July 30, 2025

Track the Latest Bankruptcy Asset Sales with Our Comprehensive APA Tracker!

Stay ahead in the world of bankruptcy and M&A with our continuously updated Bankruptcy Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) Tracker. This essential resource compiles APAs filed with the SEC and in major Chapter 11 cases since January 2024. Featuring links to Market Standards and court dockets, the tracker provides concise summaries of key deal terms—including consideration, bid protections, sale milestones, and assigned...

July 30, 2025

Own the AI Edge: Smarter Practice Starts with Smarter Governance

Explore how AI is transforming the way legal work gets done—and how to harness its power responsibly. This practice note offers timely strategies for integrating AI into law firm operations, with guidance on ethics compliance, governance, client communication, and policy development. As more firms adopt AI tools to drive efficiency, understanding the professional and regulatory boundaries is critical. With insight...

July 30, 2025

Market Trends 2024/25: Disclosure Related to Climate Change

Despite a change in SEC priorities, climate change disclosure is still an important part of a public company’s periodic filings and recent changes in policy affect those disclosures. This practice note discusses 2024 and 2025 market trends relating to disclosures of climate change risks and mitigation by public companies, which are intertwined with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Read now »...

July 30, 2025

Lock Down Your Property Rights: The Ultimate Guide to Missouri Mechanic’s Liens

This new all-in-one resource kit demystifies Missouri’s mechanic’s lien laws—covering who can file, key deadlines, and legal must-dos—while equipping contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers with the tools to stay protected and in control. Read now » Related Content Mechanic's Liens (MO) Understand the mechanic's lien process in Missouri, including notice and filing...

July 30, 2025

No Surprises: Outsourcing Contingency Planning that Works

Outsourcing can unlock flexibility and efficiency—but without a solid continuity plan, it can also expose your business to serious risk. This practice note walks you through how to build resilience into your outsourcing relationships with proactive contingency planning, supplier diligence, and contractual safeguards. Stay ahead of the unexpected—and keep your operations running, no matter what. Read now...

July 30, 2025

Navigate the AI Legal Landscape: Discover the Latest in State AI Legislation!

Find out what’s new in our recently updated AI Legislation State Law Survey covering enacted state legislation spanning numerous AI-related topics and industries including consumer privacy, consumer protection, government, labor and employment, insurance, and healthcare. Read now » Related Content Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Resource Kit Check out this resource kit for an overview of current...

July 30, 2025

OBBBA Enacts Telehealth Relief, New HSA Flexibility, and Executive Pay Limits

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which includes several significant provisions affecting employee benefits, most of which take effect January 1, 2026. The OBBBA permanently extends telehealth flexibility for high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and expands HSA eligibility to cover direct primary care and marketplace bronze and catastrophic plans. It raises the annual...

July 30, 2025

Tightening the Tap: Anti-hoarding Provision Clause Insights

Stay ahead of lending risk. Explore how anti-hoarding provisions are evolving in oil & gas financing to curb borrower cash stockpiling and protect lender exposure during market downturns. This practice note dissects key anti-hoarding mechanisms from recent high-value credit agreements—providing concrete examples of thresholds, covenants, and draw conditions across the sector. Read now » Related Content...

July 30, 2025

Federal Compliance Checklist for Junk Fees

Recent Congressional actions and regulatory rollbacks by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have rescinded key rules and guidance targeting junk fees, including the proposed overdraft fee cap. In May 2025, the CFPB withdrew dozens of guidance documents and paused or dismissed several enforcement actions, significantly reducing federal pressure on financial institutions. However, the Unfair, Deceptive, and...

July 30, 2025

State of Mind: Mental Health Facility Licensing Laws Unlocked

Check out the new State Law Comparison Tool mental health facility licensing topic from Practical Guidance – Healthcare . This new topic provides guidance on the state laws and regulations for mental health facilities in jurisdictions across the United States. It answers questions and provides a view on key state laws and regulations covering licensing, approvals, recordkeeping, and reporting. Read now »...

July 30, 2025

Formplay: How Insurance Practitioners Can Score with Standard Insurance Policies

Learn about the implications of form policies in regulatory disputes and coverage litigation. Read now » Related Content Standard Insurance Policy Forms: Implications in Regulatory Disputes and Coverage Litigation Checklist Review how policyholder and insurance company attorneys can best utilize standard insurance policy forms, including the fundamental role such forms play in regulatory and coverage disputes...

July 30, 2025

PTAB Proceedings Resource Kit

Utilize this resource kit to access an extensive collection of resources for PTAB proceedings from pre-petition strategy and petition drafting to managing disclosures, motions practice, evidentiary issues, post-decision estoppel, and coordinating proceedings with parallel district court litigation. Read now » Related Content ITC Resource Kit Access guidance on enforcing intellectual property rights in a...

