Business Law and Corporate Law

Should you cooperate with the SEC or assert your legal rights? If you are facing an SEC investigation, understanding how the Commission evaluates cooperation is critical to minimizing legal exposure.

The Court’s answer was an unequivocal, clear: NO. The Court reasoned that disgorgement is an equitable remedy designed to strip a wrongdoer from retaining his illegal profits

Few events in life trigger immediate panic like receiving a SEC subpoena or getting an unannounced call from the staff of the SEC’s Market Abuse Unit asking about a particular stock trade you made, whether recently or years ago.

Universities drive innovation across medicine, AI, materials, and clean tech, but academic researchers face a critical challenge: the need to publish conflicts with patent protection requirements for confidentiality. Understanding how to navigate publication deadlines, filing strategies, and IP development can determine whether groundbreaking research becomes a valuable commercial asset or loses protection entirely.

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If you’ve raised a pre-seed or seed round in the past few years, you likely did it through a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity). And if the early investor pushed back on your valuation cap, or you didn’t want to set one yet, you may also have agreed to a “Most Favored Nation” clause, usually called an MFN.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently rescinded its affirmative action guidelines that had been in place for 40 years. According to the EEOC, the guidelines, as contained in a guide and compliance manual, violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The EEOC's 2025-2029 National Enforcement Plan signals a major shift in workplace discrimination enforcement, targeting DEI programs, religious accommodations, and sex-based workplace policies. Recent litigation against Coca-Cola and proposed regulatory changes to affirmative action guidance reveal how federal agencies are reshaping employment law compliance requirements.

The Starbucks settlement shows that state attorneys general are also scrutinizing employment and corporate governance practices involving race- or sex-based goals, preferences, and participation requirements.

The Court’s answer was an unequivocal, clear: NO. The Court reasoned that disgorgement is an equitable remedy designed to strip a wrongdoer from retaining his illegal profits

Federal enforcement of customs violations has evolved from administrative penalties into a high-stakes arena of civil fraud and criminal liability, with recent settlements reaching unprecedented levels and executives facing personal exposure. The Department of Justice's restructured enforcement apparatus, combined with an aggressive whistleblower program, has transformed tariff compliance into a critical risk management priority for importers and their leadership teams.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a new email subscription feature for its Bulletins Live! Two system, enabling pesticide users to receive real-time updates on geographically specific use limitations designed to protect endangered species. This development addresses longstanding requests from agricultural stakeholders who need timely access to evolving Pesticide Use Limitation Areas that can change between the time they pull compliance documentation and their actual application dates.