Monthly Archives: August, 2024

Litigation Piles Up as Google Confronts Social Media MDL and Potential Breakup

In a stunning opinion issued last week, Judge Amit Mehta of the District of Columbia District Court found that search engine giant Google is...

Chasing Cash: United Bankshares to Acquire Piedmont Bancorp

As banks battle for deposits, United Bankshares announced its $267 million acquisition of Piedmont Bancorp, thereby creating the 39th largest banking company in the U.S....

False Claims Act, Health Care Whistleblowers, and Whistling in the Wind with Justin Lugar

The DOJ’s annual report for 2023 revealed that the agency’s Health Care Fraud Unit was its busiest criminal enforcement section, responsible for convicting more...

President Biden’s Critical Infrastructure Cyber Memo and CrowdStrike’s Whoopsie Daisy with Elizabeth Burgin Waller

How secure is our nation's critical infrastructure? One recent event serves as a cautionary tale. In this episode, we tackle this pressing question in...

Skadden and Vinson & Elkins Advise on Solaris/MERs Merger

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure announced it will acquire Mobile Energy Rentals LLC (MER), a provider of distributed power, including generators, transformers, and power distribution systems, for...