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Antitrust & Competition

Challenges And Opportunities As Beijing Office Expands Global Firm Capabilities In Trade, M&A, Corporate And Private Equity

Editor: Please tell us about your background and current practice. Griffith: I was managing partner in Akin Gump’s Beijing office from summer 2009 until early fall of this year. I am a trade lawyer by background, and I represent foreign governments and foreign companies as well as U.S....

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Healthcare | Life Sciences

Buyers And Sellers Beware – Federal And State Antitrust Authorities Heighten Scrutiny Of Healthcare Provider M&A

The pace of consolidation and affiliations among healthcare providers has increased dramatically over the last year and is predicted to continue to increase in 2012. Whether the providers are attempting to increase their size and scope to combat Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rate reductions...

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Private Equity

M&A And Antitrust: Present Challenges And Future Opportunities

Editor: What is the current environment for M&A involving U.S. companies, either as acquirers or as acquisition targets? In what industry sectors do you see the greatest M&A activity? D’Urso: Despite the fact that we are not technically in a recession (two consecutive quarters of...

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