In the intricate world of M&A transactions, tax considerations often determine deal viability, structure optimization, and ultimate value creation. Navigate the complex landscape where strategic tax planning becomes your competitive advantage, transforming...
Read this practice note discussing factoring transactions, the parties involved, and the reasons for factoring. This practice note specifically discusses the distinguishing features of advance and discount factoring agreements and details the typical structure...
The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) recently announced a temporary enforcement policy under ERISA that makes it easier to unload small retirement benefit payments owed to missing participants or beneficiaries. Provided the participant's...
Many of you may already know that the most recent issue of the Practical Guidance Journal is available from the Tools & Resources area on Practical Guidance . But what about the previous issues? Finding those issues takes a few more clicks. First, open the...
Check out this video discussing best practices for responding to FDA Form 483 inspectional observations. Watch now » Related Content Life Sciences FDA Matters Representation and Warranty Clause Use this template to start drafting a compliance representation...
Do you need to educate employers and employees on cybersecurity and the risks associated with online and email communications in the workplace? Use our newly published Cybersecurity, Online, and Email Risks in the Workplace: Training Presentation by Carlos Colon...
The United States is establishing its first ever Bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile, driving monetary innovation and efforts to diversify reserves beyond traditional fiat and gold. The GENIUS Act, which passed the Senate on June 17, 2025, establishes a...
Beginning on April 25, 2025, foreign reporting companies began submitting Initial Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports to FinCEN, under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). However, controversy persists following the March 2025 Interim Final Rule issued...
Playbooks help attorneys review, draft, and negotiate contracts efficiently and consistently by comparing favored contract language with fallback language and providing drafting guidance and negotiation strategies. Check out our License Agreement Playbook for guidance...
This practice note explains whether and how drug, medical device, biologics, and other life sciences companies should include ADR mechanisms in their contracts to resolve commercial disputes. Read now » Related Content License, Development, and Commercialization...
Double patenting rejections can derail your client’s patent strategy. Read this practice note to learn about statutory and non-statutory double patenting rejections, how to identify them, and strategic response options to overcome or avoid them. Get expert...
Explore the evolving landscape of asset-based lending (ABL) facilities, including loan purposes, borrowing base structures, and financial covenant trends drawn from recent credit agreements. Read this new practice note highlighting how ABL structures are adapting...
Look before you leap. That is good advice for many things in life, including entering into a risky antitrust transaction. Given the aggressiveness of the antitrust agencies in reviewing deals and the HSR pre-merger process, it may be wise to analyze how an investigating...
Recreational cannabis continues to gain in popularity as more states legalize its use. To meet this growing demand, an increasing number of landlords are renting space to cannabis retail businesses. Both landlords and tenants should carefully consider their rights...
Take a strategic look at the high-stakes standoff that unfolds between insurers and insureds when underlying liability claims hit—and everyone pretends it’s someone else’s problem. Read now » Related Content Duty to Defend and Duty...
Do you need guidance for negotiating and drafting a non-jurisdictional settlement agreement and release of claims for a single-plaintiff employment dispute? Use our newly published playbook, Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims for Single-Plaintiff Employment...
U.S. state comprehensive consumer privacy laws include requirements for contracts involving data processing with third-party vendors. Save time by adapting this data processing agreement (DPA) for the processing of personal data between a controller and processor...
Check out this checklist from Practical Guidance – Healthcare that guides attorneys through key legal and business considerations that healthcare providers need to consider when building a compliance program. This checklist can be used to advise healthcare...
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released updated Anti-Money Laundering (AML) guidelines aimed at enhancing financial inclusion and reinforcing risk-based compliance frameworks to combat financial crime. The revised FATF guidance introduces amendments...
The CFPB has supervisory authority to ensure that digital payment platforms comply with consumer protection laws. Online businesses and merchants continue to explore accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment for goods and services. The use of digital wallets...
This checklist offers privacy and cybersecurity considerations when designing, developing, and implementing products and services using privacy by design (PbD) principles. PbD focuses on privacy and user-centric notions of design and development throughout the...
Executive employment agreements are more than just salary statements—they’re strategic tools that define the relationship between top leadership and the organization. Explore how these contracts govern compensation, bonuses, equity, severance, and protections...
Sure, you shipped the goods, but did you insure the revolution? Discover how export credit insurance provides the only policy where “acts of war” and “non-payment” are just Tuesday. Read now » Related Content Export Credit...
Bankruptcy attorneys must adhere to the conflicts of interest and disclosure obligation requirements under the Bankruptcy Code and Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. As part of their ethical obligations, bankruptcy attorneys should also understand the ethical...
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