Business Law and Corporate Law

Artificial intelligence tools can streamline board meeting documentation by transcribing discussions and generating minutes, but these conveniences create significant legal risks. When AI captures detailed records of confidential boardroom conversations, those materials may become discoverable in litigation, potentially exposing candid exchanges that directors assumed would remain private.

The Idaho Supreme Court's decision in Hyde v. Oxarango establishes critical boundaries for business owners in family enterprises and closely held entities. When limited partners challenged transactions involving control transfers and property purchases, the Court reinforced fundamental principles about who can sue when a company is allegedly harmed.

In 2023, Texas enacted sweeping reforms to its judicial system by creating a specialized business court structure designed to handle complex commercial disputes. The reform established the Texas Business Courts as specialized trial courts and created a new appellate body—the Fifteenth Court of Appeals—to hear appeals from those cases

A federal court in New York's Eastern District has ruled on a franchisor's trade secret claims against a former franchisee who allegedly retained confidential operations materials after termination.

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...

Buying a franchise requires careful evaluation of the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), a standardized legal document that reveals the true costs, restrictions, and risks behind the opportunity. This comprehensive guide examines the critical sections that determine whether a franchise investment will succeed or fail, from hidden fees and supplier markups to territory protections and renewal rights that can transfer your business value back to the franchisor.

The 2026 proxy season has brought significant changes to shareholder proposal dynamics, particularly following the SEC Staff's decision to limit substantive guidance on proposal omissions.

Artificial intelligence tools can streamline board meeting documentation by transcribing discussions and generating minutes, but these conveniences create significant legal risks. When AI captures detailed records of confidential boardroom conversations, those materials may become discoverable in litigation, potentially exposing candid exchanges that directors assumed would remain private.

Citigroup's co-head of M&A explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping merger activity across industries, from driving consolidation in power and industrials to transforming the deal-making process itself. The analysis examines why software companies face valuation challenges while semiconductor markets thrive, and what regulatory dynamics mean for cross-border transactions.

The 2026 proxy season has brought significant changes to shareholder proposal dynamics, particularly following the SEC Staff's decision to limit substantive guidance on proposal omissions.

A Delaware court examines fiduciary duty claims in a dilutive cramdown financing, analyzing whether a 26.4% blockholder qualifies as a controlling stockholder and whether directors breached their duties.

In 2009, Washington’s Supreme Court announced in In re F5 Networks that Washington follows Delaware with respect to its standard for pleading demand futility in derivative actions. A previous blog discussed that here.