Hughes Hubbard is advising Flushing Financial Corp, the holding company for Flushing Bank, on its entry into a definitive merger agreement with OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Hughes Hubbard’s Paris Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance practice has been recognized by Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, and Décideurs | Leaders League across their 2025 France guides.

Hughes Hubbard advised a bank group led by Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, as Administrative Agent and Sole Global Coordinator, on a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility to Vale S.A. and a Swiss subsidiary, and on a $500 million revolving credit facility to the Vale Base Metals Limited group, a subsidiary of Vale S.A. focusing on the production of base metals essential for the energy transition.

A D.C. Circuit panel expressed skepticism during oral arguments that Russia can avoid paying more than $250 million in arbitral awards owed to Ukrainian power and gas companies.

Hughes Hubbard secured preliminary approval of $141.8 million worth of class settlements for antitrust claims lodged against landlords – including Hughes Hubbard client Bozzuto Management Company – aimed at resolving multidistrict litigation in the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

The American Bankruptcy Institute has awarded the chapter 11 cases of the GOL Linhas Aereas group the distinction of runner-up for the International Matter of the Year.