Business Law and Corporate Law

On March 28, 2025, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a shareholder derivative action brought by a venture capital firm against a technology manufacturer, on the ground that the VC firm could not fairly or adequately represent the interest of the manufacturer's stockholders.

We've written about accountant liability. We've written about bookkeeper liability. A carefully crafted complaint can state viable claims for either.

According to the IRS, most cancellations of debt are taxable. When taxpayers are relieved from the legal obligation to repay a loan, they must recognize this cancellation of debt...

Appearing May 5th on a podcast, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said the FTC is "looking at" whether "businesses are agreeing not to invest in fossil fuels" to advance Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals.

On March 28, 2025, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a shareholder derivative action brought by a venture capital firm against a technology manufacturer, on the ground that the VC firm could not fairly or adequately represent the interest of the manufacturer's stockholders.

Every prospective director of a public company should conduct his or her due diligence before agreeing to serve on a board. Some private company boards also have outside directors who should consider similar action.

On April 14, U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly ruled, in relevant part, that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) cannot require federal grant recipients to certify that their diversity...

Effective June 1, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will reinstate its Franchise Directory, a critical development for franchise systems and franchisees seeking SBA financing.

In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin explores the concept of ‘DEI Diplomacy' with Associate Corbin Carter...

A notable decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has significant ramifications for companies defending against Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") claims.

States Spring into Action in April: A bipartisan array of states continues to pursue privacy enforcement, while New York AG James takes aim at earned wage access providers...

With ESG regulation now well embedded across all major jurisdictions, the trend we see for 2025 is about increasingly sophisticated triangulation by private fund managers between the regimes that apply by default (such as mandatory corporate sustainability reporting)