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Tricky Compliance Issues For Companies When An Executive Terminates Employment: Public Company Compensation Considerations

When an executive or other senior-level employee terminates employment, employers must address the tax, equity, and benefits issues that may arise in connection with the employee's...

United States Commercial

FL

Foley & Lardner

Retail Investor Access To Private Market Assets Through Registered Funds: Recommendations By The SEC Investor Advisory Committee

The 2010 Dodd-Frank Act established the Investor Advisory Committee (the "IAC") to advise the SEC on regulatory priorities, the regulation of securities products, trading strategies...

United States Finance

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Ropes & Gray LLP

ExxonMobil Announces First-of-its-Kind Retail Voting Program

On September 15, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Division of Corporate Finance granted ExxonMobil's no-action request to establish a new retail shareholder voting program...

United States Commercial

JD

Jones Day

Delaware Court Of Chancery Reaffirms Bar Against Discovery To Plead Demand Futility

On June 26, 2025, in In re The Boeing Co. Deriv. Litig., Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn of the Delaware Court of Chancery ordered a stay of all discovery pending the Court's resolution of Defendants...

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing: Shareholder Agreement's "Except As Otherwise Set Forth Herein" Hands Control Of Famed Restaurant To Minority Shareholders

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Advance Notice Bylaws — Rarely Subject To Abstract Challenge

United States Government

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Duane Morris LLP

Who's Covered? Commercial Division To Clarify Its Role In Insurance-Coverage Cases

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Texas Corporate Law Changes: Opt-In Requirements For New Pro-Business Rules

United States Commercial

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Klemchuk

USERRA In The Spotlight: What The Latest Domestic Deployments Mean For Your Workforce

United States Commercial

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Delaware Court Of Chancery Upholds Voting Agreement Amendment That Applied "In The Same Fashion" To All Stockholders

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The 15-Minute Founder's Guide: Pay-to-Play Transactions

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

What Capacity Is Your Capacity In?

United States Commercial

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

AG Bondi Issues DEI Memo To Support False Claims Act Enforcement

United States Commercial

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Choosing Your State Of Incorporation

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

New Montana State Income And Property Taxes For 2025 & 2026

United States Tax

PB

Parsons Behle & Latimer

Artificial Intelligence 2025 - Trends And Developments

United States Technology

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Steptoe LLP

ALERT: Key Tax Provisions Provided For In "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

United States Employment

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Dilworth Paxson LLP

AMTL's AICP Files Second Case Against TSMC, Its Advanced Memory Amends Against SK Hynix

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Silicon, Sanctions And Security: How National Security Laws Are Reshaping The Semiconductor Industry (Video)

United States Government

FL

Foley & Lardner

Public Company Responsibilities Memorandum

This template memorandum is a comprehensive document intended to educate directors and officers of a newly public company about their legal and regulatory obligations under U.S. federal securities laws

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Initial Public Offerings Laws And Regulations 2025 – USA

The United States ("U.S.") is the deepest and most active equity capital market in the world. Its principal stock exchanges, the New York Stock Exchange...

United States Commercial

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Milbank LLP

Climate-Related Transition Plans – Governing For Net Zero Across The Board

Understand the entities' climate-related risks, including any physical risks such as climate catastrophes that may physically affect the entity, as well as transition risks arising from regulatory changes

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

(Insider) Trading Under A Rule 10b5-1 Plan

In June 2025, Terren Scott Peizer, the former chief executive officer, executive chairman and chairman of the board of directors of Ontrak, Inc. (Ontrak), was sentenced to 42 months imprisonment...

United States Commercial

BB

Bass, Berry & Sims

Texas Passes Landmark Law Regulating Proxy Advisors: What Companies Need To Know

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

So, You Want To Join A Public Company Board

United States Commercial

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Developments In Delaware's Corporate Law That You Need To Know

United States Commercial

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Torys LLP

California Supreme Court Holds That Lack Of Jury Trial Right Is Insufficient To Reject Enforcement Of Forum Selection Clause

United States Commercial

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

SEC Roundtable On Executive Compensation Disclosure

United States Commercial

M

Mintz

Texas Business Organizations Code: Key Amendments Under SB 29

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Ambush At The AGM – Notice Requirements For Listed Companies In The Digital Age

United States Commercial

BP

Baker & Partners

LCDA BoardReady Institute

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Landmark Enforcement Under U.S. CPSA Leads To Sentencing Of Corporate Executives For Failure To Report Product Hazards

United States Commercial

JD

Jones Day

SEC Tolling Request Not A Securities Claim Against Insured Company Under D&O Policy

United States Commercial

WR

Wiley Rein

Ambush At The AGM – Notice Requirements For Listed Companies In The Digital Age

With a significant proportion of companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange incorporated in the Cayman Islands and approximately 223 Cayman-incorporated...

