Latham & Watkins Poised to Hire Wachtell Deals Star Podolsky

Latham & Watkins is set to hire Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz dealmaker Zach Podolsky, a major coup for Latham’s global mergers and acquisitions practice.

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Tom Goldstein’s arguments challenging the criminal tax charges he’s facing are meritless, if not borderline frivolous, prosecutors said in filings before a federal court.

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As the legal fallout of a Texas bankruptcy judge’s undisclosed romance with a local lawyer heads to mediation this week, the most influential player won’t even be in the room.

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Middle market transactions are a bright spot for deals lawyers despite volatility from tariffs, geopolitics and a lackluster stock market.

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Circle Internet Group Inc.’s shares jumped 20% on Friday after Seaport Global gave the stablecoin issuer its first buy rating in the wake of the US Senate’s move this week to pass legislation setting up regulatory rules for cryptocurrencies pegged to the dollar.