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Global Co-Chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group and a member of the firm's Executive Committee.
Advised AT&T in the acquisition of Lumen's consumer fiber business for $5.75 billion, in the sale of its interest in DIRECTV for $7.6 billion, and in its joint venture with BlackRock.
Advising SpaceX on its $17 billion acquisition of EchoStar s full portfolio.
Alex Cooper and Steven Bartlett join Jay Shetty on the inaugural Highest Paid Podcasters List. Plus, an under 30 Nuclear Energy Startup Raises $1 Billion.
Uber and GrubHub investor Bill Gurley says AI companies are raising at "crazy valuations," while the rest of the market is struggling to raise at all. Here's his advice.