Since 1993, Winston & Strawn's Thomas Buchanan has led the charge in an epic shareholder battle with the federal government over the FDIC's seizure of Meritor Savings Bank during the savings and loan crisis. It's finally over--almost.

Wayland led the DOJ team that won Monday's ruling permanently enjoining H&R Block from completing its planned $287.5 million acquisition of TaxAct maker 2SS Holdings Inc. The decision, which followed a nine-day bench trial, is a stand-out victory for the DOJ in its first litigated merger case since 2004, and it doesn't bode well for AT&T and T-Mobile as they face off against Wayland to defend their own proposed merger.