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The New Era Of Business Divorce: Why Owner Disputes Are Rising In Arizona

Arizona’s business community has long been defined by closely held companies: family owned enterprises, real estate ventures, professional practices, and entrepreneur led startups built on trust and shared vision.

United States Litigation

FL

Fennemore

Drafting Of Corporate And M&A Documents For 2026 Delaware General Corporation Law Amendments

Delaware has amended its General Corporation Law with changes effective August 1, 2026, addressing key aspects of corporate governance and dissolution procedures. The amendments clarify voting standards for changes to authorized stock classes and introduce new requirements for dissolving corporations regarding service of process agreements.

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Court Of Appeals Confirms 6-Year Statute Of Limitations Applies To Equitable Shareholder Oppression Claims Under Michigan Business Corporations Act

The Michigan Court of Appeals has resolved a critical question regarding shareholder oppression claims under Section 489 of the Business Corporations Act: which statute of limitations applies to equitable relief claims?

United States Commercial

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Implied Private Right Of Action For Rescission Under The Investment Company Act

The majority ruled that Section 47(b) does not empower private parties to sue for rescission of any contract that violates the ICA, reversing the Second Circuit’s judgment and remanding for further proceedings.

United States Commercial

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Duane Morris LLP

Corporate Governance Field Guide - Texas Books & Records Demands

United States Commercial

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Baker Botts LLP

ETF And Fund-Vehicle Exposure: Post-IPO Transition Plans, SPV Unwind Mechanics, And Shareholder-Protection Measures For Linked Products

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Corporate Governance Field Guide - Delaware Books & Records Demands

United States Commercial

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Supreme Court Shuts The Door On ICA Rescission Claims: What Closed-End Fund Managers Need To Know

United States Commercial

AP

Arnold & Porter

Supreme Court Curbs Shareholder Suits Under The Investment Company Act

United States Commercial

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Boies Schiller Flexner

The 2026 Proxy Season: Shareholder Proposal Trends

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

ESG And Anti-ESG Shareholder Proposals In 2026

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Corporate Governance Lessons From Taylor Swift

United States Commercial

BB

Beresford Booth

Guilbeau v. Footprint Int’l Holdco, Inc.: Lessons From A Chancery Court Cramdown Financing Decision And Insights Into DGCL Section 144’s Safe-Harbor Provisions

United States Commercial

FL

Foley & Lardner

Washington Updates Its Demand Futility Standard

United States Commercial

BB

Beresford Booth

When The Microphone Lives On Your Face: Smart Glasses In The Workplace And The Clinic

United States Employment

DW

Dickinson Wright PLLC

AI Notetakers: Productivity Tool Or Emerging Legal Risk?

United States Technology

MB

Mayer Brown

DOJ And CFTC Bring New Insider Trading Cases In Prediction Markets

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Court Vacates $100K H-1B Payment Requirement

United States Immigration

FL

Fennemore

Federal Court Vacates $100,000 H-1B Fee

United States Immigration

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

MARAD Modernizes U.S. Citizenship Evidencing Requirements For Vessel Owners And Program Participants

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) published two companion final rules in the Federal Register on June 4, 2026, that together modernize and streamline the process by which corporations and other business entities...

United States Transport

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Liskow & Lewis

My Partners And I Can’t Agree On Anything — What Are Our Options?

Not every business partnership ends with someone buying the others out. Sometimes the relationship deteriorates to the point where no one wants to stay, no one wants to sell, and the only thing the partners can agree...

United States Commercial

RL

Russo Law

IRS Ruling Allows Multi-Line Family Business To Split Up The Business Lines Among Shareholders Tax-Free

A common theme we see today in family-owned businesses is the ownership of several lines of business either through a parent corporation with the original business and one or more subsidiaries holding other newer...

United States Tax

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Liskow & Lewis

It’s True: LTIP Unit Compensation Is A “Win-Win” For REIT Shareholders And Management

Green Street Advisors has revised its governance scoring methodology to penalize public REITs that use OP unit-based compensation, arguing it creates potential misalignment between management and shareholders.

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Founders’ Toolkit – Choosing The Right Fundraising Method

United States Commercial

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

Exxon Shareholders Approve Redomestication To Texas: A Milestone For Corporate Mobility

United States Commercial

FL

Foley & Lardner

Beneficial Ownership Reporting Update In B.V.I. – From Filing Obligations To Enforcement Risks

United States Commercial

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Ruchelman PLLC

ExxonMobil Is Headed Home

United States Commercial

JD

Jones Day

Privy Council Confirms Directors Have No Standing To Bring Claims In The Name Of A Company In Liquidation

United States Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Delaware Rulings Point To Governance Litigation’s Ideal Window

United States Litigation

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Boies Schiller Flexner

Foreign Entity Registration: What Every Multi-State Business Should Know

United States Commercial

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Adams and Reese

A Wrong In Search Of A Remedy: Promissory Estoppel

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

When Stockholders Come Knocking: Defending Against Section 220 Demands In Delaware

United States Commercial

FF

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Borrowing Smart — Venture Debt And Other Financing Alternatives (Podcast)

United States Finance

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

Foreign Entity Registration: What Every Multi-State Business Should Know

Operating a business across state lines requires careful attention to foreign entity registration requirements. While maintaining an office or employing workers in another state almost certainly triggers registration obligations...

