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    Mike Ringler and Peter Jones Named ‘Dealmakers of the Year’ at California Legal Awards

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    June 26, 2026

    Mike Ringler and Pete Jones were named “Dealmakers of the Year” by The Recorder’s California Legal Awards, which recognize outstanding achievements of California-based lawyers and companies leading technology, innovation and the profession as a whole.

    Mike and Pete were recognized for their work on the $113 billion xAI and X merger, a transaction that has the potential to create a new powerhouse in the tech industry by blending xAI’s advanced AI capability and expertise with X’s massive reach.

    Mike and Pete also advised xAI on its $250 billion acquisition by SpaceX, the largest acquisition involving a private target in history. The combined company will form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on Earth, with AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile device communications and the world’s foremost real-time information and free speech platform.

    Read their profile: “Dealmakers of the Year: Mike Ringler and Pete Jones, Sullivan & Cromwell”

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