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“Clear expectations and timeliness surrounding merger reviews are critical so banks can make informed decisions about whether to pursue a merger when approval is likely or withdraw an application when it is not,” said Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky.        

Here are five things to look out for that will offer some insights into the merger’s success before any clear financial metrics emerge, writes Law.com International Editor-in-Chief Paul Hodkinson in this bimonthly column.        

The challenge to the program seems to be a part of a larger legal strategy to create a circuit split, thus increasing chances of U.S. Supreme Court review, said Andrew Twinamatsiko, director of the Health Policy and the Law Initiative at the O’Neill Institute.        

“In terms of a jurist, one could not ask for a more fair and balanced individual,” one lawyer said of Justice Curtis Farber. “He is even-keeled, level-headed, unflustered by anything. He is no one’s fool, and he is a strong rudder for our court system.”        

“I don’t know that we really should care about policy,” said Presiding Judge Stephen Dillard. “It’s only what the statute says, and you may be right on that, you may not be right on that, but that’s what I’m not getting.”        

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The U.S. Fifth Circuit ruled IBM could “discontinue” but not “displace” a BMC customer license in certain circumstances.        

Billing rate growth “continues to be the primary contributor to revenue growth,” with standard rates increasing 9% in Q1 2024, Wells Fargo said.        

“The concern, of course, is that institutions, given a choice, will offer processes that are less robust. But this could be shortsighted on the part of institutions as fewer protections for accused students will inevitably lead to more litigation, which could lead to greater cost for institutions,” Patricia Hamill, a member at Clark Hill, told […]

The high court’s decision is the latest to map out steps corporations need to take when handling a controller-involved transaction.