Commercial Metals Company’s Acquisition of Certain Assets from Gerdau S.A.
The parties completed the $600 million transaction after regulatory review by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Washington DC Women’s Forum 2018: Resilient to the Core
Cornerstone Research hosted a networking event with researcher, former CBS News anchor, and bestselling author Michelle Gielan.
How the Role of Economics in Competition Policy Is Changing
This Cornerstone Research event in London featured a presentation by Mike Walker, chief economic adviser at the UK Competition and Markets Authority.
San Francisco Bay Area Women’s Forum 2018: The “How” of Happiness
Cornerstone Research hosted a networking event with Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky of the University of California, Riverside.
Mortgage Discrimination Case against a Lending Institution
In a high-profile class action case involving a leading financial institution, a federal circuit court affirmed a lower court’s order denying class certification.
Lumileds LLC v. Elec-Tech International Co. Ltd. et al.
The plaintiff was awarded $66 million in a matter involving the misappropriation of trade secrets by a former employee and a Chinese company.
Axiom Investment Advisors LLC et al. v. Deutsche Bank AG
An SDNY judge denied certification of two proposed classes in FX last-look matter on the grounds that the plaintiffs failed to meet predominance requirements.
Inline Packaging LLC v. Graphic Packaging International Inc.
The defendant won summary judgment on all claims in this antitrust case before a Minnesota U.S. District Court.
Hacking the System from Inside and Out: The Future of Securities Law and Regulation
Cornerstone Research hosted Stanford University's Joseph Grundfest to discuss the future of securities law and regulation.
Geographic Market Definition in the Merger Guidelines: A Retrospective
Ken Elzinga and Vandy Howell describe the evolution of geographic market definition in this Review of Industrial Organization article.
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation et al.
A USDC judge denied plaintiff’s motion for class certification on market efficiency, price impact, and Comcast grounds and excluded opposing expert’s testimony.
Natural Gas International Arbitration
Understanding the regulation, institutional framework, and demand and supply economics of natural gas is critical to assessing the issues that arise in disputes.