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2026 AGA Annual Meeting Wrap-Up: State AGs Focus on AI, Privacy, Pricing, Child Safety, and Public-Private Partnerships

State attorneys general are accelerating enforcement across AI, privacy, algorithmic pricing, and child safety, with the 2026 AGA Annual Meeting revealing that companies who build proactive relationships with AG offices before crises emerge navigate regulatory challenges most successfully. The conference highlighted multistate coordination on surveillance pricing laws, data privacy enforcement examining board-level involvement, and the critical importance of early engagement with AG staff who outlast electe

United States Commercial

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

SFDR Impact Series 2026: ESG Ratings Regulation – A Manager’s Perspective When Distributing Funds

The EU’s new ESG Ratings Regulation applies from 2 July 2026. Although aimed squarely at ESG rating providers, its effects will be felt right across the funds industry.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Wait A Minute! Just Because I Failed To Meet A Lousy Capital Call, You Took My Membership Interest That You Valued At $1.7 Million And Paid Me Nothing?

My last outing on this blog analyzed a dispute over the consequences of a limited partner’s failure to meet a mandatory capital call.

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Oregon EPR Producers May Have An Off-Ramp From Paying CAA, At Least Temporarily

Thousands of producers currently writing checks to Circular Action Alliance (CAA) under Oregon’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law may soon have grounds to stop, at least temporarily.

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Washington’s Lesser Known Fiduciary Duty Of Candor

United States Commercial

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Beresford Booth

District Of Massachusetts Dismisses Putative Securities Class Action Against Biopharmaceutical Company

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Les ACVM proposent des modifications importantes aux régimes de déclaration en lien avec les offres publiques d’achat, les offres publiques de rachat et la propriété véritable au Canada

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

CSA Finalizes ‘access Equals Delivery’ Model For Continuous Disclosure Documents: Practical Implications For Reporting Issuers

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Key Considerations In Minority Investments In Canadian Private Companies: Part 1

Canada Commercial

SkyLaw

Paying In Equity: Shares For Services And Reverse Vesting

Canada Commercial

SkyLaw

Delaware Superior Court Confirms Shareholder Representative Standing And Dismisses A Duplicative Implied Covenant Claim

United States Commercial

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Pierson Ferdinand LLP

Immigration Update: Ontario Launches Major Redesign Of The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program

Canada Commercial

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Gowling WLG

NDAs In The Spotlight: What Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce’s Wedding Reveals About Protecting Your Privacy

United States Commercial

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Lavelle Law

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Lowenstein Sandler

DOL Rescinds 2024 Overtime Rule: What Texas Employers Should Know About FLSA Exemptions

United States Employment

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Bracewell

Logs Of Private Emails Conducting ‘Government-Related’ Business Now Deemed Government Records Subject To OPRA Disclosure, Rules New Jersey Supreme Court

United States Government

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Lowenstein Sandler

A New Era For Cuba Claims: Supreme Court Expands Title III's Scope, With Perhaps More To Come

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

FinCEN Alert: AML Compliance Implications Of IRGC Sanctions Evasion And Illicit Finance

Worldwide Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

From Access To Advancement: Mentorship And Sponsorship For Women Lawyers In Idaho

United States Employment

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Fennemore

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New Value Manifest/Manifestacion De Valor – Via VUCEM

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Canada's Latest Work Permit: Innovation Stream

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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

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Push-Pull: Discourse In The ESG Rulemaking Landscape

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Holland & Knight

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

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Antiboycott Compliance For U.S. Companies

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The Top Five Issues In Startup Co-Founder Separations

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JAMS

ADR And Diversity In The Life Sciences Sector

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JAMS

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

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Further Update On Employee Stock Options

Canada Commercial

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Privilege

Artificial Intelligence, Privilege, And Work Product: Emerging Risks In The Life Sciences Industry

Recent court decisions reveal conflicting approaches to whether communications with generative AI tools waive attorney-client privilege or work product protection, creating significant uncertainty for companies handling sensitive legal and proprietary information. Life sciences companies face heightened risks as they increasingly rely on AI tools while managing confidential clinical data, regulatory strategies, and intellectual property that may become subject to discovery in future litigation.

United States Commercial

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Arnold & Porter

Solicitor-client Privilege Can Be Lost!

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that solicitor-client privilege can be implicitly waived when a party's pleadings rely on their understanding of their legal position...

Canada Litigation

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Millar Kreklewetz

Law Firm Not Disqualified From Acting Against Former Executive Of Corporate Client (Piikani Nation v McMullen)

Due to their duty of loyalty, lawyers may not act in matters which are adverse to current clients. The duty of loyalty generally extends to matters which are adverse to former clients if there is the potential...

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Texas Business Court Enforces ‘In Perpetuity’ Payment Obligation: Takeaways From Cobalt Falcon v. AXS Investments

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies — Crisis Management: A First Hours Focus (Podcast)

United States Strategy

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Mintz

Better Evidence, Better Decisions: Key Takeaways From CLUC Education & Social Day 2026

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Privilege At Risk: How Pleading Lack Of Legal Understanding Can Backfire

Canada Litigation

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Reseller Agreement Could Create A Franchise Relationships Under New Jersey Law

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Protéger le privilège dans les enquêtes sur les incidents de confidentialité: Perspectives 2026 sur les incidents de confidentialité – Partie 4

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Directors and Officers

Washington’s Lesser Known Fiduciary Duty Of Candor

Washington law makes clear that across all Washington business entities, those in control (e.g. directors, officers, managers, partners) owe fiduciary duties.

