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Valve faces £656M claim
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Corporate
Shein’s London Listing (Or Compromise?)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
JP Morgan's Joint Venture Showdown
In Short: J.P. Morgan didn’t try to lowball the value of Viva Wallet, a London judge decided, wrapping
Eversheds Sutherland
Eversheds, KWM, and Simmons & Simmons Advise on Deterra’s £144M Trident Royalties Acquisition
In Short: Deterra Royalties through its subsidiary, Deterra Global Holdings, is shelling out £144 million to snap up UK-based Trident
Roundup
Out of Charge
EU slaps China with EV tariffs and Elon gets a mega pay check.
Gowling WLG
Gowling WLG and Eversheds Sutherland Advise on Rothesay’s £125M Pension Deal with Medical Protection Society
In Short: Rothesay has nailed a £125 million pension deal with the Medical Protection Society Ltd. (MPS), supported by the
Deep Dive
Top Tech Trends of 2024
We run through 3 key trends and explain how each of them impacts Law Firms.
Real Estate
UK homebuilders can create M&A boom
Homebuilders are teaming up to become the biggest and best just as the general election looms.
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Milberg London and RPC Represent Opposing Sides in £656M Class Action Against Valve Over Alleged Price-Fixing on Steam
In Short: Valve, the big boss behind gaming platform Steam, is getting slapped with a £656 million class action lawsuit
Trade
EU Slaps Tariffs on Chinese EVs
EU wants to stop China's EV dominance. Here's how it impacts law firms.
Roundup
The Must-Know Trend
Our weekly roundup of news you need to know.
Trade
Japan Inc. is trapped
Japanese companies are back in business, but the growing tensions between the US and China might throw a wrench in the works
Cases
Eversheds advises on Heathrow Express drama
Heathrow Express is back in court. Eversheds is leading the way.
Deals
Burges Salmon lead on £100M Pension deal
Burges Salmon advised Insurer Canada Life as it finalized a £100 million pension deal.
Cases
Dentons and Travers face off in in Cinema dispute
Sony's Columbia Pictures is suing Wanda Kids for $49 million, claiming the media company failed to pay for shares in Vampire Squid Productions it had agreed to buy.
Law
Why are US firms leaving China?
In Short: Several top US law firms are packing up their Shanghai offices, thanks to a slowdown in financial activity
Eversheds Sutherland
Eversheds Sutherland and Thompsons Represent Heathrow Express and Ex-Employees in Appeal Over Lifelong Travel Benefits
In Short: Heathrow Express must readdress breach of contract claims from former employees who argue they lost their lifelong travel
Key Laws that will pass or fail after the UK Election
The UK election is coming up. Question: what happens to all those bills the current Government has been working on?