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First Circuit's Reversal Of Summary Judgment Clarifies Materiality Standard For Advisory Conflicts

A recent ruling may raise the bar for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in charging registered investment advisers for omissions of potential conflicts and seeking disgorgement, giving the defense bar additional ammunition to fight SEC investigations.

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Northern District Of California Dismisses Putative Securities Class Action Against Grocery Delivery Company For Failure To Adequately Plead Actionable Misstatements As Well As Scienter And Loss Causation

On May 9, 2025, Judge Edward J. Davila of the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss...

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

So You Want To Take Your Restaurant(s) Oversees – A Six Part Series

Expanding your restaurant internationally is more than a growth strategy—it's a major leap that tests every part of your business, from operations and supply chains to culture, finance, and of course, law.

Worldwide Commercial

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Harris Sliwoski

Persistence, Procedure, And Default: Lessons From ACM MCC VI LLC v. Able Liquidation Three & Thomas Rossi

On April 29, 2025, the Justice Robert R. Reed of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of New York County issued a significant ruling...

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

New C&DIs Clarify Some Clawback Disclosure Questions

United States Commercial

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WilmerHale

SEC Expands Circumstances In Which Issuers Can Submit Draft Registration Statements For Nonpublic Review

United States Commercial

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Corporate Law Overhaul: Texas Makes Significant Moves To Become Even More Business-Friendly

United States Commercial

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Dykema

House Committee Passes Part Of "Big, Beautiful Bill" Containing Noteworthy Improvements To Research And Development Incentives For Companies

United States Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Behind The Bench: An Evening With The Westchester Commercial Division Justices

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Increased Clarity For White-Collar Clients: The Department Of Justice Unveils Its Revised Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy

United States Commercial

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

House Committee Votes To Abolish Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Maryland Becomes Sixth State To Enact Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility, Washington Expected To Follow

United States Commercial

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Beveridge & Diamond

The Fine Print Face-off Of Indemnification vs. Limitation Of Liability

United States Commercial

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Outside GC

Episode S5:E14 | SEC Marketing Rule FAQs | Compliance In Context (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

Security For New Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Should We Expect More Tariffs In The Future? Understanding Trump's America First Trade Policy

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

America's Misunderstood Trade Deficit

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Lessons From The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act Of 1930

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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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

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

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

United States Commercial

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Antiboycott Compliance For U.S. Companies

United States Commercial

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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

United States Commercial

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JAMS

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

United States Commercial

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Charities & Non-Profits

Charitable Giving Techniques To Maximize An Estate Plan

Philanthropic giving has become an increasingly popular cornerstone to estate planning. Whether clients choose to give specific sums to charities during life or at death...

United States Tax

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Ballard Spahr LLP

A Priceless Mistake: How Faulty Appraisals Can Undermine Charitable Tax Deductions

A recent US Tax Court case (WT Art P'ship LP v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2025-30) illustrates how failing to comply with the technical requirements for substantiating the value of charitable contributions...

United States Tax

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Texas Legislature Is Looking To Provide A Liability Shield And Recognition To Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Formed In The State

On April 30, the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic development...

United States Technology

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Duane Morris LLP

The Legal Rights Of Charities To Defend Charitable Status

United States Tax

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Shulman Rogers

Revised Reporting Of Investors On Form PF – Action Needed With Compliance Date Of June 12, 2025 Around The Corner

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

Breaking Down FASB/PCC's Proposed CECL Updates For Private And Non-Profit Entities

United States Accounting

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Riveron

Ep. 4.01: How Are The Trump Administration's Executive Orders Impacting Nonprofits? (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Arnold & Porter

Women's History Month: Celebrating The Women Who Inspire Us - Sophia Shaw

United States Law Performance

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Golan Christie Taglia

Nonprofits 101: A Guide To Starting Your Nonprofit

United States Commercial

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Barley Snyder

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M&A/Private Equity

GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | May 2025

On April 2, 2025, the FTC announced it was seeking public comments through May 2, 2025, on a petition to reopen and modify its 2022 consent order relating to Verdun Oil Company II LLC's acquisition of EP Energy LLC.

Worldwide Anti-trust

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Emerging Trends In The Global Oil And Gas Sector

The transition to cleaner energy continues, but there is growing recognition of the enduring role of oil and gas, which is tempering the pace.

