Business Law and Corporate Law

Artificial intelligence is transforming corporate governance, creating both opportunities and new responsibilities for boards of directors. As AI becomes embedded in core business functions, directors must navigate the dual challenge of using AI as a decision-support tool in the boardroom while maintaining effective oversight of AI-related risks across their organizations.

How far can a CEO go in diverting a company’s most valuable assets to entities controlled by his spouse before the courts call it what it is: fraud? Paley v. Curious Holdings, LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op 50829(U) (Sup Ct NY County May 11, 2026) answers that question.

Explore the evolving risk landscape for Directors and Officers liability as corporate litigation, insurance recovery, and governance experts examine how cybersecurity breaches, AI-related claims...

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has awarded $261.13 million in damages plus six years of prejudgment interest against participating lenders in Serta's 2020 uptier transaction, marking the first successful court challenge to a common liability management exercise. The ruling found that privately negotiated debt exchanges do not qualify as "open market purchases" and that lenders breached pro rata sharing provisions by receiving payments without offering participation to all lenders. This precedent-setting decision r

The International Chamber of Commerce has released its revised 2026 Arbitration Rules, introducing significant procedural reforms driven by increased competition among arbitral institutions. These changes modernize core aspects of ICC procedure while preserving hallmark features like institutional scrutiny of awards and robust case management oversight, fundamentally altering how ICC cases will be conducted going forward.

Act 822 of the 2026 Regular Session (House Bill 638, by Representative Jacob Landry) is a dramatic change in Louisiana private construction law. It amends and reenacts Louisiana’s private prompt-payment statute (La. R.S. § 9:2784) into a comprehensive prompt-payment regime that runs from the top of the payment chain to the bottom.

With the passing of Delaware House Bill 400 (“HB 400”), a series of fee increases have been implemented, including higher annual franchise taxes and expedited service fee maximums for corporate filings.

The hotel industry in 2026 faces a critical inflection point where technology investment alone no longer guarantees competitive advantage. As AI adoption accelerates, sustainability mandates tighten, and traveler behaviors shift amid economic uncertainty, the defining factor becomes whether hotels have transformed their technology into meaningful guest experiences. This analysis explores how hospitality brands can bridge the gap between technological capability and customer-centric innovation.

On June 12, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a decision in Kiddie Academy Domestic Franchising, LLC v. Paradise Organization Corp., 2026 WL 1705964 (E.D.N.Y. June 12, 2026)...

On July 15, 2026, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) executed a design-build contract and associated capital maintenance contract for the SH 99 Grand Parkway Segment B-1 Design-Build...

When business partners operate without a formal written agreement, disputes over ownership can arise. Washington partnership law examines how parties actually conducted their business—contributions, control, profit-sharing, and public representations—to determine whether a legal partnership existed, regardless of missing signatures or paperwork.

Chris Carney authored the article “Opinion: Unleash utility companies to expand electric grid.” The article was published in The Times-Tribune, which serves the Scranton, Pennsylvania region. The article explores solutions for lowering electricity costs Pennsylvania, such as “greater production, increased generation capacity, more competition among qualified builders like utilities and additional investment hardening the grid.”