California Eyes Milbank Lawyers for Paramount Deal Challenge (1)

State attorneys general are eyeing a pair of former Federal Trade Commission attorneys with the law firm Milbank LLP to help litigate a possible antitrust case against Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

A group of states led by California are preparing a lawsuit to challenge the deal, which would combine two of the five largest Hollywood studios, Bloomberg hasreported. The states have interviewed attorneys from multiple law firms including Milbank lawyers Rich Parker and James Weingarten, who have emerged as leading contenders ...