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For years, employers have heard predictions of sweeping labor law reform. Indeed, past legislation has been a compelling talking point in presidential elections. Who doesn’t remember the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) which...more
On June 9, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), a bipartisan bill aimed at accelerating negotiations for initial collective bargaining agreements under the National Labor...more
Key Takeaways: Effective July 1, 2026, Virginia will require Virginia law to govern franchise agreements for Virginia-based operations....more
College athletics has experienced a dramatic sea change in just a few short years. Gone are the days of strict NCAA regulation that felt like they governed every aspect of a student’s life down to a strict number of snacks...more
In a significant development for employers in the Third Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that the FLSA does not permit recovery of “overtime gap time” wages. While the decision limits the...more
Effective July 1, 2026, Tennessee employers will be prohibited from requiring, requesting or enforcing a noncompete agreement against an employee whose annualized compensation is less than $70,000. The new law puts Tennessee...more
Delaware’s long-standing reputation as a pro-business, employer-friendly jurisdiction has made the state a popular choice for employers’ state of incorporation, the location of their headquarters, and the state whose laws...more
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first False Claims Act (FCA) settlement under its new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative offers key insight for federal contractors, federal funding recipients and healthcare providers. Under...more
On June 10, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or the “Commission”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “NPRM”) proposing amendments to CFTC Regulation 40.11 and the addition of Appendix F to...more
Addressing when a copyright ownership claim accrues under the Copyright Act, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a summary judgment grant, finding that genuine disputes of material fact remained as to...more
Most buyers expect environmental issues to be the real estate risk. In many deals, the larger risk is operational disruption. Real estate shows up in the vast majority of lower middle market transactions in some form....more
By judgment of June 4, 2026, in case C‑837/24 ‘Nova Iberomoldes’, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that the Portuguese real estate transfer tax on restructurings infringes the Capital Duty Directive...more
For most New York restaurants, the lease is the business. You can change the menu, rebrand, or swap out equipment—but if you lose the right space, at the wrong time, the restaurant may not survive....more
The Office for Foreign Investment in France (IEF) saw the trends observed in 2024 continue, with an increase in the number of foreign direct investment (FDI) notifications and a significant number of applications filed in the...more
Search logic varies by state, can change over time, and in Florida, there’s no effective safe harbor at all, so even minor errors in the debtor name can be deemed fatally misleading....more
Here’s an excerpt from this Cooley Alert penned by Beth Sasfai, Brad Goldberg, Michael Mencher, Vince Flynn, Victoria Peluso, Reid Hooper and Justin Kisner: “Governance proposals remained steady in volume and continue to...more
On May 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to simplify its filer status framework by: (1) consolidating filer status categories; (2) raising the large accelerated filer public float threshold...more
On May 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a sweeping set of reforms designed to modernize and simplify the framework governing registered securities offerings by public companies....more
Every leader who has evaluated a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform has run into the same uneasy question: “How is this actually going to fit with everything else we use?” It’s a fair concern. A CLM sits at the...more
A favorable result was recently obtained in the New Jersey Superior Court, Chancery Division in Fasulo v. Shaw, an LLC member oppression and fiduciary duty case arising from a dispute among members of a limited liability...more
On June 3, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Strengthening Customs Enforcement,” (the Order) directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to undertake...more
On April 23rd, the DEA issued a final order moving certain marijuana classifications from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This installment of the Cannabis Video Series, “DEA Final Order:...more
The High Court in Spec 1 & Ors v Export-Import Bank of China [2026] EQHC 1162 (Comm) analysed the principles governing asymmetric exclusive jurisdiction clauses, emphasising that such clauses in finance documentation must be...more
In Energy Founders Fund, LP v. Daskevich, Judge Brian Stagner addressed a recurring issue in M&A transactions: when should affiliate status be measured? The court’s answer was unequivocal: at the time of the transaction,...more
In Camino Real Developers, LLC v. RivenRock, LLC, Judge Brian Stagner addressed a question that arises whenever an LLC interest changes hands: can a purchaser acquire the benefits of a membership interest while avoiding the...more