• February 13, 2026

  'Acqui-Hires' In AI Drawing Antitrust Scrutiny, Tech Attys Say

  Attorneys with Nvidia, Google and Uber took the stage at a conference hosted by Baker McKenzie to discuss emerging trends in antitrust enforcement, including how booming AI investment has produced new regulatory scrutiny of "acqui-hires," in which large companies acquire startups primarily to hire their teams.

• February 13, 2026

  Momentus Co-Founder Sues In Del. For Space Co. Legal Fees

  A founding officer of a "space tug" venture formed to haul satellites after launch to their destinations sued the company in Delaware's Court of Chancery late Friday, alleging that the business has failed to honor agreements to cover his legal fees for years of litigation.

• February 13, 2026

  FTC Mulls Merger Rule Appeal, Blasts 'Left-Wing' Chamber

  After a Texas federal judge struck down a major overhaul of premerger reporting requirements, the Federal Trade Commission said Friday it would keep its options open for continuing the legal fight while also assailing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the plaintiff in the case, as a "left-wing" organization.

• February 13, 2026

  Reed Smith Nabs Ex-WilmerHale Capital Markets Pro

  Reed Smith LLP has hired a former WilmerHale attorney who specializes in corporate and securities matters as a global corporate group partner in Denver for the firm's business and finance department.

• February 13, 2026

  EU Approves Universal Music's $775M Deal For Downtown

  European enforcers have greenlighted Universal Music Group's $775 million purchase of Downtown Music Holdings, after the companies agreed to unload a royalty accounting platform that has access to sensitive information from rival music labels.

• February 13, 2026

  Del. Justices Reject Conflict Claims In Gaming Co. Deal

  Delaware's Supreme Court affirmed on Friday the Court of Chancery's rejection of claims that Canadian video gaming company Kixeye Inc. was unfairly denied a $30 million "earnout" bonus in its $90 million sale in 2019 to an acquisition entity of global gaming company Stillfront Group.

• February 13, 2026

  How Cooley Steered The Boston Celtics' Multistep $6.1B+ Sale

  More than two decades after an investment group led by the Grousbeck family acquired the Boston Celtics for $360 million, the family focused on stewardship as much as economics as they sought a buyer worthy of the storied franchise. In an interview with Law360, David Silverman, a Cooley LLP mergers and acquisitions partner who was part of the team representing the family, described how those goals were achieved through a multistep transaction that commanded a valuation of up to $7.3 billion.

• February 13, 2026

  Brazil Antitrust Enforcer OKs $100M United Investment In Azul

  Brazil's antitrust regulator has cleared a $100 million investment by United Airlines in Azul SA as part of the Brazilian airline's Chapter 11 reorganization, finding the transaction posed no anticompetitive risk.

• February 13, 2026

  Australian Coal Miner Readies US Listing Via SPAC Merger

  Special purpose acquisition company Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp., advised by The Loev Law Firm PC, has entered into a binding letter of intent to merge with Australian coal miner Dalmore Holdings Pty Ltd., led by Duane Morris LLP, in a deal that would result in the combined company being publicly traded in the U.S.

• February 13, 2026

  Taxation With Representation: Homburger, Lenz & Staehelin

  In this week's Taxation With Representation, offshore drilling contractor Transocean Ltd. acquires rival Valaris Ltd., historic British fund manager Schroders agrees to a cash takeover by U.S. asset manager Nuveen, and a consortium that includes U.S. private equity firm Advent International LP and FedEx Corp. buy Polish parcel locker company InPost.

• February 13, 2026

  MoFo, Paul Hastings Build $4.5B Tri Pointe Homes Sale

  Morrison Foerster LLP-advised Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd. announced plans Friday to acquire Tri Pointe Homes, advised by Paul Hastings LLP, in a $4.5 billion all-cash deal that will take the U.S. homebuilder private.

• February 13, 2026

  UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

  This past week in London has seen a former U.S. defense contractor convicted of tax evasion face legal action, French football club Olympique Lyonnais sued following a $97 million ruling against its owner John Textor, consulting giant Kroll targeted by a South African airline, and H&M hit with a claim alleging it copied protected sunglasses designs. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

• February 12, 2026

  FTC Merger Filing Overhaul Thrown Out

  The Federal Trade Commission hasn't shown the costs on merging companies outweigh the claimed benefits of dramatically increasing the amount of information that must be provided upfront when giving notice of a transaction, a Texas federal judge said Thursday, throwing out the commission's overhaul of premerger reporting requirements.

