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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Doing a Deal? Include your Labor and Employment Lawyer

While engaging a talented corporate transactional lawyer is critically important to the success of a merger, sale or acquisition, a lesser-known -- but integral -- part of the transaction team should be a skilled labor and...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Key Items to Review When Performing Human Resource and Employment Due Diligence

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In the world of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, complex human resource and employment considerations arise during the transaction’s due diligence process. Depending on the transaction’s structure, these issues can be...more

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Class Action Trends Report Fall 2020

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter work lives in profound ways, employers are confronted with additional liability risks. The pandemic has created a wave of litigation that is unlikely to ebb until well after the...more

K&L Gates LLP

COVID-19: Employment Issues in Health Care Mergers & Acquisitions in the Era of COVID-19

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Mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry have been on the upswing in recent years, and even with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the layoffs, furloughs, and financial losses that have followed in its wake;...more

Locke Lord LLP

Conducting Due Diligence for Independent Contractor Misclassification Liability: A Guide for Private Equity Firms and Their...

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The publisher of this legal blog and Matthew Kane, the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Z Capital Group, LLC, wrote an article as guest authors for Private Equity Law Report entitled “How to Evaluate Portfolio...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Traditional UK Employment Law Means Gig Economy Transactions Could Be Hard Work For M&A Deal Teams

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Companies operating in the “gig economy”, using a largely self-employed workforce, have enjoyed enormous growth in recent years and have made popular M&A targets. In the UK, these companies have come into conflict with...more

Troutman Pepper

Hidden Due Diligence Risk In Mergers, Acquisitions And Investments: Independent Contractor Misclassification Oftentimes Overlooked...

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Many due diligence reviews in mergers, acquisitions and investments have ignored the issue of independent contractor (IC) misclassification liability. This is a difficult exposure to identify unless the legal team digs below...more

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