Simmons & Simmons is leading a class action claim filed in the U.K.’s competition appeal tribunal (CAT) which alleges that a number of major Atlantic salmon producers artificially inflated their prices. The claim is funded by Erso Capital, and seeks up to £382 million from six defendants. The class representative…

Simmons & Simmons and Reed Smith have secured lead roles in Abu Dhabi-based Masdar’s €3.2 billion acquisition of Greek renewable energy company Terna Energy. The Emirati state-owned renewable energy company Masdar has turned to Simmons for counsel. The team is led by London-based corporate partner Raghav Ghai and energy and infrastructure of counsel Corinne Noel, the…

On June 20, the Daily Report hosted the Southeastern Legal Awards 2024 to celebrate the achievements and excellence of lawyers whose unwavering dedication to the profession has left an indelible mark on the legal community in the Southeast and beyond. Building on the success of the Daily Report’s long-running Georgia Legal Awards, this…

Assisted by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Big Four Japanese firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Blackstone has offered to acquire a 41.98% stake in Japanese digital comic distributor, Infocom Corporation, for $1.7 billion. Tokyo-listed Japanese materials maker Teijin, which owns 55% of Infocom, has also granted Blackstone preferential negotiating rights…

A divided Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an opinion of first impression on the state’s Prompt Pay Act Monday, with the majority determining that the legislation can prevent a general contractor from bringing an affirmative defense against a subcontractor’s breach of contact claim if the general contactor failed to pay the subcontractor’s invoices.…

I recently had a conversation with an international law firm partner who said he thinks the legal industry is at least 30 years behind other professional service providers in that no true global leaders dominate the legal realm. He went on to elaborate that when a company hires an elite…