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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Speed, Scale and Regulatory Innovation, May 2026 - Article 21c of CRD VI: LMA Issues Practical Guidance on Cross-Border Corporate...

This week the Loan Market Association (“LMA”) published a paper on the introduction of Article 21(c) of the EU’s Capital Requirements Directive1 (Article 21c) (the LMA Paper). With effect from 11 January 2027, Article 21c...more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Gift Card Rule Change in California Raises Compliance Stakes

Since January 1, 2008, California law has required retailers to redeem remaining gift card balances of less than $10 for cash when a consumer requests it. This threshold recently changed....more

Mayer Brown

Perfectus Aluminum and Related Companies Agree to Pay More than $500 Million to Resolve Antidumping Duty Evasion Allegations

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On May 12, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Perfectus Aluminum Inc. and five related companies (collectively, the “Perfectus Companies”) had agreed to pay $549.5 million to resolve...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Speed, Scale and Regulatory Innovation, May 2026 - “Promptly” in Subscription Credit Facilities: You Better Be Quick About It

Efficiency, flexibility and speed are core features of subscription credit facilities. Because subscription credit facilities operate on a fast‑paced timeline, notice periods are intentionally short and precise. This...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Finds Breach Claims Covered by ADR Provision in Merger Agreement

On February 13, 2026, in Fortis Advisors, LLC v. Stillfront Midco AB, the Delaware Supreme Court held that an alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) provision in a Merger Agreement allowed an arbitrator—from an accounting...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Canada (Updated)

INTRODUCTION - Bilingual and Bi-Juridical - Canada is a bilingual, bi-juridical, and multi cultural country, composed of 10 provinces and 3 territories. English and French are federally mandated official languages...more

McGinnis Lochridge

Your Operator Just Filed Chapter 11: A Non-Operator's Practical Guide

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A call from your land manager: the operator on a producing JOA filed Chapter 11 overnight. Wells are still flowing. A revenue check was supposed to land next week. The JOA gives you the right to remove a defaulting operator....more

Hogan Lovells

UK Real Estate: The ban on upwards-only rent reviews: key questions answered

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An earlier version of this article appeared in Estates Gazette. In July last year, the government introduced the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill to parliament. To the surprise of the commercial property...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Tax Bytes: Week of May 11, 2026

Welcome to the latest edition of Tax Bytes. Our team of tax lawyers is actively monitoring for federal and international tax developments and issues of note. We pull together the items we deem most important to provide...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

OCC Preempts Illinois Interchange Fee Law

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The OCC issued two interim final actions preempting the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, causing the Seventh Circuit to vacate and remand related proceedings to the district court....more

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Florida Appellate Court Clarifies ACV vs. RCV and Related Damages Evaluation in First-Party Property Cases

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In Greenaker v. Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal clarified the difference between actual cash value (ACV) and replacement cost value (RCV) valuations and reversed a final...more

Offit Kurman

Pre‑Launch Trademark Risk: What In‑House Counsel Should Address Before Product Launch

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Most trademark problems do not begin with a refusal from the USPTO or a cease-and-desist letter from a competitor. They begin much earlier during product development and brand naming, often before legal is meaningfully...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

IEEPA Tariff Refunds: Show Me the Money

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After the Supreme Court in February struck down tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), the most common question has been: where are the refunds? In litigation filed in the...more

NovoTech Patent Firm

Why Patents Don’t Commercialize Themselves — and What Founders Miss

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Many patents never translate into meaningful commercial value, not because the ideas are weak, but because the system surrounding them is misunderstood. From the outside, it is easy to assume that a granted patent should...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Evolving private equity strategies: A more selective, operational approach to value creation

At our European Health & Life Sciences Symposium 2026, conversations highlighted a market that remains active and attractive, but is materially more disciplined than in recent years....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FAA’s “No-Protest” Clause Struck Down

A recent decision from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition (ODRA) delivers significant rulings on two fronts: the unenforceability of contractual bid protest bars in FAA...more

Miller Nash LLP

NASAA Surprises Franchise Industry by Adopting Model Franchise Broker Registration Act

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After two years of stakeholder input and comment, on May 4, 2026, the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) adopted the Model Franchise Broker Registration Act (the “Act”), a model framework for the...more

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Claude for Legal Arrives, and the Legal AI Stack Gets Re-Segmented Overnight

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Anthropic on Tuesday turned Claude into a legal-software hub, releasing 20-plus integrations and 12 practice-area plugins that bring contracts, eDiscovery, research, and deal rooms under one assistant. The vendor map for...more

Phelps Dunbar

What Do You Need to Know About AI in Construction and How Do Contracts Help?

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Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are increasingly becoming part of everyday work in the construction field. Service providers are embracing AI tools for performing tasks ranging from design to project management. Even if...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Employment Litigation Roundup: April 2026

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Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC sued portfolio manager Adam Grunfeld in New York Supreme Court, alleging breaches of an employment agreement and related confidentiality agreement after Grunfeld retracted his agreement to...more

Walkers

Change management in the Channel Islands: What do employers need to consider

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At our recent Channel Islands employment law seminar on change management, HR professionals and business leaders came together to explore the employment issues that arise when organisations restructure, reorganise or...more

Stoel Rives LLP

The Long Arc of Data Breaches: 2006-2026

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Try to recall your privacy practice 20 years ago, in May 2006. The California breach notification statute, the first one in the country, had become effective on January 1, 2003. The California Online Privacy Protection Act...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Fixing the Federal Acquisition System: Firm-Fixed-Price Contracting the New Norm

On April 30, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order (EO), Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting, that makes firm-fixed-price contracts the default federal government agencies...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

California's CPOM Crackdown: The AG's One-Two Punch Puts PE-Backed Healthcare on Notice

Recent enforcement actions and legal filings signal that California regulators are ramping up enforcement. In the span of just over a month, California Attorney General Rob Bonta has delivered a one-two punch to private...more

Akerman LLP

Rescheduled but Not Listed: The Outlook for U.S. Cannabis Companies on Major Exchanges

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On April 23, 2026, the Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration issued an order placing FDA-approved marijuana products and marijuana products subject to a qualifying state-issued medical license in...more

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