• February 12, 2026

  12 Questions For FCC Chair Brendan Carr

  It's been a "banger" of a year at the Federal Communications Commission, says agency chief Brendan Carr, who took over at the outset of President Donald Trump's second term with the goal of cutting regulations and quickly turning over more spectrum to the private sector.

• February 12, 2026

  HPE Has 'No Grounds' To Hide DOJ Deal Bidders, AGs Say

  Democratic attorneys general challenging the controversial Justice Department settlement permitting Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks have urged a California federal judge to let them see who's bidding for assets up for divestiture, arguing the would-be buyers are an integral part of the agreement's viability.

• February 12, 2026

  BakerHostetler Adds 3 More Dealmakers From Loeb In NY

  BakerHostetler announced on Thursday that it is bolstering its transactions bench with three New York-based mergers and acquisitions attorneys from Loeb & Loeb in a move that the firm says strengthens its offerings in middle-market M&A transactions.

• February 12, 2026

  DOJ Antitrust Chief Slater Stepping Down

  Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, said on Thursday she will be leaving her post just shy of a year after being confirmed by the Senate.

• February 12, 2026

  Daily Mail Owner's £500M Telegraph Deal To Be Scrutinized

  The government said Thursday that it has referred the £500 million ($681 million) acquisition of Telegraph Media Group by the owner of the Daily Mail newspaper to the competition and communications regulators after raising concerns about media plurality in the U.K.

• February 12, 2026

  Elliott Takes Stake In Stock Exchange Group, More Rumors

  Activist investor Elliott Management has taken a sizable stake in the London Stock Exchange Group as it faces underperformance, payments company giant Stripe is planning a tender offer that could value it at $140 billion, and private equity firm Hellman & Friedman is looking to buy payments firm Bill Holdings.

• February 12, 2026

  4 Firms Guide Blackstone, EQT's $6.6B Spanish Recycler Deal

  Blackstone and EQT AB said Thursday that they will buy Spanish recycling company Urbaser from Platinum Equity LLC for $6.6 billion as they seek to cash in on the growing industrial waste management sector.

• February 12, 2026

  Deutsche Börse To Buy PE Firm's Data Biz Stake For €1.1B

  Deutsche Börse Group said it has agreed to buy the remaining 20% minority stake held by global private equity firm General Atlantic in Iss Stoxx, which provides data, analytics and indexes, for €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion).

• February 12, 2026

  Clifford Chance-Led Nuveen To Buy Schroders For £9.9B

  Schroders said Thursday that it has agreed to a £9.9 billion ($13.5 billion) cash takeover by U.S. asset manager Nuveen in a transaction that would take one of the City's historic names into private ownership.

• February 11, 2026

  Del. Justices Grapple Over Truth Social Share Math

  An attorney for the firm that helped launch Donald Trump's social media company told Delaware's justices Wednesday that a vice chancellor erred in requiring the venture to "prove a negative" in calculations of investor stakes in the run-up to the venture's special purpose acquisition company transaction.

• February 11, 2026

  Anesthesia Group Looks To End FTC Rollup Suit

  U.S. Anesthesia Partners has urged a Texas federal court to end the Federal Trade Commission's case accusing the group of buying competing practices through a so-called rollup strategy, asserting that enforcers have no evidence of any harm to competition.

• February 11, 2026

  Pa. City Sues Over Sewers, Urged To Pull Ch. 9 Plan

  The bankrupt city of Chester, Pennsylvania, has brought a lawsuit in its longstanding fight over sewer pipe ownership, and the Philadelphia suburb's water authority told a judge Wednesday the city needs a new restructuring plan after the state's highest court foreclosed an attempt to take control of its water system.

Editor's Picks

• UK Enforcers Say Cargo Equipment Deal Raises Concerns

  The planned merger of Finnish cargo handling equipment outfits Cargotec Corp. and Konecranes PLC faces increasing scrutiny across the globe, as U.K. enforcers raised concerns about competition for a number of different products for port services.

