At least nine mergers have already been announced and slated for completion in 2024, according to consulting firm Fairfax.        

By the end of the year, nearly 30 comments—42 pages worth—had been uploaded to the ABA’s website, with all but two commenters expressing support for the proposal.        

The nation’s courts remain divided over whether the insurrection clause in Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment can block former President Donald Trump from appearing on 2024 primary ballots while one case awaits certification by the U.S. Supreme Court.        

Fourth Circuit decision reinforces that securities fraud liability “cannot be ‘predicated solely on an overly optimistic view of a future which may, in fact, encounter harsh economic realities down the road.’”        

“MOHELA’s reliance on Biden to argue that it is ‘part of’ the State of Missouri is unpersuasive considering that the Supreme Court did not address sovereign immunity,” U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema wrote in Tuesday’s opinion.        

The Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, vacated and remanded the Maricopa County Superior Court’s ruling after finding the parties had explicitly agreed to arbitrate any disputes relating to plaintiff Michele Gray’s employment with her former employer, defendant GC Services.        

Ohio’s Board of Professional Conduct of the Supreme Court found that attorney Mark Bennett’s power was “not inconsequential” despite not being in a position to hire or fire an intern in his office.        

Bradley Arant is “seeing growth in areas where other firms are intentionally restricting that growth in terms of lateral hires,” said Atlanta office managing partner Sidney Welch.        

The Court of Appeals’ ruling is expected to have broad implications not just for New York—one of the hardest hit states during the pandemic—but nationally, since the court’s interpretation of the policy language could impact how other courts rule on pandemic-related business interruption disputes.        

“I expect that they will be looking for opportunities to apply all of the elements of the guidelines in merger cases — to some extent, they’ve already been doing that,” said former FTC Chair William Kovacic.