November 23, 2016
US: Latham lead on $21B Pipeline Merger
Latham & Watkins is advising Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners in its pending merger with Newtown Square, Pennsylvania-based Sunoco Logistics Partners, which turned to outside counsel at Vinson & Elkins. The...
November 16, 2016
Walmart: Labor Group’s App Is A Scheme
Just in time for the holidays, Walmart employees are being lured to download a smartphone-based social media app aimed at advocating for better pay and labor benefits. But Walmart reps...
October 07, 2016
Blog o’ Blogs July
July 2016, Volume 8, Number 6 Speculation over Brexit (and later, reactions to the shocking result!) once again dominate antitrust considerations as we take a look back at the start...
September 21, 2016
Uber Prepares For Battle In India With Ola As Main...
Ridesharing in India is expanding quickly. In fact, India is on pace to overtake Uber’s U.S. market, which currently stands at number one. Despite intense competition from local ride-hailing apps in...
August 29, 2016
France: Farmers step up fight against dairy giant Lactalis
French milk producers on Monday stepped up their protests against global dairy giant Lactalis amidst a slump in prices ahead of crunch negotiations on Tuesday. Hundreds of angry dairy farmers,...
August 16, 2016
London Deliveroo Drivers Upset Over New Pricing Model
London-based drivers for Deliveroo, the on-demand restaurant food delivery startup, are up in arms over a new pricing model the company is trying to roll out, according to TechCrunch. Under...
August 14, 2016
US: United flight attendants approve first post-merger joint contract
Flight attendants at United Continental Holdings Inc have voted to approve a contract that will hike wages between 18 percent and 31 percent this September after a lengthy and sometimes...
July 26, 2016
Chile: Uber to accept cash payment, renewing Taxi drivers’ anger
The fight between taxis and Uber is heating up. Starting this Monday July 25th customers using the app-based car-hire service will be able to pay in cash for their fares....
July 19, 2016
Walmart Stumbles Into A New Age Of Labor Relations
It seems like the biggest retailers’ legal departments never have much of a shortage of things to stress over, and just in case any merchants’ counsel was planning on taking...