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Mergers & Acquisitions

 SPAC Litigation Case Studies: How Insurance Responds
12 Min Read Mergers & Acquisitions
Today

SPAC Litigation Case Studies: How Insurance Responds
By: Emily Maier, Yelena Dunaevsky
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have become a popular way to raise funds for public mergers and acquisitions in recent years. However, the directors and officers of a SPAC can face unique exposures. These liabilities can include direct risks to personal assets because the funds the SPAC raises through a public offering must be held... Read more »

Securities Law

 Two More Heroes of 9/11

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

 In Drafting Contracts, the Grant of Discretion Usually Wins the Day

Mergers & Acquisitions

 Escrow and Reps & Warranties Insurance: Comparing Risk Allocation Mechanisms
5 Min Read Mergers & Acquisitions
Yesterday

Escrow and Reps & Warranties Insurance: Comparing Risk Allocation Mechanisms
By: J.P. Morgan Escrow Services
The Risk Allocation Landscape Historically, escrows have served as a classic deal protection mechanism in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. Recently, however, representations and warranties (R&W) insurance has emerged as an escrow alternative, offering seller-friendly terms and competitive premiums. Is there room for two products on the market? Is one better than the other? Bottom... Read more »

Securities Law

 The SEC Pursues Action Against SPAC and Insiders for Misleading Investors

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

 Private Sector Actions in Light of the Cybersecurity Executive Order

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

 Colorado Governor Signs Nation's Third Comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy Law
5 Min Read Internet Law & Cyber-Security
August 16, 2021

Colorado Governor Signs Nation's Third Comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy Law
By: Webb McArthur, Dailey Wilson
On July 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). By enacting the CPA, Colorado becomes the third state in the nation to implement a generally applicable consumer data privacy law, after California with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Virginia with the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act... Read more »

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 The Federal Reserve System's Ombudsman and the Amended Material Supervisory Determination Appeals Process

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Climate Change and Big Oil: A Day of Reckoning?

latest articles & videos

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

 In Drafting Contracts, the Grant of Discretion Usually Wins the Day

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

 You Have a Judgment, Now What? Mastering the Art of Judgment Collection

Mergers & Acquisitions

 Escrow and Reps & Warranties Insurance: Comparing Risk Allocation Mechanisms

Business of Law

 Rule of Law — What is It?
6 Min Read Business of Law
September 3, 2021

Rule of Law — What is It?
By: John H. Quinn, Jr.

While politically and ideologically poles apart, U.S. House of Representatives members Liz Cheney and Adam Schiff, both members…

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Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 U.S. District Court Dismisses Government Actions Against Facebook

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 The Federal Reserve System's Ombudsman and the Amended Material Supervisory Determination Appeals Process

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidation of Digital Camera Patent as Ineligible Under § 101

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

 The New North Star for the Supply Chain Management

latest articles

Mergers & Acquisitions

 SPAC Litigation Case Studies: How Insurance Responds

Securities Law

 Two More Heroes of 9/11

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

 In Drafting Contracts, the Grant of Discretion Usually Wins the Day

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Class Certification Denied in Two Fast-Food Franchise No-Poach Antitrust Lawsuits

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Not to Be Ignored: President Biden’s Antitrust Executive Order

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

 You Have a Judgment, Now What? Mastering the Art of Judgment Collection

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Supreme Court Strikes Down the CDC’s Second Eviction Moratorium

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Code Section 280G Issues in Private and Public Company Deals: Pitfalls in Practice

Mergers & Acquisitions

 Escrow and Reps & Warranties Insurance: Comparing Risk Allocation Mechanisms

Securities Law

 The SEC Pursues Action Against SPAC and Insiders for Misleading Investors

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

 Private Sector Actions in Light of the Cybersecurity Executive Order

Business of Law

 Rule of Law — What is It?

Mergers & Acquisitions

 M&A Representation and Warranty Damages: The Myth of Lost Revenues into Perpetuity

Legal Opinions & Ethics

 Unethical Enrichment: Lawyers as Federal Whistleblowers

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 U.S. District Court Dismisses Government Actions Against Facebook

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

 Federal Efforts to Improve the Nation's Cybersecurity

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

 Colorado Governor Signs Nation's Third Comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy Law

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 The Federal Reserve System's Ombudsman and the Amended Material Supervisory Determination Appeals Process

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Climate Change and Big Oil: A Day of Reckoning?

Mergers & Acquisitions

 A Blow to Private Equity Leveraged Buyouts? A Delaware Law Perspective on the Groundbreaking New York Case, In re Nine West LBO Securities Litigation

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidation of Digital Camera Patent as Ineligible Under § 101

Internet Law & Cyber-Security

 Cyber Governance: Fiduciary Duties in the Digital Age

Mergers & Acquisitions

 A Bridge Over Troubled Waters: The Role of Due Diligence in Mitigating SPAC Litigation Risks

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

 The New North Star for the Supply Chain Management
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Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Navigating the Hazy Status of Marijuana Banking
7 Min Read Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
August 15, 2017
By: Hilary Bricken

On August 29, 2013, after Washington and Colorado voters legalized marijuana, then-acting U.S. Deputy…

Business of Law

 Is Hair Discrimination Race Discrimination?
5 Min Read Business of Law
April 17, 2020
By: D. Sharmin Arefin

Is hair discrimination a new form of race discrimination?[1] Sadly, it is not new, and it is not novel.…

Bankruptcy & Finance

 Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors: Effective Tool for Acquiring and Winding Up Distressed Businesses
15 Min Read Bankruptcy & Finance
November 18, 2015
By: David Kupetz

An assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) is a business liquidation device available to an insolvent…

Bankruptcy & Finance

 Negotiating the Loan Agreement: The Borrower's Perspective, Part II
16 Min Read Bankruptcy & Finance
May 19, 2011
By: John Oest

One hallmark of an expanding economy is increased lending to businesses. As more capital becomes available,…

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

 Ten Key Points about the Bank Examination Privilege
8 Min Read Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
February 16, 2017
By: Eric B. Epstein, David A. Scheffel, Nicholas A.J. Vlietstra

In January, the Business Law Section published The Bank Examination Privilege: When Litigants Demand…

Bankruptcy & Finance

 Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors: Effective Tool for Acquiring and Winding Up Distressed Businesses
15 Min Read Bankruptcy & Finance
November 18, 2015
By: David Kupetz

An assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) is a business liquidation device available to an insolvent…

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

 New Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: What’s the Big Idea?
16 Min Read Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution
February 16, 2016
By: Joseph Marinelli

About once a year, our firm librarian drops off a revised edition of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.…

Bankruptcy & Finance

 Negotiating the Loan Agreement: The Borrower's Perspective, Part II
16 Min Read Bankruptcy & Finance
May 19, 2011
By: John Oest

One hallmark of an expanding economy is increased lending to businesses. As more capital becomes available,…

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