Aramark Going Private

Advo / Valassis  Marketing Companies  Cash Merger  T

Republic / Citizens Banking Regional Banks  Stock-Cash Merger  A

Regions Financial / AmSouth  Regional Banks  Stock Merger  A

Fisher / Thermo Electron  Tech: Instruments Stock Merger  A

Golden West / Wachovia  Regional Banks  Stock-Cash Merger  T

Sybron Dental / Danaher  Healthcare  Two-Step Cash Merger  A

Bank of New York / JP Morgan Chase  Business Swap

Lucent / Alcatel  Networking Technology  Merger of Equals

North Fork / Capital One  Regional Banks  Cash Election Merger  T

Knight-Ridder / McClatchy  Publishing  Stock-Cash Merger  T

Aztar / Pinnacle Entertainment  Gaming  Cash Merger  A

Shurgard Storage / Public Storage  REITs Bear Hug Offer  A

Albertson's  Retail   Consortium Acquisition  A

Sports Authority  Retail  LBO  T

     A - Acquiror   T- Target

MBNA / Bank of America  Credit Cards  Stock-Cash Merger T

Burlington / ConocoPhillips  Energy  Stock-Cash Merger  A

Unocal / Chevron  Energy  Cash Election Merger T

AT&T / SBC  Telecom   Stock Merger T

Cinergy / Duke Energy  Utilities  Stock Merger T

Premcor / Valero Energy   Energy  Cash Election Merger  A

Archipelago / NYSE  Stock Traders  Stock Merger  A

Instinet / Nasdaq  Stock Traders   Cash Merger T

Commercial Fed / BancWest  Regional Banks   Cash Merger  T

York Int'l / Johnson Controls  Equipment   Cash Merger  T

PanAmSat / Intelsat  Broadcast    Cash Merger  A

Tommy Hilfiger  Clothing LBO T

Maytag / Whirlpool  Consumer Goods  Competing Offers  A

Seminis / Monsanto  Cash Merger  CVRs T

UICI  Healthcare Insurers  LBO  A

Collegiate Funding / JPMorgan  Specialty Finance Cash Merger  A

Eon Labs / Novartis  Drugs  Cash Tender Offer  A

Ask Jeeves / IAC/Interactive  e-Commerce  Stock Merger  A

     A - Acquiror   T- Target

Bank One / JP Morgan Chase  Global Banks  Stock Merger T

FleetBoston / Bank of America  Global Banks  Stock Merger T

AT&T Wireless / Cingular  Telecom   Cash Merger T

Sears / Kmart Holding  Retail   Cash Election Merger T

Charter One / Citizens Financial  Regional Banks  Cash Merger T

National Commerce / SunTrust  Regional Banks  Cash Election T

GreenPoint / North Fork  Regional Banks  Stock Merger  T

Riggs National / PNC Financial  Regional Banks  Troubled Deal  A

     A - Acquiror   T- Target

2006

Option backdating - Criminal charges  7.27.06

Corporate governance developments 7.27.06

Executive compensation disclosures  7.26.06

DGCL amendments  7.07.06

US v Stein (KPMG criminal action)  6.30.06

Hedge fund registration  6.28.06

SEC enforcement  6.27.06 

Disney fiduciary duty decision   6.12.06

Majority voting  6.12.06

Shareholder activism  5.15.06

Majority voting 5.12.06

Qualcomm antitrust gun-jumping  4.18.06

Supreme Court decision: Dabit v Merrill Lynch  3.22.06

In re JP Morgan Chase decision  3.20.06

FTC second request process  2.21.06

ABRY Partners decision  2.17.06

News Corp decision  1.20.06

ABA majority voting proposal  1.18.06

SEC corporate financial penalties  1.09.06

Foreign private issuer deregistration  1.06.06

Executive compensation issues  1.03.06

2005

Proposed changes to Best Price Rule  12.21.05

Activist hedge funds  12.21.05

Internet proxy delivery  12.14.05

Issues for directors  12.01.05

ISS majority voting policy  11.18.05

Issues for directors  9.06.05

Issues for directors  8.29.05

Corporate governance review  7.28.05

Issues for directors  3.24.05

SEC Titan Report  3.04.05

Shareholder activism  2.03.05

Regulation M - M&A Context  1.11.05

WorldCom settlement - Director liability  1.07.05

2004

Regulation M changes  12.14.04

Directors of troubled companies  12.01.04

Securities Offering Reform  11.08.04

Hedge fund registration  7.27.04

Change in control employment agreements  6.10.04

Re: Payless ShoeSource proxy fight  5.28.04

Issues for directors  3.25.04

International Financial Reporting Standards  3.16.04

Issues for directors  1.19.04

2003

Shareholder access proposal  11.14.03

Shareholder access proposal  10.08.03

SEC charges against audit committee member  8.22.03

Shareholder access proposal  8.15.03

Issues for directors  5.28.03

Shareholder access proposal  4.23.03