By: Emily D. Zimmer and Lynne S. Wakefield , K&L Gates LLP. This article discusses how to design and operate compliant employer-sponsored health reimbursement accounts (HRAs) under the Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.), with a particular focus on the...

By: Roberta Jacobs-Meadway and Roger LaLonde, ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC BEFORE SENDING A TRADEMARK CEASE AND DESIST LETTER on behalf of a client, it is imperative to conduct due diligence and to carefully consider the content and tone...

By: Timothy Murray , MURRAY, HOGUE AND LANNIS With the e-commerce explosion, sellers are peddling goods and services over their websites at unprecedented rates. From a contract law perspective, this ought to be a seller’s nirvana: the seller alone...

Q&A with Michael Labriola , Michael Nordtvedt , and Megan Baier , Partners at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati LLP. What is an Emerging Growth Company (EGC)? Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act) (112 P.L. 106, 126 Stat...

TO FURTHER THE GOAL OF ADVANCING the rule of law around the world, LexisNexis Legal & Professional has launched a first-of-its-kind interactive rule of law awareness tool, the LexisNexis Rule of Law Impact Tracker. According to the United Nations...

By: Timothy Murray , Murray, Hogue & Lannis. There are innumerable articles, books, and seminars that offer guidance on contract drafting style. Among many other things, they typically counsel drafters to avoid legalese, redundancy, inconsistency...

By: Peter T. Shapiro , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) prohibits discrimination based on an individual’s religion, and also requires employers to furnish reasonable accommodations...

By: Moises Gali-Velazquez. Medical marijuana is legal in 23 states and the District of Columbia. 1 Moreover, four states have legalized marijuana’s recreational use and at least 18 more states are, or have been, considering legalization of medical...

By: Linda Curtis and Andrew Cheng , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. TAX CONSIDERATIONS—FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND foreign income taxes, as well as other types of taxes such as transfer and property taxes—are a major consideration when determining...

By: Rebecca K. Myers , Vandenberg & Feliu, LLP LEXIS PRACTICE ADVISOR RESEARCH PATH: Business & Commercial > Commercial Contracts > Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements > Practice Notes > Confidentiality Agreements CONFIDENTIALITY...