By: Anna T. Pinedo , Gonzalo Go , Felix Zhang , and James Alford MAYER BROWN LLP This article discusses market trends in 2021 relating to disclosures of climate change risks and mitigation by public companies, which are intertwined with environmental, social...
By: The Practical Guidance Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Team This Market Trends review provides an overview of restrictive covenant obligations contained in executive employment agreements and discusses recent market trends in publicly filed executive...
By: Jamie Payne, LEXIS PRACTICAL GUIDANCE This article discusses recent market trends in de-SPAC transactions (acquisitions involving Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)) in 2021, covering notable transactions, deal structure and process, and other...
By: Leonard M. Kessler, CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY, ARBITRATOR, AND MEDIATOR 1. What is mediation and how does it differ from litigation and arbitration? Mediation is a private dispute resolution process in which the disputing parties work with a mediator to negotiate...
By: Karen Mandelbaum , RyAnn M. Hooper & Susan Gross Sholinsky EPSTEIN BECKER GREEN, P.C. This article will explore the privacy concerns created when implementing a mandatory vaccine policy and collecting vaccination status information from employees and...
By: The Practical Guidance Finance Team This article discusses credit spread adjustments related to the differential in rates between the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). While LIBOR and SOFR historically...
By: The Practical Guidance Finance Team This article discusses trends in benchmark succession clauses in recent credit agreements using benchmark rates other than the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). Credit agreements typically provide for replacing the...
By: Richard D. Glovsky, LOCKE LORD LLP This article addresses the COVID-19 vaccine and testing rules promulgated by the Biden Administration. It is an excerpt from the practice note Pandemic Flu/Influenza/Coronavirus (COVID-19): Key Employment Law Issues, Prevention...