White & Case has strengthened its global mergers and acquisitions practice with the addition of two prominent deal lawyers, recruiting Jennifer Cheng from Reed Smith and Andrea Merediz Basham from Freshfields, the firm announced Thursday.

A Utah federal judge ruled that the claimed patent covering authentication procedures for third-party transactions was directed to an abstract concept, leading a Gibson Dunn Intellectual Property team to obtain a dismissal with prejudice of a patent infringement lawsuit against financial services company Plaid, Inc.

B. Riley Financial obtained the dismissal with prejudice of a shareholder derivative suit alleging that its board should have discovered fraud at Franchise Group Inc. before it led a group of investors in the $2.6 billion purchase of the company. This case clarifies a board’s due diligence duties when pursuing an acquisition.

Starwood Capital Group received legal advice from the international firm Hogan Lovells on the sale of the Radisson Blu Leicester Square hotel to CLI Dartriver.

Jackson Lewis P.C., a nationwide employment law firm, is happy to announce that Gavin Gray has been appointed COO. Gavin comes to the company from K&L Gates, where he led business services, technology strategy, and operations for the entire company as COO.

Russell W. “Rusty” Gray and Jennifer K. “Jenni” McCarty have been appointed co-chairs of Baker Donelson’s Labor & Employment Group.

Zenobē, a world leader in fleet electrification and transportation decarbonization, received advice from Dentons regarding the purchase of California-based Revolv, which signifies Zenobē’s entry into the commercial fleet and electric truck industry in North America.

The Prince Group requested recognition of insolvency proceedings in the British Virgin Islands by filing for Chapter 15 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on April 8.

Global legal firm Norton Rose Fulbright is providing financial advice to Barclays plc (Barclays) on the £1.275 billion recommended consortium cash offer for Senior plc (Senior) of Zeus Bidco Limited, a recently established company indirectly controlled by investment funds advised by affiliates of Tinicum Incorporated (Tinicum) and Blackstone Inc. (Blackstone).

Dr. iur. Constantin Rehaag, M.A., a renowned specialist who will be located in Frankfurt, is joining the global law firm Baker McKenzie to further expand its global Commercial Practice Group. The firm’s cross-border consultancy capabilities in technology and intellectual property (IP) throughout EMEA are greatly improved by his entrance. Constantin Rehaag will become a partner…