Expert Analysis

• Series

  Judges On AI: Practical Use Cases In Chambers

  

  U.S. Magistrate Judge Allison Goddard in the Southern District of California discusses how she uses generative artificial intelligence tools in chambers to make work more efficient and effective — from editing jury instructions for clarity to summarizing key documents.

• Saks' Post-M&A Bankruptcy Illustrates Current Market Risks

  

  The recent Saks Fifth Avenue bankruptcy occurred on the heels of its merger with fellow luxury purveyor Neiman Marcus, showing that capital structure, not concept, dictates resilience when conditions turn, says Ben Thompson at Thompson.

• Series

  Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

  

  Navigating the muddy, root-filled path of trail marathons and ultramarathons provides fertile training ground for my high-stakes fractional general counsel work, teaching me to slow down my mind when the terrain shifts, sharpen my focus and trust my training, says Eric Proos at Next Era Legal.

• Tips From Del. Decision Nixing Major Earnout Damages Award

  

  The Delaware Supreme Court recently vacated in part the largest earnout-related damages award in Delaware history, making clear that the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing cannot be used to rescue parties from drafting choices where the relevant regulatory risk was foreseeable at signing, say attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell.

• CFIUS Risk Lessons From Chips Biz Divestment Order

  

  President Donald Trump's January executive order directing HieFo to unwind its 2024 acquisition of a semiconductor business with ties to China underscores that even modestly sized transactions can attract CFIUS interest if they could affect strategic areas prioritized by the U.S. government, say attorneys at Debevoise.

• Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts

  

  Recent decisions from courts across the country demonstrate how different jurisdictions balance competing policy interests in determining whether legal malpractice claims can be assigned, providing a framework to identify when and how to challenge any attempted assignment, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin & Lodgen.

• Tips For Counsel As PE Eyes Data Center Facility Services

  

  As private equity interest in specialized commercial facility services providers heightens, considerations for counsel and private equity investors run the gamut from contract transferability to facility compliance, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

• Opinion

  CFIUS Must Adapt To Current Foreign Investment Realities

  

  To continue protecting the U.S.’ long-term strategic and economic interests, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States should implement practical enhancements that leverage technology, expertise and clear communication, and enable it to keep pace with evolving demands, says attorney Sohan Dasgupta.

• How Attorneys Can Navigate Shifts In Financing Landscape

  

  Direct government investment in companies in strategic sectors is expected to continue this year, with legal practitioners facing increased demands to navigate hybrid capital structures, evolving regulatory considerations and the alignment of financing terms with long-term business and strategic objectives, say attorneys at Skadden.

• Series

  Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer

  

  Teaching middle and high school students the skills to untangle complicated arguments and identify faulty reasoning has made me reacquaint myself with the defined structure of thought, reminding me why logic should remain foundational in the practice of law, says Tom Barrow at Woods Rogers.

• Series

  Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience

  

  Resilience is a skill acquired through daily practices that focus on learning from missteps, recovering quickly without internalizing defeat and moving forward with intention, says Nicholas Meza at Quarles & Brady.

• What An Uptick In Shareholder Activism Means For Banking

  

  With increasing bank M&A activity, activists are becoming more focused on larger banking institutions, but there are ways banks can begin to prepare in case they need to defend against activist campaigns, say attorneys at Debevoise.

• 4 Lessons From FTC's Successful Bid To Block Edwards Deal

  

  The Federal Trade Commission's recent victory in blocking Edwards Lifesciences' acquisition of JenaValve offers key insights for deals in life sciences and beyond, including considerations around nonprice dimensions and clear skies provisions, say attorneys at Orrick.

• NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools

  

  Attorneys who use artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and summarize conversations with clients should heed the New York City Bar Association’s recent opinion addressing the legal and ethical risks posed by such tools, and follow several best practices to avoid violating the Rules of Professional Conduct, say attorneys at Smith Gambrell.

• Series

  The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court

  

  While a robust body of law hasn't yet developed since the Utah Business and Chancery Court's founding in October 2024, the number of cases filed there has recently picked up, and its existence illustrates Utah's desire to be top of mind for businesses across the country, says Evan Strassberg at Michael Best.

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