The U.S. tax rules governing U.S.-owned foreign businesses are complex, particularly when you are reviewing a contemplated transaction where the acquirer or target is foreign, has foreign shareholders, or the target owns foreign subsidiaries or branches...

Access our brand-new resource kit for practical tips on filing and perfecting a mechanic's lien in Illinois. The Illinois Mechanic's Lien Act ensures that contractors and subcontractors receive payment for the good work they performed. It also...

Need a guide through the ins and outs of a limited partnership agreement (LPA) for a private equity fund? Don’t miss a step! The LPA is the primary legal document for forming a private fund and for negotiating its terms. The LPA covers the economic...

Increased activity in the M&A market may be mirrored by an increase in stockholder litigation challenging board decisions, particularly related to public company transactions. To avoid stockholder complaints about the financial fairness of a transaction...

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Your lender client just called you and notified you that its borrower is on the verge of a default under its credit agreement. Review this resource kit to make sure you are up to speed on the types of defaults and standard grace periods to correct a default...

Defendants Tuente Livestock, Ronald W. Tuente, and Roger B. Tuente were buying hogs from farmers and were selling them to slaughterhouses, which, in turn, slaughter and process the animals for ultimate consumption. The Defendants were accused by the United...

Initially, the New York attorney general filed a lawsuit seeking dissolution of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA). Nine months after, the attorney general for the state of New York conducted a fifteen-month-long investigation of the NRA...

Plaintiff Mark Brown was fired by defendant employer, R.R. Donnelly & Sons for, among other serious allegations, lying to company officials. Plaintiff brought an action against defendant for wrongful termination, alleging that his termination was...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as enacted in 2010 required most Americans to obtain minimum essential health insurance coverage and imposed a monetary penalty upon most individuals who failed to do so. Amendments to the Act in 2017 effectively...