Full Disclosure:​

Practice Area News​

By Jaysen Sutton​
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Hi Reader 👋🏽,

It's the first week of June, 2024. Here are the most relevant stories for you to be aware of as an aspiring lawyer, from all of the main practice areas:
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Mergers & Acquisitions​
  • Kirkland and Wachtell advises as ConocoPhillips buys Marathon Oil in latest energy mega merger (The Global Legal Post)
  • Paul Weiss and Wachtel advises as Hess approves takeover by Chevron (The Global Legal Post)
  • Slaughter and May, Kirkland, Paul Weiss and Ashurst advise on the takeover of Royal Mail's parent company (Legal Business)
  • Global takeovers increase 23% compared to same period last year (Financial Times)
Capital Markets / Finance
  • Shein is expected to IPO in London for £50bn (BBC)
  • Biotechs line up for IPOs (Financial Times)
  • Elon Musk raises £6bn for AI start up xAI (The Guardian)
Disputes
  • British tech pioneer Mike Lynch walks free after US fraud trial (Reuters)
  • Netflix is sued for $170mm over Baby Reindeer link (Financial Times)
Economy
  • ECB cuts interest rates for first time in 5 years (BBC)
  • Business confidence 'highest in a decade' (Credit Connect)
  • US grows by 1.3% in first quarter of 2024 (FX Empire)
Law Firms as a Business

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