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Entertainment & Sports

Dec. 5, 2007

Los Angeles Lawyers Broker Merger of Vivendi, Activision

Two Los Angeles lawyers helped negotiate an $18.9 billion deal Monday that created the world's best-selling video game maker.

By Devan McClaine
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Two Los Angeles lawyers helped negotiate an $18.9 billion deal Monday that created the world's best-selling video game maker.
      The deal, between American gaming publisher Activision Inc. and French conglomerate Vivendi, came during rumors that Activision has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from allegations that comp...

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