The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently ordered Wells Fargo to pay $3.7B in redress to consumers for fees obtained through illegal automobile and mortgage lending practices. The CFPB has authority granted under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...
With an $80 billion increase in funding for IRS enforcement, IRS is expected to expand its existing programs that examine large, complex partnerships, focusing on issues such as partnership transactions, partners' tax basis, and limited partners' self-employment...
Eminent domain is the power of the sovereign to take private property for public use without the owner's consent. Eminent domain, takings, and condemnation are often used interchangeably, although the three terms are not actually synonymous; eminent domain...
M&A auctions can help sellers maximize their leverage before and during the sale process. Before you saddle up and help bring your client’s business to market, make sure you know the best practices for running an M&A auction process. Read now »...
Put down the books, call an audible, and ring in the New Year by listening to our Practical Guidance podcasts, conveniently available in one place, the Practical Guidance and Law360 Podcasts Resource Kit. A selection of L&E-specific podcast practice notes with...
Check out our practice note, including guidance, supporting statements of law, and case citations, to construct and fine-tune arguments for responding to a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) office action rejecting a patent claim for a life sciences invention...
As the momentum in COVID-19 business interruption litigation may be shifting toward policyholders, learn how to best navigate an evolving landscape in which state appellate court decisions are acknowledging pre-pandemic precedent holding that losses from non-structural...
Check out this practice note from Practical Guidance Healthcare which discusses the seven steps of an effective compliance program. Get up to speed on key compliance program components, including developing and implementing written compliance policies and procedures;...
Review this market trend practice note for an overview of covenant-lite loans in today’s market. The term covenant-lite broadly refers to borrower-friendly loan transactions having limited or no maintenance-based financial covenants. The practice note discusses...
Wind is the most popular and fastest-growing form of renewable energy today. Review our State Law Comparison Tool Wind Energy topic to compare similarities and differences in how wind farms are developed across multiple jurisdictions. Read Now » Related...
With increased catchups, increased cash-outs, the ability to match qualifying student loan repayments, and permit emergency withdrawals, among other changes, some effective sooner and some later, there’s something for everyone in the SECURE 2.0 Act, which...
Save time by adapting this external, customer-facing data privacy policy template intended for entities covered by the disclosure and transparency requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act...
Check out our latest tracker for quick links to key federal websites and a table of key developments in government contracting. Read now » Related Content Federal Government Contracts Read about identifying and obtaining government contracts. ...
Prompted by “recent bankruptcies and financial distress in crypto asset markets”, the SEC has released a sample comment letter as guidance to companies that will need to make disclosures in periodic filings and securities offerings documents. Read this...
We just added Arbitration Q&A content to Practical Guidance’s State Law Comparison Tool! Compare state laws on arbitration both pre-dispute and once a dispute arises across five key arbitration questions. Click the link below, then select “Civil...