September 27, 2023

Time is Running Out! Complete the Real Estate Data Survey for a Free Gift Card!

Attorneys working through the recent shifts in the real estate market are encouraged to participate in the Practical Guidance Private Market Data Annual Real Estate Survey by September 30, 2023. Participants will receive a $25 gift card.* Take the survey now » Related Content Shared Space Agreements Help your clients understand the benefits and pitfalls of shared space arrangements and how they differ from...

September 27, 2023

Stock Up on Resources for First-Year Associates

Cooler temperatures and fall décor signal the arrival of first-year associates to be indoctrinated with practical transactional skills and law firm culture. Stock transactions are a good starting point for a first-year associate’s steep learning curve because stock purchase agreements tend to be straightforward when compared to asset and merger agreements. The key transaction considerations vary depending...

September 27, 2023

Let This Settle In: Last Chance to Take Our Private Market Data Employment Discrimination Settlements Survey

Interested in employment discrimination settlement data? You have until September 30th to share your insights related to private employment discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation settlement agreements in the annual Private Market Data Employment Discrimination Settlements Survey. Qualified participants will receive a $25 gift card.* Take the survey now » Related Content Settlement Agreements: Initial...

September 27, 2023

Reel Deal: The Fundamentals of Film Financing

Read a comprehensive overview of film financing written by Mark Litwak, preeminent entertainment attorney and author of six books on the law and business of film and television. Read now » Related Content Motion Picture Production Agreements and Documents Review the agreements a motion picture company must enter into to produce a movie. Learn how to mitigate the myriad risks involved in these contractual...

September 27, 2023

AI Decision-Making: Unique Challenges for the Regulators

Learn about the approaches states are taking to regulate AI decision-making technologies and the compliance challenges ahead for insurers. Read now » Related Content Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Resource Kit Get an overview of generative AI, ChatGPT, and similar tools with regularly updated content from across the Practical Guidance practice areas. Artificial Intelligence Legislation Tracker...

September 27, 2023

Health Reimbursement Account Implementation Checklist

Advise clients on best practices to use when establishing a compliant employer-sponsored health reimbursement account (HRA) benefit plan with this checklist from Troutman Pepper LLP partners Emily D. Zimmer and Lynne S. Wakefield. Review federal law requirements on HRAs, including applicable provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Consolidated...

September 27, 2023

Market Trends 2022/23: Asset-Based Lending

Make sure you are up to date on the latest trends in asset-based lending in the U.S. loan market. Asset-based loans (sometimes referred to as ABLs) are used by a wide variety of businesses, both in terms of size and credit quality, and may also be used for many different purposes. This practice note discusses current market trends in publicly filed credit agreements from the last quarter of 2022. Read now » ...

September 27, 2023

Make My Day! Using Employee Stock Purchase Plans as a Broad-Based Employee Incentive

Employers who adopt an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) have a chance to give employees a stake in their employer’s success by purchasing employer stock at a discounted price. On the employee’s / former employee’s sale or disposition of the shares acquired under the ESPP, the employee will have taxable income (or a deductible loss) in an amount equal to the difference between the amount the employee...

September 27, 2023

Start the School Year with Student Privacy

One state may have no student privacy laws, while some states have many. Find out more when you explore the Student Privacy Requirements topic in our Data Security & Privacy State Law Comparison Tool . Coverage includes entities and students covered, key definitions, notice and consent requirements, service provider obligations, and more. Read now » Related Content Student Privacy Requirements (CA) Check...

September 27, 2023

Construction Contractor Claims: The Detailed Damage Calculation Method

The best proof of a contractor's claim is to provide actual cost information from the company's accounting books and records with the damage calculation, presenting a direct cost for each item of delay. This is known as the detailed damage calculation method. Learn how to properly implement this method. Read now » Related Content Representing a General Contractor Get advice on representing a general...

September 27, 2023

Form 8-K, Item 5.02 Checklist

Changes in the board or in management (such as a departing director or the appointment of a new CEO), or changes in their compensatory arrangements, trigger a Form 8-K filing under Item 5.02. Refer to this checklist for a full list of reportable events, disclosure requirements for each, and more. Read now » Related Content Form 8-K Preparation for a Section 5 Event Cover everything from changes of control...

September 27, 2023

ESI and Discovery: Wagstaffe on What You Need to Know Now

As technology-assisted document review becomes more accessible, it’s important to identify both what electronically stored information (ESI) your client has and what you’re looking for from an opponent. Enter our resident expert Jim Wagstaffe to share with you e-discovery fundamentals. Read now » Related Content Predictive Coding Fundamentals (Federal) Check out Jim Wagstaffe’s practice...

September 27, 2023

I’ll See You in Bankruptcy Court!

