt securities offering by American Medical Systems Europe B.V. (“AMS Europe”), fully guaranteed by Boston Scientific Corporation. The offering, which included €850 million of 3.000% Senior Notes due 2031 and €650 […]
Clifford Chance Advises Marketingforce & Black Sesame on Share Placements
Clifford Chance Advises Marketingforce & Black Sesame on Share Placements. Clifford Chance has successfully advised on two major new share placements on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, helping Marketingforce Management Ltd. and Black Sesame International Holding raise substantial capital. Marketingforce, a leading provider of SaaS marketing and sales solutions in China, successfully placed 20,105,800 new […]
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Files Class Action Against The Trade Desk Over Failed AI Tool
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Files Class Action Against The Trade Desk Over Failed AI Tool. Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP has announced a class action lawsuit against The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD), a leading technology company that offers a self-service, cloud-based advertising platform. The lawsuit, which covers the period between May […]
Intel Wins Lawsuit Over $32 Billion Market Loss
Intel Wins Lawsuit Over $32 Billion Market Loss. Intel has successfully won the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit that accused the chipmaker of concealing a $7 billion operating loss tied to its foundry business. The lawsuit, filed by Intel shareholders, claimed the company had withheld crucial information regarding its financial struggles, leading to mass layoffs […]