Business Law and Corporate Law

On November 7, 2025, in Thornton v. National Academy of Sciences, No. 25-cv-2155, 2025 WL 3123732 (D.D.C. Nov. 7, 2025), the District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a False Claims Act (FCA) retaliation complaint on the basis that the plaintiff's allegations that he was fired after blowing the whistle on purported illegally discriminatory use of federal funding was not sufficient to support his FCA claim

In this episode of Women's Initiative Network: Real Talk, hosts Megan Monson, Rachel Moseson Dikovics, and Lauren N. Russell discuss how best to leverage the mid-point in your career when you are no longer junior, but not yet senior.

As organizations navigate the evolving DEI landscape under Executive Order 14173, the stakes have never been higher. Because federal-funding recipients must now certify that they do not engage in "illegal DEI," any missteps could trigger costly False Claims Act exposure.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) case against SolarWinds and its chief information security officer (CISO), Timothy Brown, ended abruptly on November 20, 2025, when the SEC agreed to dismiss its remaining claims against SolarWinds with prejudice.

Today's post took an unexpected turn. We were planning to write about yesterday's California Air Resources Board (CARB) public workshop on SB 253 and SB 261, which require subject companies to report on greenhouse...

On November 12, 2025, leading U.S. cryptocurrency platform, Coinbase, notified the Securities and Exchange Commission of its plan to leave Delaware and reincorporate in Texas.

In a recent decision, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware addressed a dispute at a private Delaware corporation concerning the removal of two officers by the board...

This week, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $1.1 million settlement with JBS's American subsidiary resolving allegations regarding the company's commitment ​"to be net zero by 2040."

Summary: The SEC's new electronic filing system, EDGAR Next, is now live and became mandatory for all SEC filers, including private funds and their managers, as of September 15, 2025.

What is the current outlook for North American infrastructure? Ropes & Gray attorneys explored this question at the Infrastructure Investor America Forum in New York on November 4–5, drawing...

Intellectual property (IP) diligence is the hidden architecture of value in mergers and acquisitions. Beneath the long checklists and contract reviews lie three critical questions...

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) introduce a complex layer of international tax considerations for both US and non-US companies.