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Why Your U.S. Distributor Agreement And China Manufacturing Contract Will Eventually Collide (And How To Prevent It)

Foreign companies often lose U.S. distribution opportunities because their overseas factory can't deliver what their distributor contract promised. The frustrating part is that both contracts can look fine on their own.

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Harris Sliwoski

2025 Year In Review: FSIA, Helms-Burton, And Cross-Border Enforcement

First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement.

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Steptoe LLP

Delaware Court Treats Grant Of A Security Interest As Triggering Contractual Payment-Assignment Rights

The Delaware Court of Chancery held that a borrower's grant of a security interest in a license agreement constituted an "assignment" and "transfer" of payment rights, thereby triggering the counterparty's right...

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NIL After House: What Name, Image, And Likeness Means For Colleges And Higher-Education Institutions In 2026

The legal and compliance landscape for name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights in college sports has changed dramatically over the last two years. What began as a response to state NIL statutes and constitutional challenges...

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Butler Snow LLP

Webinar – How Do I Get Out Of Business With My Business Partner? (Video)

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SEC Brings Accounting And Disclosure Fraud Charges Against Public Company And Former Executives, Reflecting Focus On Earnings Management

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

The Landscape Of Contract Litigation In Washington

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Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Controversial Moelis Decision

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

SEC Targets Investment Advisory Agreements In Recent Enforcement Settlement

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McDermott Will & Schulte

"Marry In Haste, Repent At Leisure": The Importance Of Due Diligence In M&A Deals (Podcast)

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A&O Shearman

Extended Producer Responsibility Laws Are Here: What Manufacturers Must Do Now To Assess Applicability And Compliance Risk

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Foley & Lardner

Just Another NDA? Why M&A Confidentiality Agreements Are Different

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

First-quarter Ready: How Companies Can Enter 2026 With Positive Strategic Momentum

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SEC Confirms Application Of Federal Securities Laws To Tokenized Securities

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Winston & Strawn LLP

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Key Blind Spots in International Trade: Red Lines, Grey Zones, and Corporate Liability in the Current Landscape

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2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights into Canada's In-House Profession from CBA In-House Lawyers

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Digital Assets – Innovation vs Compliance: Emerging Offshore Jurisdictional Trends – How Legal Advisers' Roles Will Change

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(2nd Session) 2025 Global In-House Counsel Survey Report: Unique Insights into the Global In-House Counsel Profession

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Complying With BIS's Advanced Computing And Semiconductor Manufacturing Rules – Knowledge, Due Diligence, And Technology Thresholds

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Push-Pull: Discourse In The ESG Rulemaking Landscape

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Forced Labor Due Diligence – Supply Chain Tracing Requirements To Comply With UFLPA, Withhold Release Orders, And More

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Antiboycott Compliance For U.S. Companies

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The Top Five Issues In Startup Co-Founder Separations

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ADR And Diversity In The Life Sciences Sector

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In The Middle Of Changing The MID CBP Proposal For Global Business Identifier

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SEC Brings Accounting And Disclosure Fraud Charges Against Public Company And Former Executives, Reflecting Focus On Earnings Management

The SEC recently announced a settlement with a major publicly traded agricultural company (the "Company") regarding accounting and disclosure fraud, and filed a complaint against one of the Company's former executives...

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

SEC Targets Investment Advisory Agreements In Recent Enforcement Settlement

On January 20, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges[1] against two related registered investment advisers for alleged deficiencies in their investment advisory agreements...

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McDermott Will & Schulte

SEC Confirms Application Of Federal Securities Laws To Tokenized Securities

On January 28, 2026, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, and Division of Trading and Markets jointly issued a Statement on the taxonomies associated with various products marketed as "tokenized securities."

