ProfessionalsZuzanna Knypinski
Zuzanna Knypinski
Counsel
Tel: +1-202-419-7128
Fax: +1-202-330-5869
zknypinski@paulweiss.com
- Practices
- Litigation
- Practices:
- Litigation
Related Resources
Record HSR Gun-Jumping Fine Focuses Attention on Interim Operating Covenants
- Jan 15, 2025
- Publications
Record HSR Gun-Jumping Fine Focuses Attention on Interim Operating Covenants
In a recent HSR enforcement action, the DOJ obtained a record $5.6 million civil penalty from companies accused of violating pre-merger “gun-jumping” prohibitions. The government alleged that certain interim operating covenants in the …
Business Groups File Suit Seeking to Set Aside New HSR Rules
- Jan 13, 2025
- Publications
Business Groups File Suit Seeking to Set Aside New HSR Rules
Business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce brought an action in federal court in Texas seeking to set aside the new rules governing premerger notification under the HSR Act. The rules are set to go into effect on February 10, …
The Paperwork Predicament: Unpacking the Burdens of US and EU Competition Notifications
- Oct 28, 2024
- Publications
The Paperwork Predicament: Unpacking the Burdens of US and EU Competition Notifications
In this short update, we provide a side-by-side comparison of the HSR disclosure obligations against disclosures that are routinely required in the EU to provide some context for dealmakers and to highlight the real pinch points that…
New HSR Act Notification Requirements Will Impose Significantly Greater Burden on Filers
- Oct 14, 2024
- Publications
New HSR Act Notification Requirements Will Impose Significantly Greater Burden on Filers
Significant changes to premerger notification rules are set to go into effect in January 2025, with private equity buyers likely to have the highest burden. Here we offer practical guidance on what anticipated filers can do now to be…
Apollo Invests in Sony Music Group
- Jul 26, 2024
- Client News
Apollo Invests in Sony Music Group
Paul, Weiss advised Apollo on its $700 million capital solution to Sony Music Group, an affiliate of Sony Group Corporation, for investments in the music industry.
Apollo Funds to Acquire Evri From Advent International
- Jul 25, 2024
- Client News
Apollo Funds to Acquire Evri From Advent International
Paul, Weiss is advising funds and affiliates managed by Apollo on the financing and international trade and sanctions aspects of their acquisition of Evri, one of the UK’s largest parcel delivery companies, from Advent International.
Apollo Funds to Acquire IGT Gaming and Everi for $6.3 Billion
- Jul 30, 2024
- Client News
Apollo Funds to Acquire IGT Gaming and Everi for $6.3 Billion
Paul, Weiss is advising a newly formed holding company owned by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo in its all-cash, $6.3 billion acquisition of International Game Technology’s gaming and digital business IGT Gaming, as well as…
Hospitals Defeat FTC Merger Injunction Request With a Version of the “Failing Firm” Defense
- Jun 12, 2024
- Publications
Hospitals Defeat FTC Merger Injunction Request With a Version of the “Failing Firm” Defense
In a recent hospital merger challenge brought by the FTC, defendants successfully asserted a version of the “failing firm” defense to avoid a preliminary injunction. Even though the FTC lost, the court’s evaluation of the defense was…
Breaking Down the DOJ’s Complaint to Break Up Live Nation-Ticketmaster
- Jun 05, 2024
- Publications
Breaking Down the DOJ’s Complaint to Break Up Live Nation-Ticketmaster
The DOJ and attorneys general of 29 states and the District of Columbia recently sued Live Nation claiming that it illegally monopolized and restrained trade in various markets across the live entertainment industry. Like an earlier…
DOJ and FTC Continue to Focus on Serial Acquisitions and Roll-Ups
- May 28, 2024
- Publications
DOJ and FTC Continue to Focus on Serial Acquisitions and Roll-Ups
The U.S. federal antitrust agencies are seeking public comment on “serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies” and may use information received to inform “enforcement priorities and future actions.” The request for information is the…