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Corporate Law Overhaul: Texas Makes Significant Moves To Become Even More Business-Friendly

Public companies formed in Texas may now adopt provisions requiring equity holders to meet a minimum ownership threshold—up to 3% of outstanding equity...

United States Commercial

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Dykema

Indiana Legislative Update: No New Health Care Merger Approval Board, But Some New Reporting Requirements For Health Care Entities

United States Healthcare

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

House Committee Passes Part Of "Big, Beautiful Bill" Containing Noteworthy Improvements To Research And Development Incentives For Companies

United States Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Updates To Reporting Requirement Of Dental Support Organizations' Mergers And Acquisitions In Indiana

United States Healthcare

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Restrictive Covenants In Private Equity Transactions

United States Commercial

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Mintz

Federal Trade Commission Launches Public Inquiry As It Prepares To Lead President Trump's Effort To Modify And Rescind Anticompetitive Federal Regulations; Department Of Justice Launches Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force

United States Anti-trust

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

When ECVC Structure Breaks The Deal

United States Finance

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Anderson P.C.

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Compliance

DOJ's New White-Collar Crime Enforcement Strategy – What Global Corporations Need To Know

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has unveiled a significant shift in its white-collar crime enforcement priorities, as outlined in remarks by Matthew Galeotti, head of the DOJ's Criminal Division.

United States Criminal

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Duane Morris LLP

Navigating Antitrust Risks In Algorithmic Pricing

May 19, 2025 – As algorithmic pricing becomes increasingly prevalent across industries, companies must be vigilant about the antitrust risks associated with these technologies.

United States Anti-trust

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Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

New SF-328 Released And Embedded Guidance Seeks More Information Up Front

On May 12, 2025, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) released a new SF-328[1] consisting of 9 questions and 6 pages of instructions that detail the types of supporting documentation requested and identify information required by different responding entities (e.g., corporate, non-profit, academic, etc.).

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Persistence, Procedure, And Default: Lessons From ACM MCC VI LLC v. Able Liquidation Three & Thomas Rossi

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

A Sigh Of Relief: SEC Reporting Parties Can Continue Following CFTC Reporting Rules When Reporting Security-Based Swap Data Until 2029

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

DOJ Alert: New White-Collar Priorities And Stronger Incentives To Self-Report

United States Criminal

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Bracewell

Compliance And Self-Disclosure Of Misconduct Must Be Top Priorities For Corporate Organizations, According To New Guidance From The Department Of Justice

United States Criminal

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Robotics Additional Considerations: Open Source And Standards

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

Maryland Becomes Sixth State To Enact Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility, Washington Expected To Follow

United States Commercial

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Beveridge & Diamond

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Venture Capital

New SBA Final Rule Encourages Early Stage And Venture Capital Investments With Creation Of Accrual Debenture And Accrual SBIC License Program

On July 18, 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a Final Rule to modernize the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program...

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

Ninth Circuit: Clarifies The Application Of The Larson Test In Shareholder Derivative Actions

On March 28, 2025, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a shareholder derivative action brought by a venture capital firm against a technology manufacturer, on the ground that the VC firm could not fairly or adequately represent the interest of the manufacturer's stockholders.

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Business Appraiser Liability? That's A New One

We've written about accountant liability. We've written about bookkeeper liability. A carefully crafted complaint can state viable claims for either.

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Exploring Tax Impact On Debt Modifications For Business

United States Finance

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Marcum

2021: Doing Business In Florida, USA

United States Commercial

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World Law Group

Legal Frameworks For Fund Formation In The U.S.: Delaware vs. Other Jurisdictions

United States Finance

FL

Fridman Law Firm

SEC Compliance For Fund Managers: What You Need To Know

United States Finance

FL

Fridman Law Firm

Mistakes To Avoid When Structuring An Investment Fund

United States Finance

FL

Fridman Law Firm

A Guide For Setting Up A Venture Capital Fund

United States Commercial

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Fridman Law Firm

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Latest Videos

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Securities Docket Weekly Update - March 21 (Video)

AP

Anderson P.C.

Brainwaves: 100 Days And Beyond | Presidential Policy Shifts Impacting Automotive (Video)

FL

Foley & Lardner

The Road Ahead: Affirmative Action's Impact On College Enrollment (Video)

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Top Misleading Software Vendor Sales Tactics (Video)

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

The Impact Of President Trump's EO's On DEI: Essential Strategies For Employers (Podcast)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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