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Winston & Strawn LLP

New California Reporting Obligation: The FIPVCC And What It Means For Funds And Advisers

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Central District Of California Denies Motion For Judgment On The Pleadings In Securities Class Action Against Electric Automobile Company

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A&O Shearman

SEC Reshapes Shareholder Proposal Review: A New Approach For The 2026 Proxy Season

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New Mandatory VC California Diversity Reporting: Act Now On 2026 Deadlines

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Lowenstein Sandler

Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Securities Class Action Against Financial Services Company's Spinoff Loyalty Program

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Supreme Court To Resolve Circuit Split Regarding The SEC's Authority To Seek Disgorgement

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Baker Botts LLP

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2026 Proxy Season Update: Key Regulatory And Market Developments

As public companies prepare for the 2026 proxy and annual reporting season, significant regulatory and market developments are shaping disclosure practices, governance and investor engagement.

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Launches Comprehensive Review To Reform Regulation S-K

On January 13, 2026, SEC Chair Paul Atkins issued a statement directing the Division of Corporation Finance to conduct a comprehensive review of Regulation S-K, which governs various qualitative disclosures required in public company filings.

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Jones Walker

2026 Annual Report And Proxy Season: E&S Matters, Executive Compensation, And Governance

In March 2024, the SEC adopted rules entitled "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors" (the "Climate Rules"), intended to standardize how public companies report material...

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Mayer Brown

SEC Chairman Announces Comprehensive Review Of Regulation S-K

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Goodwin Procter LLP

2026 Compensation Season: What Public Companies And Their Compensation Committees Should Keep In Mind Heading Into The New Year

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

President Trump Issues Executive Order Aimed At Limiting Stock Buy Backs And Executive Compensation By Certain Defense Contractors

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Wiley Rein

Defense Contractors Face Increased Enforcement Risk And New Restrictions Of Buybacks, Distributions, And Executive Compensation

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Steptoe LLP

Corporate Governance – Latest IA Guidance On Executive Remuneration

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Middle Matters: Leveraging The Middle Of Your Career (Podcast)

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Lowenstein Sandler

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Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Controversial Moelis Decision

On January 20, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery's decision in West Palm Beach Firefighters' Pension Fund v. Moelis & Co., holding that the challenged provisions of the stockholder...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Reins In Moelis – On Procedure, Not Policy

On January 20, 2026, in an en banc ruling, the Delaware Supreme Court unanimously reversed and vacated the Court of Chancery's 2024 decision invalidating provisions of Moelis & Co.'s stockholder agreement.

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Reshapes Shareholder Proposal Review: A New Approach For The 2026 Proxy Season

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) shift away from reviewing most no-action requests reflects broader uncertainty around the future role of shareholder proposals and balance...

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Holland & Knight

President Trump Issues Executive Order Focused On Proxy Advisors

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Rejects Total Rescission Of Musk Pay

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Words And Actions – SEC Chairs' Role In Public Disclosure Reform

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Audit Reform – Government Abandons Plans To Consult On Reforms

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

SEC Staff Issues, Revises, And Withdraws Compliance And Disclosure Interpretations On A Variety Of Subjects

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Arnold & Porter

Foreign Private Issuers And Section 16: Understanding Your Equity Compensation Plan

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

DOJ Challenges Minnesota's Affirmative Action Hiring Program

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the State of Minnesota challenging its affirmative action hiring program.

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Polsinelli LLP

What High Performers Do Differently

What makes high performers stand out from the crowd? LP Partner Russell Shapiro recently sat down with legendary consultant Allan Koltin for an in-depth video conversation...

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Trump Administration Drops Appeal To Defend Dear Colleague Letter On DEI – Implications For Higher Education Institutions

The U.S. Department of Education, on Jan. 21, 2026, withdrew its appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit aimed at defending its anti-DEI Dear Colleague Letter issued last year.

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

The Palm Beaches Executive Survey 2025 Highlights (Video)

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Kaufman Rossin

Preparing For The 2026 Annual Reporting And Proxy Season

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A&O Shearman

Preparing For The 2026 Public Company Reporting Season

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Perkins Coie LLP

Foreign Private Issuer Officers And Directors Required To File With The SEC Under Section 16(a) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934: March 2026

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Florida And Texas Attorneys General Announce Opposition To DEI Programs

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Inside The Middle Market: How Law Firms Are Navigating A New Deal Environment (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

Event Summary: The Next Era Of Board Evaluations (Video)

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In Conversation: Voices From The Charities Sector - The Black Equity Organisation (Video)

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