United States Commercial

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Beresford Booth

Paying In Equity: Shares For Services And Reverse Vesting

For growing companies, issuing shares for services can preserve scarce cash and align incentives. Reverse vesting pushes that logic further: it allows a company to grant shares upfront while retaining a mechanism to claw them back if expectations are not met.

Canada Commercial

SkyLaw

Chancery Imposes Spoliation Sanctions Over Vanishing Signal Messages In The WWE Merger Litigation

The Court of Chancery has issued a significant decision on the preservation of electronically stored information, and it should give pause to anyone who relies on disappearing-message applications after litigation...

United States Litigation

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Pierson Ferdinand LLP

When A Board Designee Serves Two Masters: Zync v. Porsche In The Court Of Chancery

United States Commercial

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Pierson Ferdinand LLP

New Jersey High Court Highlights D&O Insurance Traps For Complex Business Structures

United States Insurance

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K&L Gates LLP

Director And Officer Liability For Environmental Offences

Canada Environment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Complex Restructuring With A Simple Solution? Understanding Director Releasees Under Governing Canadian Statues

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Clark Wilson LLP

What Boards Get Wrong About Cybersecurity

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AlixPartners

Piercing The Corporate Veil: Court Of Appeal For Ontario Clarifies The Test

Canada Commercial

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

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Executive Remuneration

17 CFR Part 229 Explained: Regulation S-K, SEC Disclosure Rules, Business Description, Risk Factors, MD&A, Cybersecurity, Executive Compensation, Exhibits, And Public Company Reporting

Regulation S-K governs the narrative disclosure requirements for SEC filings, covering everything from business descriptions and risk factors to MD&A and executive compensation.

United States Commercial

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Gesmer Updegrove LLP

When Personal Security Is A Perk: SEC Reporting And Income Tax Implications For Corporate Security Benefits

As public scrutiny and threats against corporate leaders intensify, more companies are investing in comprehensive security packages for senior executives.

United States Tax

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Foley & Lardner

Talent And Creators: 7 Smart Ways To Evaluate A Deal Before You Sign

Strategic deal evaluation helps entertainers and creators assess opportunities beyond upfront compensation by analyzing long-term earnings potential, tax implications, opportunity costs, and portfolio alignment.

United States Commercial

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MGO CPA LLP

Treasury And IRS Preview Guidance On Expanded Section 4960 Excise Tax Under The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act

United States Tax

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Sections 457(b) And 457(f): Designing Deferred Compensation Plans For Tax-Exempt And Governmental Employers (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Lowenstein Sandler

Winning the Talent War: What the Data Says About Family Office Compensation in 2026

United States Wealth Mgt

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Preparing For The Public Markets: When And How To Engage A Compensation Consultant

United States Commercial

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Winston Taylor

SEC Proposes Filer Status Changes With Significant Executive Compensation Disclosure Implications

United States Commercial

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Winston Taylor

Leadership In The Law: Fireside Chat With Kevin O’Connor, Senior Vice President, General Counsel And Corporate Secretary Of Lockheed Martin (Video)

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

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M&A/Private Equity

Canadian Governments Invest In Innovation, Talent And Domestic Competitiveness

A convergence of geopolitical shifts, trade uncertainty and heightened industrial policy ambition has fundamentally altered the operating environment for Canadian businesses. How are federal and provincial governments responding with new funding programs, capital sources and talent initiatives to support the retention and growth of technology, intellectual property and human capital in Canada? This comprehensive overview examines recent strategic initiatives spanning artificial intelligence, life sciences,

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Continuing Activity In Application Of California’s Corporate Practice Of Medicine Prohibition

The first half of 2026 has been an eventful period in the application of California’s long-standing prohibition against the corporate practice of medicine.

United States Healthcare

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Mintz

Bennett Jones On Tax Disputes: June 2026

Explore how vesting orders in insolvency proceedings can bar claims for unpaid Crown royalties, while examining the potential ongoing liability that co-lessees may face. Understand the implications of federal defence industrial strategy on mergers and acquisitions within the Canadian market, and learn how Alberta courts are clarifying security measures in legal proceedings.

Canada Insolvency

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Bennett Jones LLP

Key Considerations In Minority Investments In Canadian Private Companies: Part 1

Canada Commercial

SkyLaw

Delaware Superior Court Confirms Shareholder Representative Standing And Dismisses A Duplicative Implied Covenant Claim

United States Commercial

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Pierson Ferdinand LLP

Cybersecurity Due Diligence Remains A Critical Focus In U.S. M&A Transactions

United States Commercial

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Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.

Stand And Deliver: Dispute Boards And Other Mechanisms To Manage Life Sciences Disputes In Real Time

United States Litigation

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Foley Hoag LLP

Chancery Dismisses KnowBe4 Stockholder Challenge: No Control Group, And A Cleansing Vote

United States Litigation

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Pierson Ferdinand LLP

Defining Moments – A Conversation With Kirstie McGuigan And Ross McNaughton

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Winston Taylor

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Aird & Berlis LLP

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Winston Taylor

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Gesmer Updegrove LLP

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

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Gamma Law

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