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☆ Top Law Firms Call for Universities to Tamp Down on Antisemitism
  + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Erin Mulvaney | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Columbia students participating in a rally in support of Palestinians. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesMore than two dozen large law firms urged university deans to address antisemitic harassment, vandalism and assaults reported on college campuses in recent weeks. In a letter sent Wednesday, the law firms, a group that includes Kirkland & Ellis; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, say they have been alarmed at reports of violence and bigotry on college campuses in recent weeks, including rallies calling for the death of the Jews and the elimination of the state of Israel. The letter was sent to more than 20 top law school deans.
Persons: Spencer Platt, Ellis, Paul, Weiss, Wachtell Lipton Rosen, Katz Organizations: Columbia, Getty, Kirkland, Garrison Locations: Rifkind, Wharton, Israel
☆ Bath & Body Works adds director, Third Point backs off proxy fight
  + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Svea Herbst-Bayliss | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/2] Shoppers wait in line outside a Bath and Body Works retail store in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File PhotoNEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI.N) on Monday named veteran financial executive and board member Thomas Kuhn as a new director, ending a potential challenge from billionaire investor Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point. "Tom’s 35 year history as a respected financial and legal advisor, including working with consumer companies, will bring an important perspective to Bath & Body Works as it focuses on its key strategic initiatives to maximize shareholder value," Bath & Body Works board chair Sarah Nash said in a statement. Bath & Body Works, which is valued at roughly $10 billion, has been operating as a standalone company since 2021. At Bath & Body Works the company was advised by law firm Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, financial services company J.P. Morgan Chase & Co, proxy solicitor Innisfree M&A Inc and public relations firm Joele Frank.
☆ Corporate America is bracing for a rise in activist investing. Meet the 13 lawyers on speed-dial when companies and investors fight for boardroom control.
  + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
Law firms including Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP and Schulte Roth & Zabel are go-tos for activist investors looking to change how companies do business. Kai Liekefett, who co-chairs Sidley's shareholder activism practice, last year successfully defended cloud company Box Inc. in a proxy fight by Starboard. Liekefett has also defended clients against major activist investors including Carl Icahn and Trian Partners. He has advised clients against major activist investors including Trian, Carl Icahn, Starboard Value and the billionaire Paul Singer. Lawrence Elbaum and Patrick Gadson, Vinson & ElkinsPatrick Gadson (L) and Lawrence Elbaum (R), co-heads of Vinson & Elkins' shareholder activism group.
☆ Elon Musk likely faces a 'staggering' legal bill as high as $100 million after his failed attempt to back out of buying Twitter
  + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Kali Hays | Grace Kay | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Elon Musk could be facing up to $100 million in personal legal fees after renewing his offer to buy Twitter. Both Twitter and Musk employed over 50 lawyers in the months leading up to the trial. A lot of the cost, of course, is going straight to the lawyers and major firms Musk and Twitter employed. He added that hourly billing is unlikely to be how Musk and Twitter were solely charged in this case. Are you legal professional involved in Musk vs. Twitter or someone with insight to share?
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