In an M&A transaction, companies and their counsel focus mainly on the due diligence process as it is undertaken by the buyer and their counsel, but counsel for the target company also has an important role to play. Get tools for due diligence by...

Same-sex couples who are married have the same legal rights, for tax purposes, that opposite-sex couples do: The U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. Windsor, saw to that: United States v. Windsor, 570 U.S. 744 (2013) . The succeeding case on LGBTQ...

LabelDataPlus online pharmaceutical database enables users to unlock information about more than 5,000 drugs October 28, 2009 — Horsham, PA, October 28, 2009 Reed Technology and Information Services Inc., a LexisNexis ® business, today announced...

As Q4 kicks into high gear, make sure you leave room on your favorite associate’s plate for this new professional development video from Practical Guidance! Covering key tips and skills they will need to become the go-to associate at the firm, this...

Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or new to the complexities of a stock for stock merger, a timetable checklist provides a big picture of the entire transaction process and allows you the opportunity to estimate a realistic timeline for the client...

Gather round, M&A lawyers, for a frightful tale, and heed the risks of post-closing claims that will make your clients go pale! Address breaches of representations, warranties, and covenants with our indemnification provisions, and keep the specter...

Make sure you are up to date on the latest trends in equity cure rights in credit agreements. Equity cure rights permit an investment of cash in the borrower—typically made by a holding company, sponsor, or other shareholder—to allow the borrower...

Insider trading is generally prohibited—and can have serious consequences. But Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 includes an affirmative defense that allows companies and their insiders to buy and sell stock if they adopt good-faith...

A recent Seventh Circuit case reads the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Hughes v. Northwestern as just rejecting the assumption that offering an array of high- and low-cost investment options insulates fiduciaries from liability. In Albert v. Oshcosh...

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