North America: Corporate/Commercial Law

Over the past six weeks, Trump has issued a slew of executive orders (EOs) purporting to outlaw diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs of federal contractors...

A federal district court judge in Maryland has issued a preliminary nationwide injunction against several provisions in one of Trump's executive orders related to diversity...

Item 402(x) of Regulation S-K, introduced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Dec. 14, 2022, and effective for 2024 proxy statements...

The Cayman Islands is a common law jurisdiction, which is based on the English model. It comprises statute law and binding case precedents.

It is a rare day that the Court of Appeals, New York's highest Court, deals with trust and estate matters, let alone something as granular as the validity of an in terrorem clause.

The Cayman Islands is a leading jurisdiction in the establishment and management of trusts; this is highlighted by the variety of structures that can be utilised, including the flexible discretionary trust and STAR trusts, which are completely unique to the Cayman Islands

On May 9, 2012, the SEC announced an enforcement action against Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd.

Right now, without your knowledge, your company could be a defendant in a lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars in penalties.

SEC enforcement actions often include allegations that corporate officers affirmatively misled a company’s outside auditors as part of a scheme to commit and perpetuate an accounting fraud.

In our latest episode, Rahul Bhardwaj, President & CEO of the Institute of Corporate Directors, joins Alexa Translations CEO, Gary Kalaci, for an inspiring conversation...

The Internal Revenue Code clearly sets forth the legal rights for all types of nonprofit tax-exempt organizations regarding the procedures to follow if "a determination by the Secretary" is made regarding the initial qualification or continuing qualification of the nonprofit organization's status. The term "Secretary" is defined as the Secretary of the Treasury "or his delegate".

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted amendments to Form PF on February 8, 2024. The compliance date for these amendments...