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...

By: Jed E. Ruccio, MIRRIONE SHAUGHNESSY & UITTI, LLC This article explains the concept of green building, both as a description of a type of building constructed and operated by employing sustainable technology, and as a reference to the design...

By: Kevin L. Turner and Amy L. Edwards , HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP In this article, the authors discuss the five broad areas of focus of the International Climate Finance Plan that impact international private sector development. IN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S...

By: Celeste Mitchell-Byars, LEXIS PRACTICAL GUIDANCE President Biden recently signed Executive Order 14030, Climate-Related Financial Risk (May 20, 2021) (Executive Order) 1 to address the climate-related financial risks of federal programs. The Executive...

By: Michael Bonsignore and Eli Keene , Clifford Chance In this article, the authors explain that as the Biden Administration lays out its vision for a clean energy future, a confluence of economic and policy factors is providing a unique opportunity...

By: Christy Thiems , American Property Casualty Insurance Association This article discusses the impact of cannabis legalization on the insurance industry. Disparate state laws on both medical and recreational use, federal issues such as classification...

By: The Practical Guidance Tax Team This article discusses the Consolidated Appropriations Act (the Act), passed by the House and Senate on December 21, 2020, and signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020. The Act pairs a roughly $900 billion novel...

By: Amy J. Greer and A. Valerie Mirko , Baker & Mckenzie LLP This article discusses the change in the U.S. presidential administration, including its impact on financial regulation generally and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

By: Kim Seib , Sara Kolb , and Rebecca Calzontzi , Practical Guidance Real Estate Team This article uses survey results and graphics collected from the Practical Guidance Survey of Commercial Lease Terms to explore commercial leasing trends and the...

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...

By: Matthew D. Dunn and Melissa J. Erwin , Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP While many are no doubt tired of hearing about cybersecurity, hackers and cyber-criminals continue to employ sophisticated and evolving strategies to access data and disrupt...

By: Ethan Horwitz , Carlton Fields Malpractice cases are on the rise—and the amounts in issue are rising significantly as well. A recent survey of legal malpractice cases found that after “several years of stability,” the number of...

By: Parker Moore and Katrina Krebs , Beveridge & Diamond PC This article provides an overview of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 1 and discusses the obligations of real estate developers and property owners with respect to the ESA. CONGRESS ENACTED...

By: Amara Gossin , Barclays and Bob Lewis Sidley , Austin LLP Sustainability-themed debt instruments represent one response of the financial community to the need to channel capital towards facilitating a carbon transition. Since green bonds debuted...

By: Timothy Murray , Murray, Hogue and Lannis Arbitration agreements are supposed to ensure that disputes are resolved outside of court, and that’s why it’s an irony of almost cosmic proportions that “the enforceability of arbitration...

By: S.H. Spencer Compton , First American Title Insurance Company and Diane Schottenstein , Schottenstein Law Today, many parts of the world are unsettled due to a variety of economic, political, and/ or environmental issues. Such unrest can lead to...

By: Nicole M. Runyan and William J. Tuttle, Proskauer Rose LLP Increasing numbers of asset managers are evaluating the potential benefits of including a business development company (BDC) within their suite of managed funds and accounts. A BDC is a...

By: Alexis J. Gilman, Joseph M. Miller, and Angel Prado, Crowell & Moring LLP This article explains how antitrust enforcers, primarily the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), analyze healthcare provider mergers, including hospital, outpatient, and physician...

By: William B. Eck, Seyfarth Shaw LLP This article focuses on the special merger and acquisition considerations applicable to physician practice acquisitions. The past couple of years have seen a resurgence in the acquisition of physician practices...

By: Michael Furrow , DLA Piper, and Whitney Meier , Venable LLP The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) provides an abbreviated pathway for companies to bring biologic drugs to market that are biosimilar to previously approved branded...

By: Winston Penhall , Reed Smith LLP This article addresses common questions and concerns regarding the marketing of alternative investment funds in the European Economic Area (EEA), should a “hard Brexit” occur. Hard Brexit is a scenario...

By: Edward J. Hannon and Nicole A. Bashor On June 23, 2016, voters in the United Kingdom (UK) were asked to determine whether the UK should leave the European Union (EU). The result of the referendum was in favor of leaving. Under what has become known...

By: Genevieve Ng A few hundred people demonstrated at Michigan State University (MSU) on April 20, 2018, calling on the Michigan State University Board of Trustees to resign. They were joined in the call by the editorial board of the Michigan State...

By: John B. Lewis and Dustin D. Dow This article provides step-by-step guidance to consider when enforcing arbitration agreements and class action waivers in employment cases. Arbitration agreements are agreements that force individuals to bring legal...

By: Jason Brocks This article highlights some key considerations for attorneys representing employer sponsors of group health plans that are considering contracting directly with health care providers. As the idea of direct contracting arrangements...