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Four Firms Lead Apollo, Vici’s $6.25 Billion Buy of Vegas Hotels
Paul, Weiss is advising Apollo Global Management Inc. on its $6.25 billion deal with real estate investment trust Vici Properties Inc. to buy properties from Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Baseball Union’s Business Arm Drafts Lawyers Before Opening Day
The commercial arm of the Major League Baseball Players Association has added two attorneys to its lineup of in-house leaders as spring training gets underway.
Leading Questions: Finnegan’s Frank DeCosta
Lawyers are great at asking questions, but how are they at answering them? Bloomberg Law is talking with lawyers and other legal industry players at the top of their fields to find out what makes them tick, what challenges they face, and how they do what they do.
George Floyd’s Death Sets Up Court Collision of Race, Spectacle
The trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, will combine elements of the prosecution of Los Angeles officers charged with beating Black motorist Rodney King and the media spectacle of O.J. Simpson’s murder case—all set against the modern backdrop of Black people dying at the hands of police.
Biden Can Flip Second Circuit After Judge Hall Goes Senior (1)
Second Circuit Judge Peter Hall’s decision to take senior status Thursday opens the door for President Joe Biden to potentially flip the circuit back to a Democratic-appointed majority.
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Davis Polk Rewards Associates with Gifts For Work in Pandemic
Davis Polk & Wardwell, which was the first Big Law firm to offer a “special bonus” of up to $40,000 for associates last year, is offering them another thank you for hard work during the pandemic in the form of high-end gift packages.
DraftKings’ Top Lawyer Rides Fantasy Sports Wave to $56 Million
DraftKings Inc.’s chief legal officer R. Stanton Dodge received nearly $56 million in total compensation last year, riding a surge of optimism over more lenient state sports betting regulations from which the company stands to benefit.
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