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The Deal: Ropes & Gray Top-5 Counsel to Distressed Companies
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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The Deal: Ropes & Gray Top-5 Counsel to Distressed Companies
Ropes & Gray was ranked #5 on The Deal 's out-of-court restructuring league table Q1 2025. The list highlighted the top counsel to distressed companies, ranking firms by the number of transactions active at any point between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.
Ropes & Gray's award-winning Business Restructuring practice is regularly ranked among the world's leading practices by Chambers, Legal 500 and others.
For
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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The Deal: Ropes & Gray Top-5 Counsel to Distressed Companies
Ropes & Gray was ranked #5 on The Deal 's out-of-court restructuring league table Q1 2025. The list highlighted the top counsel to distressed companies, ranking firms by the number of transactions active at any point between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.
Ropes & Gray's award-winning Business Restructuring practice is regularly ranked among the world's leading practices by Chambers, Legal 500 and others.
Formore details, you can view The Deal 's league table here.
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Original text here: https://www.ropesgray.com/en/news-and-events/rankings-and-awards/2025/04/the-deal-ropes-gray-top-5-counsel-to-distressed-companies
SEC's Reopening of Civil FCPA Case Could Indicate How It Will Navigate Anti-Corruption Cases
NEW YORK, April 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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SEC's Reopening of Civil FCPA Case Could Indicate How It Will Navigate Anti-Corruption Cases
The Securities and Exchange Commission has asked to stay a civil FCPA enforcement action against two former Cognizant executives a week after they avoided a criminal trial for an alleged bribery scheme in India.
Pillsbury partner David Oliwenstein, a former SEC enforcement lawyer, said the ultimate resolution could indicate how incoming SEC commissioner Paul Atkins, who received U.S. Senate
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NEW YORK, April 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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SEC's Reopening of Civil FCPA Case Could Indicate How It Will Navigate Anti-Corruption Cases
The Securities and Exchange Commission has asked to stay a civil FCPA enforcement action against two former Cognizant executives a week after they avoided a criminal trial for an alleged bribery scheme in India.
Pillsbury partner David Oliwenstein, a former SEC enforcement lawyer, said the ultimate resolution could indicate how incoming SEC commissioner Paul Atkins, who received U.S. Senateconfirmation last week, will navigate FCPA enforcement.
"It could be a really big deal, because to the extent there will be a gap in DOJ prosecutions in the anti-corruption space, a big question is [to] what extent the SEC will act to fill that void," he told Global Investigations Review.
He pointed out that the motion did not say the parties had reached an agreement in principle. The SEC is not bound by the President's FCPA pause, he added, and the civil charges would carry a lower burden of proof at trial than the burden on DOJ in the now-dismissed parallel criminal matter.
But he also noted that interim SEC enforcement director Antonia Apps said at a recent conference that her agency would "follow the lead" of the DOJ. The decision to drop the criminal charges "will at least be an important data point" in the commission's internal deliberations, he said.
"The position that the commission takes or doesn't take...may provide a strong signal as to what the next four years are going to look like," he said.
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Original text here: https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/sec-reopening-civil-fcpa-case-navigate-anti-corruption.html
Ropes & Gray Ranked Among Top 5 Law Firms in The Deal's Q1 2025 Private Equity and M&A Global League Tables
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ropes & Gray Ranked Among Top 5 Law Firms in The Deal's Q1 2025 Private Equity and M&A Global League Tables
The Deal, a leading news and information platform for dealmakers, has ranked Ropes & Gray among the top 5 law firms in its Q1 2025 Private Equity and M&A league tables. The rankings were based on the volume of transactions each firm was noted for between January 1 and March 31, 2025.
Ropes & Gray's award-winning private equity and M&A practice continues to be recognized
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ropes & Gray Ranked Among Top 5 Law Firms in The Deal's Q1 2025 Private Equity and M&A Global League Tables
The Deal, a leading news and information platform for dealmakers, has ranked Ropes & Gray among the top 5 law firms in its Q1 2025 Private Equity and M&A league tables. The rankings were based on the volume of transactions each firm was noted for between January 1 and March 31, 2025.
Ropes & Gray's award-winning private equity and M&A practice continues to be recognizedas one of the world's leading practices by esteemed publications such as Chambers, Legal 500 and others. Additionally, Law360 recently honored Ropes & Gray as a 2024 Private Equity Practice Group of the Year, marking the firm's ninth win of this prestigious award.
