Fisher / Thermo Electron  Tech: Instruments Stock Merger

Lucent / Alcatel  Networking Technology  Merger of Equals

Aztar / Pinnacle Entertainment  Cash Merger

Lexar Media / Micron Technology  Stock Merger

Knight-Ridder / McClatchy Company  Stock - Cash Merger

Cinergy / Duke Energy  Stock Merger

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts  Hotels

Alamosa Holdings / Sprint Nextel  Cash Merger

Tommy Hilfiger / Apax Partners  LBO

Openwave Systems  12.01.05

Temple-Inland  12.01.05

MCI/Verizon/Qwest

SeeBeyond Technology / Sun Microsystems  Cash Merger

Citigroup / Legg Mason  Subsidiary Sale   §338(h)(10) Election

Engineered Support / DRS Technologies  Stock-Cash Merger

US Airways / America West (2005) Stock Merger - § 363 Auction

Westcorp / Wachovia  Stock Merger

Instinet Group / The Nasdaq Stock Market  Cash Merger

Scientific-Atlanta / Cisco Systems  Cash Merger

Wyndham International / Blackstone Group  LBO

PacifiCare / UnitedHealth Group  Stock-Cash Merger

Intermix Media / Fox Interactive Media  Cash Merger  

Ascential Software / IBM  Cash Merger

Citigroup / MetLife  Subsidiary Sale   §338(h)(10) Election

Metris Companies / HSBC Finance  Cash Merger

Toys "R" Us  LBO

May / Federated Department Stores  Stock-Cash Merger

Guidant / Johnson & Johnson  Pacemaker Recall

King Pharma / Mylan Labs  Stock Merger/ Terminated Agreement

Airgate PCS / Alamosa Holdings  Cash Election Merger

United America Indemnity  Three-Way Business Combination

PSEG / Exelon  Stock Merger

MGM / Sony-led Consortium (2004)  Cash Merger

Caesars / Harrahs Entertainment  Cash Election Merger

CombinatoRx

VISX / Advanced Medical Optics  Stock-Cash Merger

Orbitz / Cendant  Two-Step Cash Merger

National Commerce / SunTrust Banks  Cash Election Merger

GreenPoint / North Fork Bancorporation  Stock Merger

Overture Services / Yahoo!  Stock-Cash Merger

Affordable Residential Communities Inc   REIT IPO

Documentum / EMC   Stock Merger

Mercator Software / Ascential Software Two-Step Cash Merger

Genuity / Level 3 Communications  Asset Purchase

Biogen / IDEC Pharmaceuticals  Merger of Equals

Genuity / Level 3 Communications  Asset Purchase

2006

Supreme Court decision: Dabit v Merrill Lynch  3.21.06

FTC changes second request process  3.07.06

SEC executive compensation proposal  2.06.06 

Revised HSR Act thresholds  1.19.06

SEC issues standards for financial penalties  1.11.06

Foreign private issuer deregistration  1.05.06

HSR Act rule changes  1.04.06

2005

Proposed changes to Best Price Rule  Dec 2005

Internet proxy delivery  Dec 2005

Freund on negotiating deals  Oct 2005

IRS proposes deferred compensation rules  9.30.05

Court dismisses SEC's Regulation FD charges  Sep 2005