Who Doesn’t Like Gary Gensler?

FOIAengine Finds SEC Chair in a Harsh Spotlight You’ve probably seen Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), whether you know it or not.   For a few weeks last month, he was one of the most recognizable, least known lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Professorial mien.  Bow...

Holland & Knight and Greenberg Traurig advise on Masonite/Fleetwood Merger

As the U.S. luxury home market remains buoyant amid high interest rates, Masonite International Corporation announced that its subsidiary will acquire Fleetwood Aluminum Products,...

Real Estate Tech Company RealPage’s Antitrust Reckoning Comes After Years of Legal Quiet

Last October, ProPublica published the results of a real estate market investigation alleging that one company selling rent-setting software to landlords around...

Morgan & Morgan Targets Weight Control Drugs

FOIAengine Reveals Threat of Litigation Personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan is gearing up for what could...

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Holland & Knight and Greenberg Traurig advise on Masonite/Fleetwood Merger

As the U.S. luxury home market remains buoyant amid high interest rates, Masonite International Corporation announced that its subsidiary will acquire Fleetwood Aluminum Products,...

Wild Ride: Kirkland, Weil Gotshal, and Squire Patton Boggs advise on Cedar Fair/Six Flag Merger

As amusement parks have struggled with growth following the pandemic, Six Flags and Cedar Fair have delighted markets with their announcement that...

Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle: Exxon Pursues Carbon Sequestration

Amid record U.S. oil production, Big Oil has set its sights on offsetting its carbon footprint via sequestration technology. The oil industry...

Taylor Swift’s Trademark Era

Highly decorated singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, recently the star of her own concert tour film, has considerable interests to protect and controversies to...

Davis Polk and Gibson Dunn Advise on Exxon Expansion

Exxon is making a $6.45 billion bet on one of the U.S.’s oldest oil and gas producing regions with its acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources....

Who Doesn’t Like Gary Gensler?

FOIAengine Finds SEC Chair in a Harsh Spotlight You’ve probably seen Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), whether you know it or...

Holland & Knight and Greenberg Traurig advise on Masonite/Fleetwood Merger

As the U.S. luxury home market remains buoyant amid high interest rates, Masonite International Corporation announced that its subsidiary will acquire Fleetwood Aluminum Products,...

Real Estate Tech Company RealPage’s Antitrust Reckoning Comes After Years of Legal Quiet

Last October, ProPublica published the results of a real estate market investigation alleging that one company selling rent-setting software to landlords around...

Morgan & Morgan Targets Weight Control Drugs

FOIAengine Reveals Threat of Litigation Personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan is gearing up for what could...

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Applying Business Strategy to Your Law Firm with James Grant

This isn’t going to be another theoretical sermon on the business of law, but how two partners  – with the help of a business expert – re-envisioned their practice, throwing out traditional models and transforming their firm...

PFAS Regulation, Litigation, and Differentiation with David Marmins and Morgan Harrison

The PFAS family of man-made compounds are found in countless consumer products, as well as medical devices and firefighting foam. The incredibly...

Fresh Produce Law, Contracts, and Risks with Katy Esquivel

According to the Department of Agriculture Americans consume 137 pounds of fresh produce per year. That not only fuels our bodies but...

ESG Programs and the Lawyer’s Role with Kai Gray

What’s gotten into some corporations these days?  Some are reducing their carbon footprint and reducing waste. Some are demanding ethical...

Natural Gas Bans, Bans on Bans, and the Ninth Circuit with Gary Toman

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently struck down Berkeley, California's ban on natural gas infrastructure in new buildings. The court ruled...

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Propane Co. Faces Hazardous Substances Environmental Complaint

On September 2, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a civil complaint in the Middle District of Florida against Ferrellgas,...

Judge Issues Opinion in Lenovo, Motorola Antitrust Suit Against InterDigital Over Purported FRAND Failure

On Wednesday, Judge Leonard P. Stark of the District of Delaware issued a memorandum opinion regarding InterDigital’s motion to dismiss Lenovo and...

An Inside Look at FTC Enforcement Actions in the Last Five Years

Since its inception in 1914, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection watchdog with antitrust oversight, has shapeshifted as its...

Bank Sues Watermelon Grower and Buyers in Contract Action

OneSouth Bank filed a breach of contract suit against Herman Curt Titshaw, a watermelon grower, for allegedly defaulting on a loan and...

Citing New Evidence, Surviving Family Members Sue Feds, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Over 1996 TWA Crash

An amended complaint filed in Massachusetts federal court on Monday has accused the United States Department of Defense, the United States Navy,...

Addimmune Goes Public in Bid to Cure HIV

American Gene Technologies International announced that it is spinning off it’s HIV-focused gene therapy company Addimmune in a SPAC deal that values the enterprise...

Lyft, Uber Sued For Infringing Driver-Matching Technology

Lyft and Uber were sued on Friday in the Western District of Texas for patent infringement relating to their respective websites and...

Geico Alleges New York Physician Operating Fraudulent No-Fault Billing Scheme

Geico filed a complaint Wednesday in the Eastern District of New York against a physician for allegedly operating an insurance fraud...

Three Lawsuits Claim Leading Supplier of Pork Violated the Sherman Antitrust Act

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Big Data and SEC FOIA Requests

FOIAengine Analysis of SEC Requests Reveals Insights An analysis of Freedom of Information Act requests to the Securities...

Down the Rabbit Hole with Sam Bankman-Fried

FOIAengine:  As Trial Looms, a Private Investigator Pursues the SEC It’s been a tough couple of months for Sam...

Facebook’s Messy Crypto Aftermath

FOIAengine: New York AG Targets Diem Association, aka Libra It was the end of January 2022, and Stuart Levey was...

Crypto Winter Drives Flurry of Court Activity for Troubled Firms

Turbulence marked 2022 for the nascent cryptocurrency industry when major exchanges, digital currencies, and lenders collapsed, causing billions of invested funds to...

FOIAengine: Requests Pointed to SBF’s Shaky World Long Before FTX Imploded

Jacob Silverman is a cryptocurrency savant and Jeopardy champion with 35,000 Twitter followers and stories to tell.  A few years ago, the 38-year-old recalled his...

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Who Doesn’t Like Gary Gensler?

FOIAengine Finds SEC Chair in a Harsh Spotlight You’ve probably seen Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), whether you know it or...

Morgan & Morgan Targets Weight Control Drugs

FOIAengine Reveals Threat of Litigation Personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan is gearing up for what could...

Will the Feds Classify Marijuana as a “Safe” Drug?

In FOIAengine, Media Requests Seek the Answer When word leaked in late August that the Department of Health and...