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Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Is Now the Time to Convert Your Farming Partnership to an LLC or S Corporation?
8 Min Read Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships
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Is Now the Time to Convert Your Farming Partnership to an LLC or S Corporation?

By: Thomas E. Rutledge, William E. Cartwright
There has been a significant change in the laws governing how farms may be owned and operated. The “how” and “why” are somewhat involved, so bear with us as we explain why reorganizing those properties and operations into limited liability companies (“LLCs”), limited partnerships, or S corporations should now be considered. Agricultural Real Estate Ownership... Read more »

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Further Assurances Clauses: Making the Implied Covenant Express

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Mishandling Gender Identity Information Could Cost Your Life Sciences Company Millions

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Is New York ‘Reimagining’ the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing?
39 Min Read Mergers & Acquisitions
June 18, 2026

Is New York ‘Reimagining’ the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing?

By: Glenn D. West
This article is Part XII of the Musings on Contracts series by Glenn D. West, which explores the unique contract law issues the author has been contemplating, some focused on the specifics of M&A practice, and some just random. New York courts have a justifiable reputation for enforcing sophisticated commercial agreements in accordance with their... Read more »

Business of Law

Case Execution Hurdles: Why the Operational Side of Modern Litigation Matters

Bankruptcy & Finance

U.S. v. Miller: Sovereign Immunity Waived for Claim, Not for Underlying State Law

Bankruptcy & Finance

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

From Money Transmitters to PPSIs: Treasury’s Proposed Stablecoin Compliance Framework
15 Min Read Bankruptcy & Finance
June 4, 2026

From Money Transmitters to PPSIs: Treasury’s Proposed Stablecoin Compliance Framework

By: Betere Gizaw, Kimberly A. Prior, Daniel R. Kahan, Alicia Rose, Nicholas P. Cohen
When President Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act”) into law on July 18, 2025, the reaction across the digital asset industry was almost uniformly positive. At long last, the United States had delivered what the industry had been requesting for years: a comprehensive regulatory framework for... Read more »

Business of Law

Corporate Clients Have Never Had a Real Legal Partner

Business of Law

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 Mishandling Gender Identity Information Could Cost Your Life Sciences Company Millions

AI in the Trenches: Of Humans, by Humans, for Humans

Is New York ‘Reimagining’ the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing?

Great Expectations/Manifest Destiny: The Doctrines of Reasonable Expectations and Manifest Disregard in RWI Policy Claims

AI Prompts and Responses: Records or Not, Here We Come

Corporate Clients Have Never Had a Real Legal Partner

Rule of Law Recession Accelerates as Authoritarian Trend Deepens, WJP Index Finds

The Digital Services Act and Transatlantic Intellectual Property Enforcement: What U.S. Companies Need to Know

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Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Is Now the Time to Convert Your Farming Partnership to an LLC or S Corporation?

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Further Assurances Clauses: Making the Implied Covenant Express

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Mishandling Gender Identity Information Could Cost Your Life Sciences Company Millions

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

California Court Finalizes Summary Judgment in Favor of OppFi, Rejects DFPI’s ‘True Lender’ Theory

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mitigating Risk in the Evolving Medspa Landscape

Business of Law

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Legal Opinions & Ethics

AI in the Trenches: Of Humans, by Humans, for Humans

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business of Law

Process Is Your Friend: A Practical Toolkit for Strong Board Governance

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Why AI Hiring Discrimination Claims Are More Dangerous to Employers Than They Look

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Is New York ‘Reimagining’ the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing?

Business of Law

Case Execution Hurdles: Why the Operational Side of Modern Litigation Matters

Bankruptcy & Finance

U.S. v. Miller: Sovereign Immunity Waived for Claim, Not for Underlying State Law

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Great Expectations/Manifest Destiny: The Doctrines of Reasonable Expectations and Manifest Disregard in RWI Policy Claims

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Top Ten AI Usage Policy Considerations for Nonprofits

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Discounting in Valuation Litigation: Single vs. Multiple Discount Rates

Securities Law

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

AI Prompts and Responses: Records or Not, Here We Come

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Four Recent Second Circuit Decisions Make Arbitration Just Another Contract

Bankruptcy & Finance

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

From Money Transmitters to PPSIs: Treasury’s Proposed Stablecoin Compliance Framework

Business of Law

Corporate Clients Have Never Had a Real Legal Partner

Business of Law

Investing in High-Impact Pro Bono Projects as a Transactional Lawyer

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

The ‘Officious Bystander’ and the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

Business of Law

Rule of Law Recession Accelerates as Authoritarian Trend Deepens, WJP Index Finds

Business of Law

Who, Me? Your Path to Serving as a Federal Judicial Law Clerk

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Changes to NMLS Individual Disclosure Questions Take Effect

International Business Law

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

The Digital Services Act and Transatlantic Intellectual Property Enforcement: What U.S. Companies Need to Know
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