This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Mergers & Acquisitions

Jan. 27, 2012

Dewey & LeBoeuf represents biotech target of hostile bid

A Silicon Valley-based team of Dewey & LeBoeuf lawyers is representing Illumina Inc. on its response to Swiss drug giant Roche Holding Ltd.'s $5.7 billion hostile offer for the company launched Wednesday.


By Robert Pierce


Daily Journal Staff Writer


PALO ALTO - A Silicon Valley-based team of Dewey & LeBoeuf lawyers is representing Illumina Inc. on its response to Swiss drug giant Roche Holding Ltd.'s $5.7 billion hostile offer for the company.


The San Diego-based biotechnology company is involved in gene sequencing, which plays a critical role in what is known as personalized medicine - the ability to treat and prevent medical problems b...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up