Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Slaughter and May are among the firms advising on U.S. company International Paper’s acquisition of U.K. packaging firm DS Smith. The combination has a transaction value of approximately $9.9 billion—equivalent to roughly £7.9 billion—according to an announcement from International Paper, which is based in Memphis,…

The Manhattan judge presiding over Donald Trump’s criminal case may have shocked the country when he empaneled seven jurors on Tuesday following just two days of jury selection—but observers say it shows the jurist is in complete control of the proceedings. “Despite everyone’s belief that voir dire was going to…

Law firms practising in the United Arab Emirates are expecting increased activity thanks to the implementation of the new bankruptcy law. The new legislation, which repealed the previous law, was published in October 2023 and will take effect on May 1.

The criminal trial of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, currently set for May 6, may be derailed by one of his co-defendants’ desire to potentially call another co-defendant’s lawyer as a trial witness, counsel for all parties revealed during a status conference Wednesday. Menendez and New Jersey businessmen Wael…

Paul Hastings and Weil Gotshal & Manges have taken on leading advisory roles in French company Vinci Airports’ £1.27 billion acquisition of Edinburgh Airport. The airport operator is instructing Paul Hastings on its purchase of a 50% stake in the airport, according to a firm statement. The firm’s energy and infrastructure M&A partners Jessamy…

A Stamford jury awarded the estate of Felix Mejia and his widow Angela Cadavid $5.5 million. A lawsuit alleged the defendants did not properly diagnose and treat Mejia, leading to his death. According to the complaint, the defendants—Dr. Ryosuke Ito, physician’s assistant Vanie Mangal and Emergency Medicine Physicians of New…