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Continuation Of Companies Into And Out Of The British Virgin Islands

The principal statute governing the formation and operation of a BVI business company is the Business Companies Act (the "BC Act").

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Continuing Requirements Of The Business Companies Act Of The British Virgin Islands

This publication has been prepared for the assistance of those who are considering the operation of companies in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"). It deals in broad terms detailing certain continuing requirements...

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Persistence, Procedure, And Default: Lessons From ACM MCC VI LLC v. Able Liquidation Three & Thomas Rossi

On April 29, 2025, the Justice Robert R. Reed of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of New York County issued a significant ruling...

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

New C&DIs Clarify Some Clawback Disclosure Questions

Recently issued interpretive guidance from the SEC staff offers some answers for companies that find themselves having to decide whether and when to check one or both of the boxes on Form 10-K...

United States Commercial

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WilmerHale

Norway Bulletin 2025

Worldwide Commercial

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Conyers

Increased LIFE Offering Limits And Other Measures To Support The Competitiveness Of Canada's Capital Markets And Help Companies Grow Introduced By Canadian Securities Regulators

Canada Commercial

C

Cassels

Les ACVM suspendent leurs initiatives sur l'information liée au changement climatique et à la diversité

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

SEC Expands Circumstances In Which Issuers Can Submit Draft Registration Statements For Nonpublic Review

United States Commercial

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Corporate Law Overhaul: Texas Makes Significant Moves To Become Even More Business-Friendly

United States Commercial

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Dykema

A Conversation With Curt Sigfstead (Video)

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

A Conversation With Mark Shulgan (Video)

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Value Of International Project Management

Canada Commercial

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RSM Canada

House Committee Passes Part Of "Big, Beautiful Bill" Containing Noteworthy Improvements To Research And Development Incentives For Companies

United States Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

New CSA Blanket Orders Increase Capital-Raising Limit For Life Offerings

Canada Commercial

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

President Trump Restores Section 232 Tariffs

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Should We Expect More Tariffs In The Future? Understanding Trump's America First Trade Policy

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

America's Misunderstood Trade Deficit

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

All Is Fair In Love And War, But Apparently Not Trade - Closing The Gap On Global Trade Deficits With The U.S. (A Monumental Task For A Variety Of Reasons)

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Canada's Latest Work Permit: Innovation Stream

Canada Commercial

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Green and Spiegel

Complying With BIS's Advanced Computing And Semiconductor Manufacturing Rules – Knowledge, Due Diligence, And Technology Thresholds

United States Commercial

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Push-Pull: Discourse In The ESG Rulemaking Landscape

United States Commercial

HK

Holland & Knight

Forced Labor Due Diligence – Supply Chain Tracing Requirements To Comply With UFLPA, Withhold Release Orders, And More

United States Commercial

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Antiboycott Compliance For U.S. Companies

United States Commercial

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The Top Five Issues In Startup Co-Founder Separations

United States Commercial

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JAMS

ADR And Diversity In The Life Sciences Sector

United States Commercial

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JAMS

In The Middle Of Changing The MID CBP Proposal For Global Business Identifier

United States Commercial

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Further Update On Employee Stock Options

Canada Commercial

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Company Formation

Special Report: Federal JOBS Act Seeks Relief From Securities Regulation Of Smaller Businesses

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act).

United States Finance

SP

Strasburger & Price, L.L.P.

Founder Vesting

A couple of quick observations resulting from a quick read of a "standard" founder vesting agreement.

United States Strategy

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

CSR For Start-Ups = CSR From The Start!

Technology companies typically begin to think about corporate social responsibility in the context of "giving back to the community" once they have become large, established market players with a track record of profitability.

United States Commercial

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

New York And New England Q1 Venture Statistics -- A Quick Preview

United States Commercial

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

The LLC Is The Entity Of Choice For Tennesseans

United States Commercial

WL

Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis

Major Reforms Enacted To Stimulate Public And Private Capital Raising In The United States

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Guidance On General Solicitation And General Advertising In Rule 506 Offerings Following Enactment Of The JOBS Act

United States Commercial

MF

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Newly Enacted Jobs Legislation Should Encourage Initial Public Offerings

United States Commercial

MW

McDermott Will & Emery

The JOBS Act And Its Potential Effect On Private Placements

United States Commercial

DB

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Increased LIFE Offering Limits And Other Measures To Support The Competitiveness Of Canada's Capital Markets And Help Companies Grow Introduced By Canadian Securities Regulators

In response to prevailing global market uncertainty, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently announced several measures designed...

