Wake Up Call: Wachtell, S&C Hired to Advise in Fox Merger Talks

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• Special committees for Fox Corp. and News Corp. have hired Big Law outside advisers for their discussions exploring Rupert Murdoch’s proposed merger of the two companies, Deadline reported. The Fox committee hired Wachtell Lipton while News Corp. hired Sullivan & Cromwell, the report said, citing new Securities and Exchange Commission filings by the companies. (Deadline)
• A Dec. 2 complaint accuses Polsinelli PC of making a $14.5 million error by identifying the wrong defendant in World Fuel Services ...