Business Law and Corporate Law

On Jan. 29 in San Francisco, former Google engineer Linwei Ding was convicted after trial of economic espionage and trade secrets theft for taking hundreds of Google's confidential documents on AI chip technology...

Writing for the New York Law Journal, Karen T. Schiele and Alison Powers Herman of Carter Ledyard's Trusts & Estates practice, highlight the importance of a strategic approach to charitable estate planning.

Trust and estate planning can help athletes and entertainers protect their wealth, rights, and legacy.

In this episode of Private Market Talks, Jason Strife, senior managing director and head of junior capital and private equity solutions at Churchill Asset Management...

On 26 February 2026, the EU published Directive (EU) 2026/470 (the Omnibus I Directive). Adopted as part of the European Commission's (Commission) simplification agenda and after a year of debates and negotiations between the Commission, the Council, and the European Parliament, this text effectuates far-reaching changes to both the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D).

A recent decision from the Connecticut Appellate Court highlights how commission‑based fuel arrangements can limit franchise liability when suppliers retain control over pricing and inventory.

On March 13, 2026, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) updated its Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to provide relief for directors...

On March 10, 2026, ExxonMobil announced a unanimous recommendation by its board of directors that shareholders approve the company's reincorporation from New Jersey to Texas.

The staff of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance has issued the responses described below to frequently asked questions relating to the initial Section...

On March 10, 2026, ExxonMobil announced a unanimous recommendation by its board of directors that shareholders approve the company's reincorporation from New Jersey to Texas.

On 2 March 2026, Mr Justice Bright of the English Commercial Court dismissed Russia's objections to enforcement of arbitration awards worth more than USD 50 billion in favour...

For much of the past two decades, multinational companies operated under a working assumption that, despite local variation, global regulation was slowly moving toward convergence.