United States: Contracts and Commercial Law

Proposed real party in interest disclosure requirements could reshape defensive patent strategies involving product launches, licensing negotiations, freedom-to-operate analyses, and pre-litigation planning.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) filed an amicus curiae brief on July 28, 2026, in National Association of Industrial Bankers, et al. v. Sean O’Day, pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

For design professionals, the contract is far more than a formality; it is the foundation on which a successful defense is built. When claims arise, whether involving alleged design defects, construction delays, or personal injury on the jobsite, the first question defense counsel asks is simple: What does the contract say?

Until recently, Louisiana's Prompt Payment Statute (La. R.S. 9:2784) pointed in one direction. It told contractors how fast to push money downstream and punished them when they did not. It never meaningfully told the owner when to pay in the first place.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act introduces sweeping restrictions on large institutional investors purchasing single-family homes, fundamentally altering the landscape for Single-Family Rental REITs. While the controversial seven-year forced divestiture has been removed, the legislation creates new compliance obligations and carves out specific exceptions for build-to-rent developments, senior housing, and homeownership programs. How will these provisions reshape acquisition strategies and growth opport

When Apple sued OpenAI for trade secret misappropriation in July 2026, the case revealed critical lessons about how startup hiring practices can create devastating legal exposure.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2026 ruling that invalidated IEEPA-based tariffs, a wave of consumer class action lawsuits has emerged targeting importers who raised prices during the tariff period...

Three recent developments point to a marked escalation in U.S. customs and trade enforcement. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Trade Fraud Task Force has reported...

In many private M&A transactions, buyers and sellers usually reach an impasse on valuation. Buyers may be unwilling to pay the seller’s full asking price at closing, particularly where future growth projections...