For more details, you can view The Deal 's league tables here.
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Original text here: https://www.ropesgray.com/en/news-and-events/rankings-and-awards/2025/04/ropes-gray-ranked-among-top-5-law-firms-in-the-deals-q1-2025
Ninth Circuit Looks Open to Sending Invisalign Antitrust Suit to Trial
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 18 -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ninth Circuit Looks Open to Sending Invisalign Antitrust Suit to Trial
SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals appears to be open to reversing Align's summary judgment against two class action cases accusing the company of monopolizing the clear braces and teeth scanners markets after a convincing oral argument by Berger Montague's Joshua P. Davis.
"We were gratified that the judges listened intently to our arguments for reversal," said Berger Shareholder Joshua P. Davis, who manages
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 18 -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ninth Circuit Looks Open to Sending Invisalign Antitrust Suit to Trial
SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals appears to be open to reversing Align's summary judgment against two class action cases accusing the company of monopolizing the clear braces and teeth scanners markets after a convincing oral argument by Berger Montague's Joshua P. Davis.
"We were gratified that the judges listened intently to our arguments for reversal," said Berger Shareholder Joshua P. Davis, who managesthe firm's San Francisco Bay Area Office and is co-chair with Paul Bland of the Appeals and Complex Briefing team. "The panel asked informed and insightful questions of both sides, and we eagerly anticipate the ruling which will hopefully allow us to vindicate the rights of the certified class of thousands of dentists that we represent," said Mr. Davis.
The plaintiffs allege that Align, which makes clear braces, monopolized the market by colluding with 3Shape, a maker of alternative scanning technology used to facilitate dentists' fashioning of dental aligners. There are two certified classes, one of direct dentist purchasers and one of consumers who indirectly bought the clear braces.
Mr. Davis, along with Rio Pierce of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, argued on appeal that the trial judge erred in not sending the dispute to trial. The Department of Justice also presented argument at the hearing on behalf of the United States, urging the panel to impose a different legal standard than the district court invoked.
Read more about the case at www.bergermontague.com/align.
Berger Montague is one of the nation's preeminent law firms focusing on complex civil litigation, class actions, and mass torts in federal and state courts throughout the United States. The firm is active in the fields of antitrust, commercial litigation, consumer protection, defective products, environmental law, employment law, securities, and whistleblower cases, among many other practice areas. For more than 50 years, Berger Montague has played lead roles in precedent-setting cases and has recovered over $50 billion for its clients and the classes they have represented. Berger Montague is headquartered in Philadelphia and has offices in Chicago, Minneapolis, San Diego, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, DE.
Meet The Team
Joshua P. Davis
Shareholder
jdavis@bm.net
415-215-0962
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://bergermontague.com/news/ninth-circuit-looks-open-to-sending-invisalign-antitrust-suit-to-trial/
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Navigating deepwater drilling regulations for the oil & gas industry
NEW YORK, April 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Navigating deepwater drilling regulations for the oil & gas industry
In Offshore Technology, White & Case partner Steven Otillar is quoted on the impact of global deepwater drilling regulations on the oil & gas industry.
On the regulatory landscape in the deepwater drilling space, Steven says, "While there are several international conventions involving the maritime energy industry, it is mainly a country-by-country regulatory approach."
Steven highlights MARPOL, the International
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NEW YORK, April 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Navigating deepwater drilling regulations for the oil & gas industry
In Offshore Technology, White & Case partner Steven Otillar is quoted on the impact of global deepwater drilling regulations on the oil & gas industry.
On the regulatory landscape in the deepwater drilling space, Steven says, "While there are several international conventions involving the maritime energy industry, it is mainly a country-by-country regulatory approach."
Steven highlights MARPOL, the InternationalConvention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, as one of the most significant maritime environmental conventions that impacts the global offshore energy industry.
"The importance of MARPOL cannot be understated," he says, "and even ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations), which has established its own regulatory system, for the most part follows MARPOL standards," Steven adds.
"As we see more drilling beyond the continental shelf and exclusive economic zones, it will be interesting to see how matters develop," he notes. "There will most likely be a patchwork of regulations and internal corporate safety policies to be applied, which will vary greatly among operators."
