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A discussion on why Berlin is believed to be Europe's next startup capital.
The Supreme Court of Washington issued a recent opinion reminding us that, even after Conception, arbitration clauses must be fair in order to be enforceable.
Does this signal the beginning of the end of arbitration clauses in customer agreements?
Recently, in "In re Plains Exploration & Production Company Stockholder Litigation", the Delaware Court of Chancery denied the plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction.
The California Senate Judiciary Committee, reported Senate Bill No. 610 out of committee to the California Senate Floor.
An analysis of the terms of venture financings for 118 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the first quarter of 2013.
The Maryland legislature recently approved HB 1140, which will enact new provisions of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland to authorize the conversion of most types of Maryland business entities into other types of Maryland business entities or into business entities formed in other jurisdictions.
On May 10, 2013, the nonprofit tax bar was rocked by reports that Lois Lerner, director of the Internal Revenue Service’s Exempt Organizations Division apologized for the Service’s inappropriate flagging of conservative political groups for additional review during the 2012 election season.
The House of Representatives by a vote of 416-6 approved H.R. 701, a bipartisan bill that directs the SEC to finalize rules by Oct. 31 to implement Title IV of the JOBS Act.
A bill was introduced recently in the House of Representatives, which proposes to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow publicly traded companies with a certain sized public float to change their stocks' tick sizes to increase liquidity by incentivizing capital commitment, research coverage, and brokerage support, thereby increasing the stocks' liquidity and investor interest, and for other purposes.
Nearly a majority of tech industry dealmakers reports that their M&A activity has picked up over the past half-year.
Since a ramp-up in enforcement actions over the past decade, the SEC has settled an average of 10 FCPA-related cases on an annual basis from 2007-2012
New QCA code highlights the importance of relationships between companies and their shareholders.
On May 3, 2013, the House passed into law the new Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act in the form of Senate Bill 1300, and as amended, House Bill 1079.
Join Dave Cappillo of Goodwin Procter LLP as he leads a discussion focused on avoiding eight missteps that entrepreneurs commonly make in the early stages of a company's life cycle.
The law governing New Hampshire limited liability companies has been completely rewritten.
In "McDaniel v. Wells Fargo Investments, LLC", the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of four class action lawsuits filed by employees.
The franchisor/franchisee contractual relationship is one that incites many questions, particularly in terms of insurance.
These Standard Clauses provide general corporate social responsibility representations and warranties for use in a commercial sale of goods or services transaction.
Following the House Financial Services Committee mark-up session, HR 701 and HR 801 were both approved by voice vote.
On May 3, 2013, the House passed into law the new Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act in the form of Senate Bill 1300, and as amended, House Bill 1079.
An analysis of the terms of venture financings for 118 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the first quarter of 2013.
Since a ramp-up in enforcement actions over the past decade, the SEC has settled an average of 10 FCPA-related cases on an annual basis from 2007-2012
These Standard Clauses provide general corporate social responsibility representations and warranties for use in a commercial sale of goods or services transaction.
Join Dave Cappillo of Goodwin Procter LLP as he leads a discussion focused on avoiding eight missteps that entrepreneurs commonly make in the early stages of a company's life cycle.
A derivative action is actually two causes of action: it is an action to compel the corporation to sue and it is an action brought by a shareholder on behalf of the corporation to redress harm to the corporation.
Despite lingering economic uncertainty for much of the year, in 2012 the venture capital market produced the second-strongest deal flow since the end of the dot-com boom in 2001.
The law governing New Hampshire limited liability companies has been completely rewritten.
Our 2013 M&A Report offers a detailed review of, and outlook for, the global M&A market.
The time has come to take out and refresh those business associate agreements, HIPAA privacy and security compliance manuals, and HIPAA privacy notices.
The SEC recently announced an action where the promoter allegedly told investors that the 2012 JOBS Act would allow his fund to raise billions of dollars by advertising to the general public and produce large profits for early investors.
Mandatory arbitration clauses are common in franchise agreements, including motor vehicle franchise agreements.
Public companies should be proactive in their disclosure of cybersecurity risks and incidents to avoid receiving a comment from the SEC.
On March 4, 2013, Nasdaq issued a proposed new rule that, if approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, will require listed companies to establish and maintain an internal audit function.
In "McDaniel v. Wells Fargo Investments, LLC", the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of four class action lawsuits filed by employees.
It is quite common for a corporation to be a party to a lawsuit. However, a corporation is considered to be a “legal fiction.” How, then, can a corporation participate in the processes and procedures involved in the defense of a lawsuit?
Many state motor vehicle dealer statutes require that franchisors provide dealers with an opportunity to cure contractual breaches prior to implementing terminations.
A discussion on why Berlin is believed to be Europe's next startup capital.
As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, Congress also passed the Physician Payment Sunshine Act.
A number of Dodd-Frank compliance deadlines are quickly approaching for all users of swap contracts.
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On March 4, 2013, Nasdaq issued a proposed new rule that, if approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, will require listed companies to establish and maintain an internal audit function.
Assume you are a business owner. You purchased certain computer software last year which you hoped would improve productivity, but which you now realize your business no longer uses or needs.
A number of Dodd-Frank compliance deadlines are quickly approaching for all users of swap contracts.
The SEC has recently announced that it entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement with Ralph Lauren Corp. in connection with alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, Congress also passed the Physician Payment Sunshine Act.
For individual investors the most troublesome provisions of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, relate to crowdfunding–a term not defined in the law, but popularly used to mean raising money online for a variety of purposes.
A number of significant changes to California construction statutes take effect over the next year.
The US IPO market produced 102 IPOs in 2012—a 5% increase from the 97 IPOs in 2011. Before drying up in mid-May, IPO activity was at its highest level for the comparable period in any year since 2007.
The charges arose out of a periodic SEC examination of DAP and its Global Markets Group.
Public companies are encouraged to rigorously analyze SEC guidance prior to disseminating material information via social media.
