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Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Abuse of Power: A New Ground in France for Declaring Corporate Decisions Null and Void
12 Min Read International Business Law
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Abuse of Power: A New Ground in France for Declaring Corporate Decisions Null and Void

By: Raphaël Dalmas, Alma Nicolaï, Sina Eskini
In a ruling handed down on November 26, 2025,[1] the Commercial Chamber of the French Cour de Cassation (Supreme Court for Judicial Matters) held that an abuse of power (abus de pouvoir) by a corporation’s board of directors may result in the board’s decisions being declared null and void. Although it did not find that... Read more »

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Emerging Data Center Litigation
6 Min Read Internet Law & Cybersecurity
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Emerging Data Center Litigation

By: Davina Pujari, Chris Rheinheimer, Gina Aiello, Julia Petsche, Veronica Flores, Hannah Vanderlaan

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

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

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business of Law

Process Is Your Friend: A Practical Toolkit for Strong Board Governance
6 Min Read Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships
June 26, 2026

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

By: Nathaniel R. Torres
“Process is your friend”: A simple yet powerful reminder from panelist Mary A. Francis captured the central message of the ABA Business Law Section’s Spring Meeting CLE program “A Practical Toolkit for Board Governance.” As boards face heightened litigation risk, increased regulatory scrutiny, and rapidly evolving technological challenges, strong board governance is no longer just... Read more »

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?

Securities Law

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

AI Prompts and Responses: Records or Not, Here We Come
9 Min Read Securities Law
June 9, 2026

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

By: Scott Diamond, McKenzie Sheridan
Imagine: A compliance officer at a broker-dealer is asked to draft a new written supervisory procedure on reviewing securities transactions of associated persons. The compliance officer asks his personal version of ChatGPT to draft him an appropriate policy. The compliance officer then has a number of interactions with ChatGPT, and it produces a final written... Read more »

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

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

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

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

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

Top Ten AI Usage Policy Considerations for Nonprofits

Four Recent Second Circuit Decisions Make Arbitration Just Another Contract

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

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

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International Business Law

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Abuse of Power: A New Ground in France for Declaring Corporate Decisions Null and Void

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Emerging Data Center Litigation
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Emerging Data Center Litigation

By: Davina Pujari, Chris Rheinheimer, Gina Aiello, Julia Petsche, Veronica Flores, Hannah Vanderlaan  | 5 days ago

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
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