July 30, 2025

Trigger Points: New Developments in Gun Safety Legislation Video

Do you want to stay up to date on recent developments and guidance regarding gun safety in the workplace? Watch our new Current Awareness: New Developments in Gun Safety Legislation Video , by Alka Ramchandani-Raj of Littler Mendelson P.C. Watch now » Related Content Guns-at-Work State Law Survey Review guns-at-work laws for the 50 U.S. states and District of Columbia, including the scope of any laws that...

July 30, 2025

FDA-based Failure-to-Report Claims

This practice note helps attorneys representing drug and medical device manufacturers advise their clients about liability risks associated with their products, by summarizing the legal landscape surrounding FDCA-based failure-to-warn claims, providing a state-by-state analysis of related common-law duties, and identifying states that recognize FDCA-based failure-to-report claims as a cause of action along with practical...

July 30, 2025

Toxic Assets or Smart Deals? Mastering Environmental Risk in M&A

In today’s deal-making space, environmental liabilities can be hidden landmines threatening post-closing value and operational integrity. Navigate the intricate terrain of M&A transactions where strategic environmental risk allocation becomes your shield against unforeseen liabilities. Explore how precision drafting, thorough due diligence, and smart indemnity strategies within transaction agreements can transform...

July 30, 2025

Essential Ingredients for Restaurant Leases

Restaurant leasing presents a unique blend of legal considerations, shaped by operational realities such as equipment needs, utility demands, and customer-facing enhancements. Review this checklist for key considerations and negotiation points for landlords and tenants to consider before entering into a restaurant lease. This checklist outlines essential lease clauses and practical recommendations, including initial considerations...

July 30, 2025

Global Tax Reform Reboot: International Tax Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Public Law No. 119-21, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), represents the most comprehensive overhaul of the federal tax system since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). Enacted on July 4, 2025, the OBBBA originates from H.R. 1, 119th Cong. (2025), and reflects a sweeping legislative agenda focused on simplification, growth stimulation, and structural permanence. Among its international tax provisions, the OBBBA...

July 22, 2025

Today's SEC: A New Day for Regulation, Enforcement, and Disclosure: Client Alert Digest

Under Chair Paul Atkins, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is undergoing a philosophical and operational shift, marked by a retreat from aggressive enforcement, a rollback of prior rulemakings, and a renewed emphasis on innovation, market facilitation, and cost-effective regulation. Read this Client Alert Digest for a look at the withdrawn rules, new enforcement priorities, stance on crypto and AI, executive...

July 22, 2025

Structuring Success: Joint Marketing Agreements in Action

Learn about the essential considerations that should be addressed when drafting and negotiating a joint marketing agreement where the parties will collaborate to promote the sale of a product and/or services. Topics covered include the term, exclusivity, management, intellectual property issues, compensation and payment terms, record keeping and audit rights, confidentiality, warranties, indemnification and liability...

July 22, 2025

Compare New Neural Data Privacy Laws in Four States

In the past 14 months, Colorado, California, Montana, and Connecticut have each enacted statutes that treat neural data as a distinct—and sensitive—class of personal information. Learn the core provisions of each statute, the thematic overlaps and critical divergences, and practical steps companies can take now to mitigate risk while maintaining the speed of innovation. Read now » Related Content...

July 22, 2025

Benefit Check: Mastering ERISA Claims Procedures from Filing to Final Review

The Section 503-1 ERISA regulation sets forth minimum requirements for employee benefit plan procedures pertaining to claims for benefits by participants and beneficiaries (also referred to as claimants). The claim procedure regulation applies to every type of ERISA plan (as described in ERISA § 4(a)), including almost all employer-sponsored (or employee organization-sponsored) retirement plans, health plans, and...

July 22, 2025

You Will Accommodate my Interests

A wind lease often involves thousands or tens of thousands of acres of property and substantial equipment and wind turbine machinery that may be in place for 30-50 years. But, in most jurisdictions, a wind developer’s interest in the lease property is subservient to the interests of prior mineral owners / lessees. Learn how to navigate this challenging situation on behalf of your wind lessee clients by watching...

July 22, 2025

Collection Factoring Agreements: What Every Attorney Should Know

Review the essential elements of factoring agreements and the legal insights every attorney should know when navigating these financial tools. This new practice note discusses collection factoring, detailing the typical structure and terms of collection factoring agreements, including the mechanics, flow of funds, advance rates, security, and recourse of the factor. Read now » Related Content Factoring Transactions...

July 22, 2025

Financial Services Litigation in International Jurisdictions

LexisNexis® offers the highly regarded Lexology Panoramic international guides for practitioners. These guides feature expert insights from leading law firms, addressing key topics such as common causes of action against banks and financial services providers, as well as jurisdiction-specific procedural rules for financial services litigation. With comprehensive coverage, the guide also includes links to international...

July 22, 2025

Handle with Charity Care

Check out this practice note from Practical Guidance – Healthcare to learn more about the federal legal and regulatory framework governing hospital charity care programs, with a focus on Section 501(r) requirements for financial assistance policies, public disclosure, and patient eligibility. It also covers IRS and CMS reporting obligations, common compliance challenges, audit risks, and emerging trends shaping...