By: Richard Rothman , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Young professionals in a wide array of fields will have the opportunity to become a trusted advisor —someone to whom more senior executives or partners, clients, colleagues or friends turn...

Andrew Bettwy : Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP ANDREW BETTWY IS A PARTNER IN Proskauer Rose’s corporate department and a member of the finance group. His principal focus is the representation of financial institutions, private equity sponsors, and...

Indemnification provisions are among the most highly negotiated and critical deal points in private M&A transactions. In general, the parties provide mutual indemnification to each other for breaches of representations, warranties, and covenants....

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...

By: Devika Kewalramani , Moses & Singer LLP. Federal and state courts have the power to disqualify a lawyer from continuing to represent a client by requiring withdrawal when a disabling conflict of interest exists. While courts are generally reluctant...

Q&A with Po Yi , Partner at Venable LLP. Please provide some general background on the types of transactional work you do currently. I counsel and work with clients on the front end of their marketing activities. My practice focuses on business...

By: Annemargaret Connolly and Matthew D. Morton , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Why should real estate lenders and other secured creditors concern themselves with known and potential environmental liabilities and requirements associated with their...

By: Dwight Smith , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. Bank financing can take several forms, including commercial loans, repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing transactions, all of which are subject to regulation at the federal and...

By: Amy M. Gordon, Ann Killilea, Michael G. Morgan, Susan M. Nash, and Angela M. Stockbridge , McDermott Will & Emery LLP. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued guidance under the Health Insurance Portability and...

By: Zach P. Hutton and Justin M. Scott , Paul Hastings. Introduction In Flores v. City of San Gabriel , 1 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals considered an issue of first impression: whether “cash-inlieu of benefits” payments made directly...

Adapted by Alyssa Heumann . THE LAWYER’S MOST IMPORTANT ROLE IN CONNECTION with the launch of a new private equity fund (PE fund) will involve the preparation and negotiation of the key documents for the offering of its interests. The sale of...

By: Michael P. Pappas , Michael P. Pappas Law Firm, P.C. This article discusses ways to reduce the risk of litigation when hiring someone away from a competitor. Litigation involving trade secrets, non-compete agreements, and other postemployment restrictive...

FEDERAL COURT FAST TRACKS REVIEW OF RULING BLOCKING IMPLEMENTATION OF OVERTIME REGULATIONS THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ISSUED A BRIEF order December 8 granting expedited review of a November 22 ruling by a federal judge in the Eastern District...