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Sullivan Advises Heath Goldfields In Offtake Agreement and Debt Financing with Trafigura for Bogoso Prestea Mine

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Sullivan & Worcester (Sullivan) has advised Heath Goldfields, the Ghanaian mining company revitalising the historic Bogoso–Prestea Gold Mine in Ghana, in signing a landmark gold offtake agreement with Trafigura Pte Ltd, a...more

Troutman Amin LLP

“TROUBLING” TCPA CONSPIRACY?: Court Orders Individuals Accused of Shutting Down Businesses and Re-Opening Them to Avoid TCPA...

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At Troutman Amin, LLP we never defend scumbags– so we’re always looking for red flags at intake. One big red flag is if a potential client says something like “hey, even if I get hit with a huge judgment we’ll just shut down...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

CARB Previews Proposed Regulations for Scope 3 Emissions Reporting

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On March 23, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) held a public workshop to preview and take feedback on its upcoming rulemaking to develop further regulations implementing the California Climate Corporate Data...more

Offit Kurman

How to Use Contractors and Gig Workers Safely: Navigating DOL Classification Standards in a Changing Enforcement Climate

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The use of independent contractors and gig workers remains an attractive and, in many industries, essential component of modern workforce strategy. Flexibility, cost control, and scalability continue to drive businesses...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

2026 Houston Board of Directors Forum: Key Takeaways

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The Baker Botts Houston Board of Directors Forum, in partnership with the National Association of Corporate Directors, brought together subject matter experts on significant and trending topics at the Post Oak Hotel on April...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Six Companies Sued for Excluding Shareholder Proposals from 2026 Proxy Materials

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So far, five lawsuits have been filed by shareholder proponents challenging company decisions to exclude shareholder proposals from their 2026 proxy materials based on the ordinary business exception...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Analysis of Selected 2025 Changes in Connecticut Law Governing Business Entities

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In the 2025 Connecticut legislative session, the General Assembly did not enact a 2025 public act that directly amended the core entity statutes in Connecticut General Statutes Titles 33 and 34, which govern corporations,...more

BakerHostetler

Carve-Outs Are In: Practical Guidance as Activity Rises in 2026

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Recent market surveys indicate that carve‑out transactions, including sales of divisions, product lines or business units separated from a larger enterprise, are expected to remain a prominent feature of the 2026 M&A...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI Today in 5: April 10, 2026, The Missing Signals 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 the AI Today In...more

Pillsbury - SeeSalt Blog

SALT in the Wound: New York Imposes Shareholder-Level Tax on Corporate Asset Sale

In Matter of Petosa, the New York State Division of Tax Appeals (DTA) decided to refund $184,852 of corporate taxes collected on the asset sale of a business and collect approximately $245,900 of shareholder-level taxes on...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

On the Horizon: Expanding State Prudential Standards for Nonbanks

State regulators are accelerating efforts to impose bank-like prudential standards on nonbank mortgage companies—a shift that could materially reshape governance, liquidity expectations, and supervisory scrutiny across the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories - Week Ending April 10, 2026

Welcome to AI in Financial Services in 5 Stories. A practical weekly roundup of the five most important AI developments affecting banking, insurance, payments, asset management, and fintech. Each Friday, Tom Fox will break...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: April 10, 2026, The AI & Trust 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

Lowndes

Food Service Establishments Face New Disclosure Requirements Under Florida’s New “Operations Charges” Law

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Starting July 1, 2026, Florida businesses that add mandatory fees to customer bills, including service charges, automatic gratuities, credit card surcharges, delivery fees, or other mandatory add-ons, must follow new...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

New IRS Guidance May Allow Real Estate Businesses to Reclaim Bonus Depreciation Lost to Section 163(j) Elections

Key Takeaways - IRS opens a limited window to reverse prior Section 163(j) elections. Revenue Procedure 2026-17 allows certain real estate businesses to withdraw an otherwise irrevocable election and potentially reclaim bonus...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Massachusetts House and Senate Conferees Agree on Compromise Bill to Implement Significant Changes to Commonwealth’s Cannabis...

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Earlier today, Massachusetts legislators agreed on a compromise bill to reform the Cannabis Control Commission (“Commission”) and implement certain meaningful reforms to help businesses still standing after a few years of...more

Cohen & Gresser LLP

Public or Private? A Guide for Growing Companies

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“Making IPOs great again” is a stated goal of Paul S. Atkins, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman. To redress a decline in the number of companies listed on the U.S. exchanges over the past three decades,...more

Copo Strategies + Law Firm Editorial Service

Four Reasons Why— Besides Billable Hours — Attorneys Shouldn’t Write Their Own Thought Leadership

Just because attorneys have traditionally written their own thought leadership doesn’t mean they should have — or that they were qualified to do so. They shouldn’t — and most of them aren’t. Throughout history, there are...more

DLA Piper

DOJ National Security Division issues guidance on voluntary self-disclosures under Department-wide Corporate Enforcement Policy

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On March 30, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ)’s National Security Division (NSD) issued a press release outlining how companies may make voluntary self-disclosures (VSDs) of potential criminal violations of...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Delaware Court of Chancery reinstates seller CEO and extends earnout payment window, as buyer’s ChatGPT strategy fails

On March 16, 2026, the Delaware Court of Chancery in Fortis Advisors, LLC v. Krafton, Inc. issued a post-trial decision in which the court resolved in favor of plaintiff sellers the first phase of a dispute over a buyer’s...more

Perkins Coie

How to Split Founder Equity

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One of the most common conversations we have with founders involves how to divide the initial equity among the founding team. It is often the first hard decision new co-founders face together, and getting it wrong (or...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Pod and Port: Podcasting, Social Media and Yacht Rock - AI, Authenticity, Instagram, and Christopher Cross

In the debut episode of Pod & Port: Podcasting, Social Media and Yacht Rock, Tom Fox and Jeff Dwoskin dive into one of the biggest questions facing creators, marketers, podcasters, and business owners today: how do you use AI...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Red Flags Everywhere! – Ten Risks for Directors – Week 6

Each week for the next 10 weeks, we will publish an installment of our Red Flags Everywhere! series, highlighting key risk areas that public companies and their boards of directors should keep top of mind. This series...more

McGuireWoods LLP

McGuireWoods Quarterly Securities & Capital Markets Update - April 2026

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Welcome to the McGuireWoods Quarterly Securities & Capital Markets Update, a series of updates that reviews important securities law developments from the previous quarter and alerts readers of significant considerations for...more

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The Intersection Between Whistleblowers, Compliance, and the New DOJ Declination Policy

On March 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new policy to encourage companies to invest in their compliance programs and self-report violations. The Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure...more

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