Most public employees in California are eligible to enroll in a state or county retirement system.  These retirement systems…

Background Last year, I authored an article for Business Law Today discussing the ethical obligations of lawyers in connection…

In the aftermath of the widely-publicized control breakdowns at Wells Fargo Bank, and in a number of regulatory actions occurring…

The purpose of this article is to address the intersection between corporate governance and artificial intelligence (AI), and…

The use of mediation in the bankruptcy context continues to grow, particularly in complex cases. Across the United States, a wide…

In order to assess, for purposes of diversity jurisdiction (28 U.S.C § 1332), the citizenship of an unincorporated business organization…

Some whistleblowers do well, but many do not. For the ones who have a big payday, you might not think they have tax issues to…

The organizational law of limited liability companies (LLCs) and partnerships has always fundamentally embraced an idea known…

Introduction. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related statutes passed in 2010 (collectively the Affordable…

An investor or lender to an operating or real estate limited liability company may obtain a security interest in the membership…

You just keep thinkin’, Butch. That’s what you’re good at. – The Sundance Kid The Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional…

Material adverse effect (MAE) or material adverse change (MAC) clauses are common in acquisition agreements, and yet until recently,…

On October 1, 2018, two law school professors—Cynthia Williams of York University and Jill Fisch of the University of Pennsylvania—together…

Planning for the sale of a business must extend beyond the close of the actual transaction. Preparations must be made to simplify…

In-house counsel is responsible for advising internal clients on a wide variety of risks associated with day-to-day business operations,…