United States: Corporate and Company Law

Financial Markets and Funds Partner Michael Didiuk spoke with Private Equity Law Report about the trend of fund managers converting private funds into registered funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Continuing its trend of striking down overbroad restrictive covenants in the sale-of-business context, the Delaware Court of Chancery on March 4, 2026, struck down a worldwide noncompetition...

Universities and research institutes have long relied on the protections for "fundamental research" under national security laws to enable international collaboration in open science.

Steptoe facilitated a cohort of human rights and related experts from 13 leading technology companies in developing practical guidance on how to develop effective KPIs, and how they can be used to assist in strengthening the performance of human rights programs across the tech sector.

On February 27, 2026, CalRecycle announced that it selected Landbell USA—one of three applicants—as the producer responsibility organization (PRO)...

We are pleased to share an article co-authored by Akin private funds liquidity solutions partners Brendan McNamara, Daniel Quinn and Fadi Samman that has been published by Private Equity International.

The Situation: The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has revised its Enforcement Manual (the "Manual") for the first time since 2017, implementing critical changes to enforcement policies and procedures.

Later this year marks the 15th anniversary of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's adoption of Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Family Office Rule).

On April 29, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., a case that may determine whether the Section...