Business Law and Corporate Law

Attorney Drew J. Tingstad explores the critical steps business owners must take to position their companies for a successful future sale. The webinar addresses key preparation strategies and considerations that can significantly impact the value and marketability of a business when the time comes to exit.

Growing companies are increasingly integrating AI into everyday workflows, but many lack formal policies governing its use. Without clear guidelines on approved tools, data handling, and accountability, organizations risk legal complications, inconsistent practices, and unintended exposure of sensitive information as employees adopt AI tools informally.

For decades, U.S. securities regulation has treated foreign private issuers with 'home country deference,' but this approach is now giving way to 'domestication'—a move to align these issuers with U.S. reporting norms. This paper examines whether recent SEC remarks and actions mark a fundamental shift in regulatory priorities, exploring the rationale behind this hypothesis and what it might mean for foreign issuers accessing U.S. capital markets.