United States: Corporate and Company Law

Professional services firms face mounting pressure from private equity consolidation, particularly in accounting where 81 of the top 500 US firms engaged in M&A activity in 2025. While PE promises accelerated growth and capital infusion, it fundamentally alters governance, culture, and long-term vision. This analysis examines the stark contrast between PE promises and operational realities, offering independent firms a strategic framework for sustainable growth without sacrificing control.

On May 15, 2026, the California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) released proposed regulations implementing Assembly Bill (AB) 1415 which took effect on January 1, 2026 (see our prior posts here and here). The new legislation expands the state’s health care material change transaction notice (MCN) process and requires private equity groups, hedge funds, management services organizations (MSOs), and certain newly created entities to give OHCA direct notice of proposed material change transactions involving a health care entity.

College athletics has entered a distinct capital-formation phase following the House v. NCAA settlement, with institutions now competing through economic ecosystems capable of funding athlete acquisition, roster retention, and NIL opportunities.

As discussed in a Feb. 20, 2026, GT Alert, the U.S. Supreme Court (the Court) ruled that the tariffs imposed under the Trump administration pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)...

Most business owners don’t plan to sell next year. But many get approached before they expect it.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed to completely rescind its Climate-Related Disclosure Rules adopted in March 2024, calling them a "dramatic overreach" of statutory authority. The SEC argues the rules exceed disclosure authority limits, interfere with state corporate law, and impose unjustified costs while being inconsistent with a materiality-based approach to disclosure.

Governor Andy Beshear recently signed Senate Bill 50 into law, ushering in one of the most significant updates to Kentucky inheritance and estate administration laws in recent years.

The Board of the Privy Council has refused permission for a director of a Mauritian company in liquidation to continue a claim on behalf of the company, instead of the liquidators: Manhattan Coffee Investment Holding (in liquidation) v Mwagiru [2026] UKPC 21.

The CFTC's Division of Enforcement has introduced a new policy framework for evaluating cooperation and self-reporting in enforcement matters, effective immediately. This policy supersedes previous guidance...