United States: Corporate/Commercial Law

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Nonprofit organizations face increased federal investigative scrutiny and must develop incident-response plans to protect themselves when law enforcement agents arrive with search warrants or subpoenas.

When a public charity is formed, the focus is often on the organization’s purpose, the application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, and board structure. Another decision is just as important: whether the corporation...

Family offices investing in private funds face complex legal considerations that vary significantly across hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and private credit strategies. Understanding how to structure efficient legal reviews, negotiate protective side letter provisions, and tailor diligence to each fund category can transform legal oversight from a cost center into a strategic advantage that protects capital and preserves long-term family interests.

For two decades, the assumption within compliance departments was that a transaction monitoring system, once installed and tuned, would do its job in the background.

While most of private equity chases a tiny slice of large companies, the smaller end of the market remains structurally under-capitalized, creating exactly the supply-and-demand imbalance that disciplined investors...

On July 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed policy statement (the Statement) advancing a significant new theory under Section 5 of the FTC Act: companies that intentionally steer AI outputs away...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) released an unfavorable advisory opinion finding that a home health agency's (HHA) subscription payments to a vendor for online...

Following the House settlement, the legal treatment of NIL deals involving multimedia rights partners and brand sponsors has become significantly more complex. A recent federal court ruling rejected categorical exemptions for these entities, instead requiring fact-specific analysis of their relationships with athletic programs. Schools, athletes, and their partners must now navigate heightened scrutiny from the College Sports Commission when structuring NIL agreements with entities that may qualify as "Asso

Family offices investing in private funds face complex legal considerations that vary significantly across hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and private credit strategies. Understanding how to structure efficient legal reviews, negotiate protective side letter provisions, and tailor diligence to each fund category can transform legal oversight from a cost center into a strategic advantage that protects capital and preserves long-term family interests.

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First enacted in 1993, Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) has emerged as one of the most powerful wealth-building mechanisms available to founders, early employees, and venture investors. Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code provides substantial tax benefits, allowing up to $15 million in capital gains to be shielded from federal taxes on qualifying stock sales. With Congress expanding the exclusion in 2025, understanding the requirements and strategic implications of QSBS has become increasingly cr