If you frequently represent parties in contested matters and adversary proceedings, check out this resource kit which includes general resources for litigating matters in bankruptcy court, and specific resources on topics that are often the subject of litigation in bankruptcy court, including detailed practice notes, templates, and checklists. Read now » Related Content Bankruptcy 101 for Commercial Litigators...

September 26, 2023

NEW: Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Financing Video

Countering the financing of terrorism is a top priority of the U.S. government. Financial institutions are obliged to identify terrorists and terrorist organizations included on sanctions lists and report potential violations of law in terrorist financing transactions. Access this video, presented by John Geiringer , Partner at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP and Co-Director of the Center for National...

September 26, 2023

Ready for Your Next Installment?

Learn about how installment contracts for the sale of goods are governed pursuant to the UCC, including the particular rights and requirements that are unique to installment sales agreements. Read now » Related Content Contracts for Goods or Services Read about contracts for goods or services in general. Sale of Goods Contract (Simple) Use this contract template setting out the basic terms of a sale...

September 25, 2023

Mastering Multistate Regulations: The State Law Comparison Tool Advantage

What is the State Law Comparison Tool? The Practical Guidance State Law Comparison Tool helps attorneys handle complicated and varied legal issues across multiple U.S. states. Its features are designed to address several difficulties associated with looking up, understanding and contrasting state laws and regulations. The State Law Comparison Tool collects legal data from various sources, such as state government...

September 19, 2023

Come Fly with Me! IRS Funding Boost Yields Ambitious 10-Year Plan

The Inflation Reduction Act, enacted in 2022, provided IRS with an $80 billion funding boost, since reduced by approximately $21 billion, through this year’s Fiscal Responsibility Act. Over the next decade the new law translates to about 200 projects for IRS improvements for taxpayers, tax professionals, and IRS employees. The IRS expects to dramatically improve taxpayer service as well as bolster its technology...

September 19, 2023

Commercial Real Estate Market Trends

The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching implications on the business world, and the commercial real estate (CRE) market is no exception. For insights into the current CRE market and how the pandemic has affected occupancy rates and valuations, check out this practice note. Read now » Related Content Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Kit Browse this resource kit for an overview of materials on COVID-19 from...

September 19, 2023

Capitalization Tables: How Do They Work?

For the uninitiated, following the changes in a capitalization table for a venture capital-track, growing start-up can be tricky. This PowerPoint presentation, developed with a team of attorneys from Cooley LLP, provides a step-by-step walkthrough of cap table adjustments through the early financing phases of a company. Read now » Related Content Pre-seed and Seed Stage Equity Investment Transactions Understand...

September 19, 2023

Eureka! A New Resource Kit for M&A Deals in the Golden State!

Planning, conducting, and closing an M&A transaction in California involves unique considerations. Practical Guidance’s M&A Resource Kit for California puts over 60 California-focused resources at your fingertips, covering topics ranging from merger approval requirements and tax consequences of purchasing a California business to negotiating a purchase agreement governed by California law and planning to...

September 19, 2023

Clinical Trial Agreements Private Market Data Survey

Interested in private market data? Attorneys involved in negotiating clinical trial agreements are encouraged to participate in this Private Market Data Life Sciences Survey . Qualified participants will receive a $25 gift card.* Take the survey now » Related Content FDA Clinical Hold Orders Understand clinical hold orders from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including grounds for issuing them...

September 19, 2023

Don’t Settle for Less! Less Than Two Weeks Left Take Our Private Market Data Employment Discrimination Settlements Survey

Interested in employment discrimination settlement data? You have until September 30th to share your insights related to private employment discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation settlement agreements in the annual Private Market Data Employment Discrimination Settlements Survey. Qualified participants will receive a $25 gift card.* Take the survey now » Related Content Settlement Agreements: Initial...

September 19, 2023

Patent Infringement: Seeking Summary Judgment

One way a patent owner can potentially avoid an expensive patent infringement trial is to seek summary judgment of infringement. To get started, use this template, which includes in the Summary interesting Lex Machina® analytics on the median time to summary judgment versus the median time to trial. Read now » Related Content   Expert Declaration in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment of Infringement...

September 19, 2023

From Seed to Weed: The Cannabis Market and its Insurance Industry

Learn how the cannabis industry's particular insurance needs have created an entirely new insurance market. Read now » Related Content Cannabis State Regulatory Agencies Gain a greater understanding of the varied processes that impact the legalization of cannabis at the state level and how evolving state statutes and regulatory structures impact the adult-use cannabis industry. Cannabis Key Legal...

September 19, 2023

OIG Compliance Program Guidance Gets a Facelift

Check out this new article from health law attorney Lynn M. Barrett on Compliance Program Guidance documents (CPGs) from the Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Inspector General (OIG). Understand why health lawyers rely heavily on CPGs when developing compliance programs and how OIG proposes to overhaul those materials. Learn how the revised guidance documents will be structured and how compliance...