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M&A Showing Signs of Life in 2024

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Is the Intelligize team clairvoyant? We’re obviously not, however, we must note that our recent M&A report states that oil and gas is an industry primed for consolidation. And then, as if on cue, oilfield services giant SLB on April 2 a...

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Regulators Continue Costly Crackdown on Off-Channel Communications

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How much would your teenage children pay to stay on their favorite social media apps? One thousand dollars? Ten thousand? More? If you think their addiction is bad, console yourself with the example of the country’s largest financial instit...

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Forum Shopping Debate Ties Stakeholders in Knots

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So-called forum shopping is a time-tested strategy of zealous litigators. Looking for the legal equivalent of home-field advantage, they file lawsuits in jurisdictions where they feel they will find a sympathetic ear on the bench. The power...

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DOJ Takes Antitrust Fight to Apple

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As President Joe Biden approaches the end of his first term in office, vigorous enforcement of antitrust law has become a hallmark of his administration. In the most ambitious move yet, the Department of Justice is pursuing antitrust action...

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SEC Dings Investment Advisors for AI Washing; Are Public Companies Next?

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You’ve heard of greenwashing and sports-washing. Let us introduce you to AI washing. In what is believed to be a first for the Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency recently settled charges against a pair of investment advisors for...

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