Canada Commercial

C

Cassels

Les ACVM suspendent leurs initiatives sur l'information liée au changement climatique et à la diversité

Le 23 avril 2025, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont annoncé qu'elles suspendaient les travaux qu'elles avaient entrepris pour élaborer...

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Employers See Wins In Title VII Suits Over DEI Trainings

Employers have recently prevailed in several cases across the country in which plaintiffs attacked diversity training and other DEI-related initiatives in the workplace.

United States Employment

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

House Committee Unveils TCJA Extensions International Tax Reforms

United States Tax

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WilmerHale

President Trump Dropped His "Skinny" Budget – What's Next?

United States Commercial

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Implementation Of Trump DEI Orders Slower Than Expected: What Contractors Should Know

United States Government

BB

Bass, Berry & Sims

Gender Discrimination In The Boardroom: Legal Options For Female Executives

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

2024 Pro Bono Report

United States Litigation

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Lowenstein Sandler

Implementing NIH's New Grant Requirements

United States Healthcare

HK

Holland & Knight

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Franchising

Ask A Legal Expert: As A Prospective Franchisee, Why Is It Important To Hire A Lawyer That Specializes In Franchise Law?

The cornerstone of the franchise relationship is at the most basic level is a contract that sets out the parameters of that relationship and manner in which the franchisee must operate the franchised business.

Canada Commercial

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Dale & Lessmann LLP

Proposed Changes To The Premier League Profit And Sustainability Rules – What Are The Opportunities?

Almost 15 years have passed since the introduction of UEFA's Financial Fair Play Regulations at the start of the 2011/12 season. UEFA's stated intention for those regulations was to promote financial sustainability...

United States Finance

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Saskatchewan Publishes Regulations To The Franchise Disclosure Act

As written in a previous Osler Update, Saskatchewan's first and only comprehensive franchise statute, The Franchise Disclosure Act (the Saskatchewan Act)...

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

SBA Franchise Directory Reinstated, Easing Loan Access For Franchisees

United States Commercial

FL

Foley & Lardner

Navigating Franchise Law: What Worcester Business Owners Need To Know

United States Commercial

Seder & Chandler

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: A Franchise Relationship Can Exist In Spite Of A Contract's Express Terms To The Contrary

United States Commercial

FL

Foley & Lardner

"Bankruptcy Recipe,"

United States Insolvency

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

SBA Franchise Directory Reintroduced Effective June 1, 2025

United States Commercial

TS

Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Manitoba's New Accessibility Regulation: What Franchisors Need To Know

Canada Commercial

ML

McMillan LLP

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Directors and Officers

Continuing Requirements Of The Business Companies Act Of The British Virgin Islands

This publication has been prepared for the assistance of those who are considering the operation of companies in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"). It deals in broad terms detailing certain continuing requirements...

British Virgin Islands Commercial

C

Conyers

New Federal Case Addresses Related Claims Under Executive Protection Policy

As the saying goes, we cannot choose the family to whom we are related. But courts across the country regularly grapple with choosing whether multiple lawsuits and other insurance claims...

United States Insurance

WE

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Increased LIFE Offering Limits And Other Measures To Support The Competitiveness Of Canada's Capital Markets And Help Companies Grow Introduced By Canadian Securities Regulators

In response to prevailing global market uncertainty, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently announced several measures designed...

Canada Commercial

C

Cassels

Y'All Street To Attract Business With "Pro-Growth" Legislation

United States Finance

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Better Board Composition Is A Key To Family Business Succession

United States Family

RB

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Procédure intentée par la CVMO contre le CEI d'Emerge : Qu'est-ce que cela signifie?

Canada Commercial

FF

Fasken (French)

Texas Governor Signs New Business-Friendly Governance Law To Promote In-State Corporate Growth: Senate Bill 29 Analysis

United States Commercial

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Enmiendas A La Ley De Sociedades Comerciales De BVI

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman

The BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024

British Virgin Islands Commercial

IG

Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman

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Latest Videos

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A Conversation With Curt Sigfstead (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

ESG & Diversity - A Roadmap To Inclusive Sustainability (Video)

Alexa Translations

MB Sounding Board: 2025 Outlook For Boards (Video)

MB

Mayer Brown

Securities Docket Weekly Update - March 14 (Video)

AP

Anderson P.C.

Ten Minute Interview: Bridging M&A Valuation Gaps With Earnouts And Rollovers (Video)

FL

Foley & Lardner

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