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On December 23, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted an emergency motion by the federal government to stay the nationwide preliminary injunction that had suspended enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and stayed its compliance deadlines, including the January 1, 2025, compliance deadline for reporting companies formed prior to January 1, 2024. Our lawyers Matthew Bisanz, Brad Resnikoff, Marcella Barganz, Kelly Truesdale, Lorenz A. Taets, and Courtney Seitz discuss the extended deadlines issued by the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network following the ruling, the plaintiffs' responses, potential further actions by the Fifth Circuit, and key takeaways for companies subject to the CTA’s reporting requirements. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/ec5fHBBF #CorporateTransparencyAct #USCourtofAppeals #FinCEN

Join Mayer Brown and KBW for an engaging half-day forum focusing on trends and developments in financial services M&A!   We’re excited to bring together key industry leaders, who along with our M&A lawyers, will share insights into strategic partnerships, digital assets, mortgage technology, and regulatory updates. Topics of discussion will include:   ➡ Strategic Partnerships: Exploring Interconnections Among Private Credit, Insurance Companies, and Banks ➡ M&A and Digital Assets: The Role of M&A in the Convergence of Traditional Financial Services and Blockchain / Digital Assets ➡ Mortgage Tech: Evolving Landscape ➡ Regulatory, Policy, and Tax Updates   🔗 For more information: https://lnkd.in/gjsYhZYy   #FinancialServices #MergersandAcquisitions 

For the second consecutive year, partner Jason Linder has been named a “Top White Collar Lawyer” by Daily Journal Corporation, which recognizes California’s premier white collar lawyers. The publication highlights Jason's work in some of America's most pressing corporate investigations, such as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the FTX cryptocurrency scandal, and 3M Corporation's Department of Justice and SEC investigation regarding alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in China. Learn more about Jason and the recognition here: https://lnkd.in/e5i2GN_s #TopWhiteCollarLawyer 

In two significant recent opinions, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled against the buyers of life sciences companies, holding that they failed to apply commercially reasonable efforts to achieve earnout milestones. In Fortis Advisors LLC v. Johnson & Johnson, the court awarded nearly $1 billion in damages for breach of contract to the target company’s stockholders, while the court in Shareholder Representative Services LLC v. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will announce its damages determination in a separate opinion. The opinions highlight the perils associated with negotiating and interpreting diligence obligations of this kind—which are prevalent in life sciences M&A transactions—as well as licensing and collaboration agreements. In this Delaware Law Alert, produced by Mayer Brown’s M&A team, Reb Wheeler examines these recent opinions and the implications for Life Sciences M&A transactions. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gVD8xgN3 #MergersAndAcquisitions #DelawareLaw

In honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we welcomed Oscar-nominated co-producer and co-director James LeBrecht and former Mayer Brown partner Carolyn Osolinik at Mayer Brown’s Palo Alto office for an inspiring discussion on the Disability Justice Movement. Partner Ward Johnson delivered the welcoming remarks, and the conversation was moderated by global chief knowledge officer Philip Bryce. Carolyn, who played a crucial role in the development, drafting and passage of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, shared compelling stories from her career. Jim, who co-produced and co-directed the 2020 award winning documentary Crip Camp about a summer camp for disabled teens in the early 1970s, recounted the documentary making process. Our colleagues were invited to view the documentary before the program, which was also streamed virtually to other offices. #IDPD

✨ 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻! ✨ As we wrap up another successful year, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our clients, partners, and team members around the world. Wishing you and your loved ones a joyous holiday season. We look forward to achieving new milestones together in 2025!

Our Internet Litigation team recently took a well-deserved break from the office to enjoy a hike in beautiful Palo Alto. The team, who has had an incredibly productive year, has represented major technology companies in several large-scale privacy putative class actions, obtained favorable settlements in a number of putative wiretapping class actions, and not to mention, hosted a successful webinar series focused on emerging internet litigation trends including pixel wiretapping, data web scraping and a terms of service refresher.   📸 Featuring partners Tony Weibell and Sophie Mancall-Bitel, and associates Sarah Hsu and Nina He.   #InternetLitigation #TechLaw #PrivacyLitigation #Wiretapping

A Mayer Brown team led by partner Pablo Ferrante and senior associate Federica M. Castro, advises Pluspetrol, S.A. on the acquisition of ExxonMobil Exploration Argentina S.R.L. from ExxonMobil Argentina Investments B.V. and QatarEnergy Argentina Holdings LLC. The team also included partner Harriet Hainsworth, senior associate Daniel Fahey and associate Hudson Peavy. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eWEhtEVZ #MergersandAcquisitions #OilIndustry

The year is wrapping up, but our alumni are just getting started! Discover the exciting new roles of Lawrence Cunningham, Josh Gordon-Blake, Charles Hallab, Rebecca Ho and Kelyn Smith, from Chief Digital Officer at MoneyGram International to President & CEO of the US-Saudi Business Council, in our final Movers and Shakers article of the year: https://bit.ly/49tjxBh #MayerBrownAlumni #CareerGrowth

Mayer Brown has advised STAR Capital Partnership LLP (STAR) on STAR IV Fund’s investment in STR (Subsea Technology & Rentals), a leading global subsea sensor equipment and solutions provider to the offshore energy, infrastructure and marine science markets. This is the second transaction Mayer Brown has advised STAR on this calendar year, having also advised a consortium led by STAR on the acquisition of V.Group in June 2024. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dCSbK89B #privateequity #investment #energy #infrastructure