This practice note discusses LIBOR floor provisions, including current market trends in publicly filed credit agreements and commitment letters from the second half of 2020 and first half of 2021. Lenders tended to increase LIBOR floor percentages in 2020 during...
By: Timothy Murray, Murray, Hogue and Lannis The majestic New York State Supreme Court Building in Lower Manhattan has stood in regal watch over the tumult of the past century, a silent witness to every shade of humanity—from the disgraced movie mogul Harvey...
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/scheduling...
By: Susan L. Saltzstein, Mollie Kornreich, and Kyle J. Schwartz Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP This article highlights a selection of U.S. Supreme Court decisions that touch on key aspects of the securities laws, including (1) liability for statements...
By: Darryl G. McCallum, Shawe Rosenthal, LLP This article addresses the potential for negligence liability that employers face when they hire and/or retain employees who end up causing injury to third parties or other employees. UNDER MOST STATES’ LAWS...
By: Charles M. Oellermann and Mark G. Douglas , Jones Day This article discusses a recent decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressing whether triangular setoff is permissible in bankruptcy. THE ABILITY OF A CREDITOR TO EXERCISE ITS...
By: Cori Annapolen Goldberg , Adam Brownrout , and Sung Park , Reed Smith LLP This article provides an overview of the federal and state agencies regulating hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) products, as well as an overview of current federal and state regulations and...
By: Mark Haut, Practical Guidance This article provides an update on several developments that have occurred since the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) became effective on February 19, 2020. The SBRA created a new bankruptcy option under Chapter...
By: Richard P. Ormond, Buchalter PC This article provides an overview of receivership in real estate transactions. It discusses the legal basis for receivership, the role and powers of a receiver, the process of appointing a receiver, and the benefits of receivership...
By: Trevor S. Norwitz, Sabastian V. Niles, and Justin C. Nowell, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz This article discusses recent market trends related to shareholder proposals, a popular and effective mechanism enabling shareholders to recommend or require that...
By: The Practical Guidance Finance Team The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has formally set the dates by which panel banks will no longer report on tenors of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). These are the final dates the FCA will regulate LIBOR...
By: Cameron Kinvig , Practical Guidance Extreme winter weather and poor statewide energy policies recently caused an enormous public health and safety crisis in Texas. This article analyzes what went wrong with Texas' energy infrastructure during Winter Storm...