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Chad de Souza
Counsel
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New York,
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10019-6064
Fax: +1-212-492-0674
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Washington Enacts First State General Premerger Notification Requirement
Washington state recently became the first state to enact the Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act. Several states have sector-specific notification requirements, but this is the first generally applicable state-level…
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Record HSR Gun-Jumping Fine Focuses Attention on Interim Operating Covenants
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Awards & Recognition
Paul, Weiss Recognized for Two Impact Deals in 2024 LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards
- Sep 06, 2024
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Paul, Weiss Recognized for Two Impact Deals in 2024 LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards
LMG Life Sciences named Paul, Weiss a winner of two “Impact Deal of the Year” awards as part of its 2024 LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards for our work advising Inhibrx in its $2.2 billion spin-off merger with Sanofi and GSK in its…
Paul, Weiss Recognized by Turnaround Management Association for Work on CHC Group Recapitalization
- Sep 12, 2023
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Paul, Weiss Recognized by Turnaround Management Association for Work on CHC Group Recapitalization
Paul, Weiss was named a Turnaround Management Association “Large Company Turnaround/Transaction of the Year” winner alongside co-counsel, as part of the publication’s 2023 TMA Turnaround and Transaction of the Year Awards.
Paul, Weiss Recognized at ALB China Law Awards 2021
- May 20, 2021
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Paul, Weiss Recognized at ALB China Law Awards 2021
Paul, Weiss won Asian Legal Business’s “M&A Deal of the Year – Premium” award presented at ALB’s annual China Law Awards.