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NEW YORK, NY (Reuters) - Former Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom capital markets partner Christopher Betts has left the firm to become general counsel at Grab Holdings Inc, the largest ride-hailing and food delivery firm in Southeast Asia.
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Betts move comes after Skadden, along with Hughes Hubbard & Reed, said it had advised the Singapore-based delivery service here on its record $40 billion blank-check merger with special purpose acquisition company Altimeter Growth in April. Betts, who is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, was not listed as an adviser on Grab s SPAC merger.
The deal, which paves the way for a backdoor Nasdaq listing for Grab here, is expected to close by the end of this year and will be the largest U.S. equity offering by a Southeast Asian company. Ropes & Gray is advising Altimeter, while Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is representing Altimeter Capital Management and Altimeter Capital Markets.
Around the house: former GC for The New Yorker moves to Ballard Spahr
13 May 2021
Around the house: former GC for The New Yorker moves to Ballard Spahr
This week s round of in-house appointments also sees ride-hailing giant Grab name a Skadden partner GC as it gears up for a record-setting SPAC merger
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First Look Media GC joins Ballard Spahr Noted First Amendment attorney Lynn Oberlander, whose CV includes the GC spot at The New Yorker and First Look Media, has begun a role as of counsel in the New York office of Am Law 100 firm Ballard Spahr. Oberlander has joined the firm’s media practice and will provide it with broad media counsel, including general counsel services, newsgathering and newsroom policies, counsel on Freedom of Information Act requests, copyright and content litigation and all types of media-related contract negotiation, drafting and review. She will also become an active member of the firm’s team of defence couns
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The Northern District of California court presiding over Twitter Inc.âs lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton dismissed the case for want of subject matter jurisdiction on Tuesday. The lawsuit sought to halt Paxtonâs investigation into Twitterâs content moderation practices following the suspension of accounts linked to the January attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Investigation: University of Michigan failed to address reports about doctor who assaulted hundreds
By Amber Ainsworth
New investigation says University of Michigan had warnings of doctor s sexual abuse
An investigation into sexual assault allegations against a now-deceased University of Michigan doctor found that the school failed to address concerns about him.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (FOX 2) - An investigation into sexual assault allegations against a now-deceased University of Michigan doctor found that the school failed to address concerns about him.
According to a report detailing the investigation, numerous sources reported Dr. Robert E. Anderson s behavior to the university on multiple occasions, but the doctor remained employed by the school and continued working with patients.