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Arent Fox + Schiff Hardin - The two firms announced their merger planned for March of 2022. The new firm, to be called ArentFox Schiff, will have 600+ lawyers, putting them on the AM Law 100 list. More here.
LexisNexis Acquires Closd - Lexis acquired the Paris-based legal transaction management company for an undisclosed amount. More here.
ABA Grants Acceptance of GRE - the ABA announced this week that it will permit law schools to require the GRE instead of the LSAT for admissions decisions. More here.
FTC Sues Nvidia - the FTC sued to block Nvidia's $40B proposal to take over Arm. Ltd. claiming the deal would harm competition in the semiconductor market. More here.
UK Competition and Markets Authority Orders Meta to Sell Giphy - the UK org issued an order this week requiring Meta to sell the image platform over competition concerns. More here.
Kirkland & Ellis Shorten Partner Track - the firm will consider lawyers for equity shares nine years after they leave law school rather than 10, signaling increased competition. More here.
A Lawyers' Car Rental over Thanksgiving - Kate Klonick used Hertz Rental Car services over the holiday. Her tweets about her experience went viral, gathering over 53K likes. More here.
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