Monthly Archives: April, 2023

Acquiring Innovation: Merck buys Prometheus

Merck has inked another blockbuster deal, announcing its $10.8 billion acquisition of Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. The all-cash transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of...

Analytics Show Labor and Employment Litigation has Held Steady Throughout Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by a generational shift in the workforce, including a shift to telework, economic uncertainty, and a rise in...

MSG Serves up Tao Group for $550 Million

Billionaire Mark Scheinberg’s Mohari Hospitality Limited announced its acquisition of nightlife and fine dining staple Tao Group Hospitality in a stock purchase that...

FOIA Requests Presaged the Post-Roe Fight Over Abortion Rights

FOIAengine:  Early Warnings from Florida AG, Judicial Watch, and the Media Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is a straight-talking law-and-order prosecutor who made more than...

Persuasion as Direct and Honest Advocacy with Jack Siegal

According to studies cited in a 2019 article in Business Insider, people develop first impressions of you “even before you open your mouth,” that...

Q1 Update: Bankruptcy Filings Grow in Opening Months of 2023

In contrast to the overall trend for 2022, the first few months of 2023 show a year-over-year increase in bankruptcy filings, according to Docket...

Intellectual Property Trial Team Diversity with Tara Trask

Diversity and inclusion initiatives aren’t just valuable for checking off compliance boxes and writing marketing copy. Those benefits are a distant second and third...

A $606 Million Litigation Fund Eyes Moderna

FOIAengine: More Requesters Targeting Pfizer, Moderna Sina Toussi is a New Yorker who knows his way around Wall Street.  The 54-year-old Columbia Law graduate started...