By: Kathryn T. McGuigan and Justin Hanassab , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Introduction In early Fall 2017, the #MeToo campaign exploded into a movement across social media demonstrating the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment in the workplace. Countless...
By: S.H. Spencer Compton and Diane Schottenstein EVERY REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY HEADLINE TODAY SEEMS to trumpet the decline of retail leasing and the advent of e-commerce: the so-called “Amazon Effect.” 1 One recent article recounts the impact of Amazon...
By: Leonard M. Kessler LenKesslerADR Using Mediation to Resolve Construction Disputes Construction projects often take years to complete, involve layers of contractors and subcontractors, and employ hundreds, if not thousands, of workers. Efficient conflict...
By: Devika Kewalramani , Moses & Singer LLP Disgorgement of legal fees is a harsh, but not unusual, penalty. Although this unforgiving sanction is more frequently imposed on outside counsel, it is not uncommon for in-house counsel to be required to disgorge...
This chart summarizes state paid sick leave laws and notes which states do not have such laws. It does not discuss municipal ordinances but does indicate local governments that do have such laws where there is no statewide law. This chart is intended for private...
By: Matthew Bernstein , Perkins Coie LLP. THE MAJORITY OF PATENT CASES ARE BROUGHT BY non-practicing entities (NPEs), also called patent trolls or patent assertion entities (PAEs). These parties litigate or license their patents but have no real products or services...
By: Geoffrey H. Wold As cyber criminals become more sophisticated in their efforts to target cyber victims, organizations must also grow their capabilities to successfully combat and defeat them. The evolving nature of Internet crime presents a unique set of...
By: James E. Meadows , Culhane Meadows PLLC. Cloud computing is a subscription-based service that offers on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computer resources (e.g., networks, applications, servers, storage, etc.) that is usually hosted...
By: Steven I. Glober , Gibson, Dunn & Cruther LLP. The purchase price provisions are among the most critical terms of a merger agreement. The value of the consideration to be paid by the acquirer to the target’s stockholders will be affected not only...
By: Scott L. Semer , Torys LLP. FOR OVER 30 YEARS, NON-U.S. INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES who invest in U.S. real estate have been subject to tax both on operating income and gains realized upon exiting the investment. There have been limited exceptions, primarily...
By: Keir Gumbs , Covington & Burling LLP LEXIS PRACTICE ADVISOR RESEARCH PATH: Securities & Capital Markets > Proxy Statement and Annual Meeting > Shareholder Activism > Articles > Excluding Shareholder Proposals and Seeking No-Action Letters...
Q&A with David W. Morse , Banking & Finance Chair at Otterbourg P.C. What led you to choose commercial finance and institutional lending as your area of practice? Serendipity is the word that comes to mind. While I knew that I preferred to do transactional...
By: Ellen Holloman and Hyungjoo Han , CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP This article provides guidance on the recent trends in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), the #MeToo movement (#MeToo), and Black Lives Matter (BLM) impacting corporate governance...
By: Jamie Payne, LEXIS PRACTICAL GUIDANCE This article discusses recent market trends in de-SPAC transactions (acquisitions involving Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)) in 2021, covering notable transactions, deal structure and process, and other...
By: David A. Bell , Ran Ben-Tzur , James D. Evans , Robert A. Freedman and Amanda L. Rose , Fenwick & West LLP This article discusses the updates issued by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis to their voting policies for the upcoming...