United States Commercial

BP

Baker & Partners

LCDA BoardReady Institute

Led by distinguished corporate directors and governance experts, the Latino Corporate Directors Education Foundation's BoardReady Institute (BRI) provides programming...

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Landmark Enforcement Under U.S. CPSA Leads To Sentencing Of Corporate Executives For Failure To Report Product Hazards

In June 2025, two former executives were each sentenced to more than three years in prison for conspiracy and failure to report hazardous products to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC")...

United States Commercial

JD

Jones Day

SEC Tolling Request Not A Securities Claim Against Insured Company Under D&O Policy

A Delaware Superior Court, applying Delaware law, has held that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") request to toll the statute of limitations did not constitute a "Securities Claim" under a D&O policy because the tolling request was made in connection with an investigation into the company.

United States Commercial

WR

Wiley Rein

Drafting Of Corporate And M&A Documents For 2025 Delaware General Corporation Law Amendments

United States Commercial

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Board Dynamics In Venture-Backed Startups

In a venture-backed startup, the composition of the Board of Directors plays a pivotal role. The selection of board members impacts the organizational balance of power, decision-making processes, investor confidence, and the overall success trajectory of the company.

United States Commercial

FL

Foley & Lardner

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies Podcast – An Abridged Guide To Crisis Management (Podcast)

In this episode of the Mintz On Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin and Crisis Management and Strategic Response Chair Erek L. Barron dive into the world of crisis management...

United States Employment

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Mintz

EDGAR Next: Transition To The SEC's New Filing System Before The September Deadline

Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") introduced a new filing system, referred to as EDGAR Next, which establishes an authentication process for EDGAR filers seeking to make filings...

United States Commercial

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Transparency In Homeowners Associations In North Carolina: The Good, The Bad, And The Risky

Community and homeowners' association managers and board members often walk a fine line when it comes to transparency.

United States Litigation

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

"They Will Thank Me In The Long Run": Court Of Appeal Considers Good Faith Obligations And Fiduciary Duties Of Directors In Relation To Shareholder Exit Provisions

United States Litigation

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The EGC Transition: Navigating The End Of Emerging Growth Company Status

United States Commercial

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Dechert

Nippon Steel And U. S. Steel Announce Finalized Merger Agreement

United States Government

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Holland & Knight

Upper Tribunal Ruling In The Case Of Craig Donaldson And David Arden (Metro Bank)

United States Finance

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Handbook For Directors Of Nonprofit Corporations In The United States

United States Commercial

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Demystifying PE-Backed Boards: Opportunity, Risk, And The Evolving Role Of Directors

United States Commercial

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Mintz

Directors' Fiduciary Duties And Insolvency

United States Insolvency

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Dechert

Oregon Enacts SB 951 Targeting MSO Influence And Healthcare Practitioner Noncompetes

United States Healthcare

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Bass, Berry & Sims

Preparing For Securities Litigation: Strategic Coordination With Crisis Response

United States Commercial

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WilmerHale

8 Changes Companies Need To Know About Texas SB 25

United States Commercial

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Klemchuk

New York Court Of Appeals Reaffirms The Internal Affairs Doctrine For Foreign Corporations

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Delaware Revamps Corporate Law With Senate Bill 21

United States Commercial

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Protecting Sponsors From Emerging Portfolio Company Risks Through Insurance

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Client Feature — June 2025

United States Energy

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Mintz

B3 divulga aditamento ao edital de audiência restrita para aprovação do regulamento do Novo Mercado com mudança no processo de votação do Regulamento Base

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

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Mayer Brown

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Alvarez & Marsal

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Lowenstein Sandler

NACD Virtual Event: How To Navigate The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) In 2024 – Key Takeaways

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Foley & Lardner

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K&L Gates LLP

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