Business Law and Corporate Law

Keeping to the fundamentals can be tough. As a busy startup founder, it's tempting to look for "do it yourself" stop-gap solutions for equity issues with a mantra of "we can deal with this later."

The recent passage of new federal legislation known as One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB, formally House Bill 1 of the 119th Congress) brings significant changes to several material programs and tax laws.

Recently, President Donald Trump signed the bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. OBBBA permanently extends many provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (Code)...

On May 14, 2025, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 29 (SB 29) into law, which seeks to modernize the Texas Business Organizations Code (TBOC) and encourage businesses to incorporate or redomicile in Texas.

On July 11, 2025, the staff (the "Staff") of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (the "SEC") Division of Corporation Finance (the "Division") published non-substantive updates to various Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations ("CDIs") relating to Exchange Act Sections 13(d) and 13(g) and Regulation 13D-G Beneficial Ownership Reporting.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBB") passed earlier this month introduces three major updates to the qualified small business stock ("QSBS") rules under Internal Revenue Code section 1202.

On July 16, 2025, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") announced the withdrawal of its draft Corporate Governance Framework ("CGF").

On June 10, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Pino v. Cardone Capital, LLC[1] reversed in part the dismissal of claims brought under the Securities Act of 1933...

On July 11, 2025, the Staff of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance revised 18 C+DIs regarding Schedules 13D/G, largely to conform to the SEC's October 2023 rule amendments...

On July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.," commonly referred to as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA).

On July 4, 2025, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) became law. The OBBBA makes significant changes to domestic and international tax provisions...

In this episode of Dimensions of Diversity, host Lloyd Freeman reflects on a conversation he had recently during a Black History Month Webinar...