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On September 19, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report highlighting a gap in current Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCIs) restrictions. According to the report, the Federal Acquisition Regulation...more
A Massachusetts state appellate court recently ruled a retention bonus is a form of “contingent compensation” not subject to Massachusetts’s wage laws. In Nunez v. Syncsort, Inc., No. 23-ADCV-63, employee Carlos Nunez...more
This summer, eyes were focused on the Federal Trade Commission and its announced rule seeking to invalidate millions of non-compete agreements across the country. That rule was ultimately struck down in the Court, but federal...more
In this Insight, first published in PLC, Shy Jackson considers the Court of Appeal's decision in Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 962 that a contractor was entitled to...more
In a recent decision of interest, the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan held that a non-compete clause within a franchise agreement as well as confidentiality agreement could not be rejected as an...more
Although class actions have been common in the United States for decades, they have not been as widely used in the rest of the world. The situation and risks remain in flux, however, as more countries have renewed momentum to...more
Promissory notes play a critical role in financial transactions, serving as a written promise from a Borrower to pay a Lender a specified sum of money under agreed-upon terms. Understanding the intricacies of buying and...more
Welcome to the October 2024 issue of REIT Tax News. Below, we take a look at five developments to read about in less than five minutes. 1. Loper Bright standard takes hold in Varian Medical case - In the landmark case of...more
In 2021, the self-proclaimed “Crypto King,” along with an associate, paid a $500,000 deposit to purchase a commercial real estate property to store their exotic car collection. The “Crypto King,” Aiden Pleterski, had...more
The ups and downs of the M&A and financing markets over the past few years, particularly in the emerging companies (EC) and venture capital (VC) sector, have demonstrated the importance of emerging companies and their...more
Recently, the Committee on Finance of the New York City Council held a hearing to discuss the City’s ongoing enforcement efforts targeting unlicensed retailers selling cannabis and other similarly regulated products through...more
Organizations now consistently include environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their policies, and the real estate sector is no exception. For stakeholders in the real estate sector, ESG factors are increasingly...more
On October 2, 2024, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced parallel...more
The Development: On September 16, 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois ("NDIL") announced its six-month Individual Self-Disclosure Pilot Program for Organizational Misconduct ("Pilot...more
What Does It Take, Is It Worth It, and What Are the Cost Implications of Alternative Dispute Resolution? The volume of disputes and associated financial fallout in global construction claims is steadily rising, indicating...more
The Situation: The French Supreme Court recently considered whether a limitation of liability clause could be enforced against a third party to a contract claiming compensation for a breach of contract that caused it damage....more
The Hong Kong Government received 37 submissions from the public in July 2024 regarding the Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (“Bill”) and held discussions with deputations from different stakeholders at a LegCo...more
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has been aggressively pursuing civil enforcement actions. While criminal enforcement of antitrust laws has been depressed, DOJ has found success in pursuing civil and merger...more
Frontier Airlines, Inc. (“Frontier”), AMCK Aviation Holdings Ireland Limited (“AMCK”) and Carlyle Aviation Management Limited (“Carlyle”), together with some of its affiliates are involved in a series of three related...more
We recently had a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action that reminded me that everything old is new again in anti-corruption compliance. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) FCPA enforcement action...more
Introduction - The subject of “legitimate interests” and in particular whether they can be “purely commercial” has been a topic of front and center stage debate in the Netherlands for some time. The Dutch data protection...more
A CFPB Circular from June bears additional scrutiny from across the financial services spectrum. Despite most courts allowing “savings” clauses in contracts, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) indicates that the...more
The third quarter of this year brought numerous high-dollar False Claims Act (FCA) settlements involving a variety of industries and alleged conduct. Below are noteworthy resolutions that reflect recent enforcement trends....more
During this time of great tension and competition between the marijuana and hemp industries, it is refreshing to see efforts at compromise. The initial draft of the Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act, proposed last week by...more
On 15 May 2024, the Bermuda Court granted an order striking out a winding-up petition (the “Petition”), setting aside an earlier order appointing joint provisional liquidators (“JPLs”), and discharging the JPLs appointed over...more