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Husch Blackwell LLP

The Labor Law Insider - Collective Bargaining: Ins and Outs, Nuts and Bolts, Part I

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Our Labor Law Insiders tackle the tricky business of collective bargaining in parts one and two of this Labor Law Insider. Host Tom Godar shares the microphone with Husch Blackwell attorneys Jon Anderson and Adam Doerr who...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Post-Labor Day Wrap Up: What NLRB’s 2023 Decisions Mean for Employers

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In the weeks surrounding Labor Day 2023, the National Labor Relations Board overturned precedent with decisions and rules significantly impacting both union and non-union employers. The result is labor laws encouraging both...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

[Event] Best Practices for Lease Reviews and Negotiations – Items to Consider Before Your Company Signs That Lease - July 26th,...

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This event is only open to in-house counsel. Join ACC Baltimore and Womble Bond Dickinson for a luncheon presentation focusing on commercial office lease provisions/clauses that require close attention to limit restrictions...more

Dechert LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Adopts Primedia Test for Post-Merger Shareholder Actions

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In Morris v. Spectra Energy Partners (DE) GP, LP,1 the Delaware Supreme Court clarified the test for determining when former equityholders have standing to pursue post-merger direct claims for a controller’s alleged failure...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

[Webinar] 2021 Construction Law Seminar - February 18th, 8:00 am - 10:00 am MST

Join Sherman & Howard for our annual Construction Law Seminar, featuring presentations on the latest legal developments facing the industry. This virtual seminar is ideal for general contractors, subcontractors, real estate...more

Bowditch & Dewey

[Webinar] New Contracts: Pandemic Impact on Contract and Transaction Due Diligence - October 27th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

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During times of economic turbulence and commercial uncertainty, your business team and corporate counsel are well advised to undertake a more deliberate and thorough due diligence process when entering into contract and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

In the COVID-19 Era, What Does Face-to-Face Collective Bargaining Mean?

I've bargained "virtually" several times, had pre-hearing conference calls via Zoom, and have had an arbitration by Zoom. My clients have mixed feelings about those experiences. Virtual bargaining has been particularly...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Webinar] From Contract To Courtroom: Lessons Learned In Contract Litigation And Trials - September 30th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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What can we learn from past contracts, good and bad, and how they played out in the courtroom? In this presentation, seasoned-in-house counsel, trial attorneys, and a jury consultant will examine lessons learned in litigation...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Circuit Makes It More Difficult for Accused Infringers to File Declaratory Judgment Actions

In its March 13, 2020 decision in Communications Test Design, Inc. v. Contec, LLC, the Federal Circuit highlighted the obstacles that an accused infringer faces in filing a declaratory judgment action. In particular, the...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus as a contractual force majeure event: A simple checklist

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Email overload on whether the new coronavirus, COVID-19, triggers a force majeure clause? Whether you're considering a claim, worried about receiving one or busy drafting following the outbreak, here's our 10-point,...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

How to Have an Enforceable Arbitration Clause and Retain the Right to Modify Your Agreement

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While being a defendant in a lawsuit is no fun, being a defendant in a class action lawsuit is especially painful. If you are in-house counsel in a service business, you may be particularly vulnerable to such actions and, no...more

BakerHostetler

[Event] Master Class - Labor Relations and Employment: The Only Constant Is Change - February 27th, San Francisco, CA

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Please join us for BakerHostetler's “Labor Relations and Employment: The Only Constant Is Change” Master Class. This daylong seminar is designed to offer all new high-level courses, hitting specific and practical headline...more

Orrick - Antitrust Watch

Merger Non-Compete Clauses – Be Lawful or Be Gone

Non-compete clauses are commonly included in M&A agreements. Although generally recognized as lawful, non-competes must fulfill certain requirements to comply with antitrust and competition laws. A recent FTC enforcement...more

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[Podcast]: Nuts and Bolts on a Management Buyout (Part 2 of 7)

In this episode of The Proskauer Benefits Brief, partners Michael Album and Josh Miller return to discuss the nuts and bolts on a management buyout. As part of their discussion they highlight the different types of...more

Sullivan & Worcester

The Death and Resurrection of the JV — The Ten Commandments for Foreign Companies who Enter Joint Ventures in China

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In recent years, more and more Chinese investors are presenting international companies with the option to form JV's in China. ZAG-S&W has recently assisted many Israeli and international companies in advising and supporting...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Turns Out Attempting To Insert New Term Into Collective Bargaining Agreement Not Agreed To In Negotiations Violates The Law…Who...

As we have noted previously, the make-up of the Board currently stands at four out of five total members, divided evenly between two warring factions making it pretty much impossible to change the law which requires a...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Newly Organized Employer Must Bargain Over Discretionary Employee Discipline Pre-First Contract, NLRB Rules

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Prior to entering into a first contract, an employer has a statutory obligation to bargain with the union that represents its employees before imposing discretionary “serious discipline” (such as suspension, demotion, or...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Blurred Lines: Under New “Perfectly Clear” Standard, NLRB Finds that Seller’s Conduct Prohibits Asset Purchaser from Setting...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In yet another pro-union, results-driven decision, the NLRB announces a new approach to evaluating whether an asset purchaser has forfeited its right to set initial terms and conditions when offering...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New York Appellate Division Strongly Supports In-House Law Firm Privilege Claim

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In Stock v. Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, 2016 WL 3556655 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016), the First Judicial Department of the New York Appellate Division upheld, in a case involving a former law firm client seeking to sue the...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Meeting of the Minds at the Inbox: Some Pitfalls of Contracting via Email

We have had a number of clients run into issues relating to whether or not an email exchange constituted a binding contract. This issue comes up regularly when informality creeps into negotiations conducted electronically,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Good Rep: Social Media Assets in M&A Transactions

As we previously reported, a company’s social media pages and profiles, and the associated followers, friends and other connections, may constitute valuable business assets. In our experience, however, social media assets...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Employees' Different Approaches Toward Salary Negotiations Does Not Justify Disparate Pay

Federal agencies and the media have paid a great deal of recent attention to the continuing disparities in salaries between male and female employees. Some experts have argued that part of this disparity is based on different...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Liabilities Arising From Contract Negotiations

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Yesterday evening, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel comprised of two distinguished in-house counsel, Zachary Zahrek and Teigue Thomas, discussing liabilities and litigation risks that arise from contractual...more

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