See the full Offshore Technology article here.
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Original text here: https://www.whitecase.com/news/media/navigating-deepwater-drilling-regulations-oil-gas-industry
Caruso Quoted in The Indiana Lawyer's M&A Monthly on Tariffs
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Caruso Quoted in The Indiana Lawyer's M&A Monthly on Tariffs
Taft partner Ralph Caruso was featured in the article "Tariffs create uncertainty for M&A activity," which was published on April 17 in The Indiana Lawyer. In the article, Caruso discussed the effects of current tariff uncertainty on corporate M&A deals. He specifically noted that in his talks with clients, they are continually strategizing the best ways to navigate a business strategy in an uncertain economic environment.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Caruso Quoted in The Indiana Lawyer's M&A Monthly on Tariffs
Taft partner Ralph Caruso was featured in the article "Tariffs create uncertainty for M&A activity," which was published on April 17 in The Indiana Lawyer. In the article, Caruso discussed the effects of current tariff uncertainty on corporate M&A deals. He specifically noted that in his talks with clients, they are continually strategizing the best ways to navigate a business strategy in an uncertain economic environment.Additionally, Caruso noted that he is seeing a much more cautious and hesitant approach to current M&A deals.
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Caruso is chair of the firm's national Business practice group and a transactional lawyer who has substantial experience advising private equity sponsors and strategic investors in connection with complex domestic and cross-border merger, acquisition, and divestiture transactions. For more than 25 years, Caruso has represented leading private equity sponsors and well-known domestic and multi-national companies in some of their most sensitive and important transactions. He also regularly represents management teams in connection with change of control transactions and investment banks in connection with their sell-side and buy-side engagements.
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Original text here: https://www.taftlaw.com/news-events/news/caruso-featured-in-the-indiana-lawyers-ma-monthly/
Wiley Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Regarding Federal Sentencing Guidelines
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Wiley Rein, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Wiley Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Regarding Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Wiley, working with the Supreme Court Program at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Law, has filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National Association for Public Defense (NAPD) in the U.S. Supreme Court. The brief, supporting the petition for writ of certiorari in Wiggins v. United States, urges the Court to resolve a circuit split concerning the scope of the term "controlled substance offense" under the U.S. Sentencing
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WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Wiley Rein, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Wiley Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Regarding Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Wiley, working with the Supreme Court Program at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Law, has filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National Association for Public Defense (NAPD) in the U.S. Supreme Court. The brief, supporting the petition for writ of certiorari in Wiggins v. United States, urges the Court to resolve a circuit split concerning the scope of the term "controlled substance offense" under the U.S. SentencingGuidelines. NAPD is an association of more than 28,000 professionals who deliver the right to counsel throughout all U.S. states and territories.
The case stems from a 2020 federal court conviction in which the Petitioner received an enhanced sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines based on a prior "controlled substance offense." The issue presented is whether a conviction for violation of a state criminal statute extending to substances that are not "controlled substances" under federal law qualifies as a "controlled substance offense" for purposes of the Sentencing Guidelines. The federal courts of appeals are split on that issue.
The NAPD amicus brief argues that the term "controlled substance offense" should be limited to convictions for violation of statutes that apply only to substances qualifying as controlled substances under federal law. The brief explains that this reading serves the goal of the Sentencing Guidelines by ensuring uniformity in federal sentencing for similarly situated defendants. It further argues that this interpretation is supported by the presumption that the meaning of a federal law is not dependent on state law and by the rule of lenity, which favors defendants in cases of ambiguity. The brief also notes that proposed Sentencing Commission amendments would not resolve the circuit split but instead would entrench the contested language.
Read the full brief, here.
Wiley's pro bono representation of NAPD in the amicus brief was led by Richard A. Simpson, partner in the firm's Issues and Appeals, Litigation, and Insurance practices, and associate Elizabeth Fisher, along with co-counsel Andrew Hessick, Judge John J. Parker, UNC's Distinguished Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Strategy & Planning at UNC School of Law. They were assisted by UNC law students Ashlyn Barnes, Connor Fraley, and Hunter Wright.
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://www.wiley.law/pressrelease-Wiley-Files-Supreme-Court-Amicus-Brief-Regarding-Federal-Sentencing-Guidelines
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