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Foreign-Owned Defense Firms Take Note - New Rule Would Extend FOCI Requirements to Unclassified (And Even Some Commercial)...

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On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued a long-awaited proposed rule that would extend foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) requirements to defense contracts and subcontracts involving no...more

J.S. Held

SPAC Litigation and Economic Damages Theory in the Delaware Courts

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The rise of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) has led to a surge in shareholder litigation, particularly in the Delaware Court of Chancery. SPACs raise capital to take private companies public through a process...more

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The USDOT Interim Final Rule: A Roadmap to Compliance for Agencies

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The 2025 USDOT Interim Final Rule (IFR) for DBE and ACDBE programs marks a significant shift in how agencies manage certification, goal setting, and compliance. Introduced on October 3, 2025, the IFR requires immediate...more

Cooley LLP

FinCEN Proposes New Rules for AML Whistleblower Incentives and Protections

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Whistleblower Incentives and Protections.”...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI Today in 5: May 13, 2026, The AI and Getting Fired Edition

Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to AI Today In 5....more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Maximize Your Startup Company’s Value: Common Legal Mistakes to Avoid (Part 3)

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By the time a startup has addressed structure, governance, compliance, employment, and fundraising, it has built the core framework for growth. But long-term success depends on more than regulatory discipline and capital...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

Revisiting the Reporting Cadence: The SEC’s Proposal to Allow Semiannual Filings

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On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed amendments that would permit companies subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Reporting...more

Carlton Fields

DOJ’s National Corporate Enforcement Policy May Improve: Outcomes When Companies Discover Violations

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On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice announced what it described as the “first-ever Department-wide corporate enforcement policy for criminal matters,” covering all corporate criminal matters except for antitrust...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Conditioning Merger Consideration on Execution of a Release Agreement Breaches the...

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In Chertok v. OnSolve, LLC, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a surviving corporation breached the target company’s certificate of incorporation by conditioning payment of merger consideration on a common stockholder’s...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Private Equity’s AI Bet: Strategic Hedge or Structural Conflict?

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AI joint ventures are creating internal portfolio conflicts for private equity firms by accelerating disruption of legacy SaaS investments they still own. Delaware’s SB 21 gives sponsors more procedural certainty for...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance into the Weeds: The DOJ Trainwreck and the Rising Risk Calculus for Compliance and Self-Disclosure

The award-winning Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to explore it more fully. Looking for some hard-hitting insights on...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: May 13, 2026, The Hair Raising Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Baker Donelson

Top 10 Mistakes Registered Investment Advisers Make When Selling Their Firms

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The decision to sell a registered investment adviser (RIA) is one of the most significant – and most complex – decisions an RIA owner will ever navigate, and avoiding the most common mistakes will help sellers achieve their...more

Mayer Brown

New Class Action Targets “Surveillance Pricing”: What Businesses Using Personalized Pricing Need to Know

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OVERVIEW: On April 22, 2026, a putative class action was filed against JetBlue Airways Corporation in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, captioned Phillips v. JetBlue Airways Corp., No....more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 414 -- A Conversation with Kilby Macfadden: Organizational Justice and the Future of Internal Investigations

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In this episode of Corruption, Crime, and Compliance, Michael Volkov interviews Kilby Macfadden, J.D., CCEP, Managing Director and Associate General Counsel at KPMG LLP, where she serves as Head of Investigations overseeing...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Proposes Optional Semiannual Interim Reporting Framework

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On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the rules and forms governing periodic filing requirements for public companies that would allow companies to file one semiannual Form 10-S...more

Society54

How Can You Make Business Development a Natural Extension of Client Service?

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Across firms, one pattern is unmistakable: the lawyers who excel at business development aren’t “doing BD” at all. They’re simply serving clients — but with a level of curiosity, follow-through, and commercial awareness that...more

Fried Frank

Chancery Finds Buyer’s Oral Statements about Future Plans May Have Gone Beyond “Mere Puffery” and Fraudulently Induced Seller to...

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In Shareholder Representative Services LLC v. Sphera Solutions, Inc. (Mar. 31, 2026), a Magistrate for the Court of Chancery, in a letter decision, at the pleading stage of the litigation, declined to dismiss the plaintiff’s...more

Dickinson Wright

Medical Cannabis Rescheduling: State Implementation and Regulatory Conflicts

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In this second article in a series, we turn from the federal order itself to the state compliance problems it creates, particularly in jurisdictions where medical and adult use regulations or licensing systems are not...more

Cooley LLP

The SEC’s Semiannual Reporting Proposal: Fare Thee Well Quarterly Reporting?

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On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule and form amendments that would allow companies reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), the option to file...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Ropes & Gray’s Investment Management Update March – April 2026

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Section 205(a)(1) of the Advisers Act generally prohibits an investment adviser from entering into an investment advisory contract that charges a performance-based fee – i.e., compensation to the adviser based on a share of...more

Fried Frank

SEC Proposes Optional Semiannual Reporting for Public Companies

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On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed rule and form amendments that would give public companies the option of filing semiannual reports on new Form 10-S in lieu of quarterly reports on...more

Cooley LLP

The SEC’s Semiannual Reporting Proposal: Open Questions & Practice Pointers

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After the SEC posted its proposing release for its semiannual reporting proposal last week, it posted this 3-minute video about the proposal. And here’s an excerpt from this Cooley Alert penned by Brad Goldberg, Beth Sasfai,...more

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SEC Proposes Optional Semiannual Reporting

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On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed rule and form amendments that would grant public companies the option to file interim reports semiannually rather than quarterly....more

Ankura

[Webinar] Convening at the Speed of Relevance: Hungary After the Election - May 19th, 10:00 am ET

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Hungary's recent national election ended the sixteen‑year premiership of Viktor Orbán and brought to power a new Tisza Party government led by Péter Magyar. For legal, compliance, and risk professionals advising companies...more

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