On June 6, 2024, the US Small Business Administration (SBA) published a direct final rule that would eliminate self-certification of service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) status for purposes of agency...more
Companies engaged in mergers & acquisitions activities should take note of the revised voluntary self-disclosure policy (VSD Policy) of the National Security Division (NSD) of the US Department of Justice, released on March...more
Cooley litigators secured a victory in the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for long-time client Meredith Corporation and four of its senior executives in a securities class action filed by a group of investors over...more
While much of the focus of the recently enacted CARES Act has been on providing loans and grants to help small businesses meet payroll and avoid layoffs, Section 3610 of the CARES Act provides critical support specifically to...more
On July 9, 2019, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) publicly announced its intent to impose a £99M (approximately $123M) GDPR fine on Marriott as a result of its acquisition of Starwood and the subsequent...more
Recently, in the midst of an M&A transaction involving Verizon and Yahoo!, news broke of a Yahoo! cybersecurity breach that had occurred approximately two years earlier. This event raised a lot of speculation around what...more
Whether you are a founder or venture investor sitting on the board of a portfolio company, you have fiduciary duties to think about when making board-level decisions. These decisions often come under increased judicial...more
3/5/2015
It’s inevitable that you will have to share some confidential information with potential buyers during the course of a sale process. Anyone thinking about buying your business will want to do at least some level of diligence...more