United States Commercial

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Adams and Reese

A Wrong In Search Of A Remedy: Promissory Estoppel

Peter Sluka wrote a month ago about Matter of Lin v Sun ___ AD3d ___ (2026 NY Slip Op 02065 [1st Dept Apr. 7, 2026]). In Lin, the First Department unanimously rejected a petitioner-appellant’s claim she acquired...

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

When Stockholders Come Knocking: Defending Against Section 220 Demands In Delaware

If you’re on the management team of a Delaware corporation or serve as general counsel to one, it’s only a matter of time before a stockholder shows up with a books and records demand under Section 220...

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Borrowing Smart — Venture Debt And Other Financing Alternatives (Podcast)

Debt Finance partner Raquel Smith joins hosts Laura Cicirelli and Eric Weiner to discuss venture debt facilities, unpacking key terms founders should understand including common red flags, covenants, and events of default. The conversation explores building strong relationships within the venture debt ecosystem and examines the broader risks, strategic considerations, and potential pitfalls associated with venture debt financings.

United States Finance

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

DExit One Year Later: An Assessment Of SB21, The Continuing Pace Of Reincorporation And The Maturation Of Texas As A Corporate Domicile

United States Commercial

FL

Foley & Lardner

How Investors Are Adapting To The SEC's Deregulatory Agenda, And What To Do About It

As the SEC pursues sweeping deregulatory reforms under Chairman Paul Atkins—including potential shifts to semiannual reporting and reduced executive compensation disclosures—institutional and activist investors...

United States Commercial

JD

Jones Day

Recent Shareholder Proposal Litigation Underscores The Need For Shareholder Proposal Reform

Recent federal court decisions on shareholder proposals reveal fundamental tensions in applying Rule 14a-8's "ordinary business" exclusion, with three cases reaching seemingly different conclusions despite using the same legal framework. These divergent outcomes expose the rule's inherent ambiguity and may accelerate the SEC's anticipated reform or rescission of the shareholder proposal regime.

United States Commercial

JD

Jones Day

Is It Time For Courts To Embrace Shareholder Oppression Outside Of The Corporate Dissolution Context?

Should New York courts treat shareholder oppression in closely held corporations as a remediable wrong rather than solely as grounds for dissolution?

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

A Money Judgment By Any Other Name Is Still Not Rescission: First Department Rejects Last-Ditch Intervention Gambit In LLC Membership Dispute

On the surface, today’s case—Bapaz NYC West St Group LLC v. Assa Properties Inc., 2026 NY Slip Op 03061 (1st Dept May 14, 2026)—appears to address a simple legal question: whether a non-party co-purchaser...

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

3 Reasons A Shareholder Agreement Or LLC Agreement Matters For Houston Business Owners

United States Commercial

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Stephenson Fournier

Shareholder Rights Group Report Recaps 2026 Shareholder Proposal Season

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Dickinson Wright And Fox Rothschild Join Forces To File Lawsuit Against ‘John Doe’ ‘Naked’ Short-Sellers Of Lunai Common Stock

United States Litigation

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

First Quarter 2026 Asset Management Regulatory Update

United States Commercial

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Davis Graham

Texas Business Court Clarifies Fiduciary Duties In Texas LLCs

United States Commercial

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

QSBS Stacking: Leveraging Gifts And Trusts For Additional Section 1202 Exclusions

United States Tax

FL

Foley & Lardner

A New Framework For The Family Business Enterprise: A Review Of Benjamin Means’ “The Principles Of Family Business Law”

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

The Pentagon Enters Its Mitigation Era: FOCI Review And Mitigation Expand Beyond Classified Contracts

United States Government

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Dechert

Employee Compensation Risks In A Business Sale

United States Employment

MM

McLane Middleton, Professional Association

Profits Interests With A Conversion Requirement On Termination: Why Some Sponsors Are Adopting It And How They Work

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Nasdaq Announces Higher Listing Thresholds For Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

United States Commercial

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

How To Exit A Business: A Guide To LLC Transfer Provisions For Business Owners

United States Commercial

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Cantrell Law Firm

Delaware Courts Sharpen Focus On Earn Outs: Review Of Recent Case Law And Practical Guidance For Dealmakers

United States Commercial

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Nossaman LLP

Exploring The Tax Consequences Of Exchanging Unrestricted QSBS (Section 1202 Stock) For Restricted Stock

United States Tax

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FBT Gibbons

IRS Rejects Claim Of Bona Fide Residency In Puerto Rico And Asserts Fraud

United States Tax

HK

Holland & Knight

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Webinar – Compensation For Washington Shareholders And LLC Members (Video)

BB

Beresford Booth

2026 Dallas Board Of Directors Forum: Key Takeaways (Video)

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Key Lessons From The 2025 Proxy Season (Video)

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Sounding Board: Shareholder Engagement (Video)

MB

Mayer Brown

The World's Top Businesses Do These 4 Things To Thrive In Turbulent Times (Video)

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AlixPartners

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