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No Longer Trapped at Work: What Employers Need to Know About New York’s Trapped at Work Act

On Dec. 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Trapped at Work Act (the Act) into law. This legislation, effective immediately, impacts agreements and policies that require employees to reimburse certain payments if they...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Construction Outlook 2026: What Contractors Need to Know

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As 2026 gets underway, the construction industry is settling into a more measured pace. The explosive growth driven by a handful of megaprojects over the past few years is leveling off, but opportunity hasn’t disappeared,...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

New Year’s Resolution: Get a Handle on Intellectual Property

Every business relies on intellectual property, whether it is created by the business or licensed from third parties. It is embodied in software, branding, marketing content, proprietary processes and the everyday work...more

Perkins Coie

Washington Employment Law Update: Key Changes Effective January 1, 2026, and High-Risk Compliance Reminders

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2026 is bringing significant changes to Washington’s employment laws. This Update summarizes the changes taking effect on January 1, 2026, and highlights recent legal developments contributing to a rise in employment...more

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AI in Insurance: Innovation, Exposure, and the New Frontier of Claims and Liability

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As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the insurance landscape, insurers face a growing tension between automation and accountability. While AI offers unprecedented speed and efficiency in claims processing, it also...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer Private Credit Survey 2026 Shows Confidence Tempered by Caution as Lenders Enter the New Year

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NEW YORK and LONDON, January 14, 2026 – Proskauer today shared its 2026 Trends in Private Credit report (the “Report”). The Report’s findings highlight optimism around deal activity and fundraising, tempered by heightened...more

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New York Cannabis Enforcement Is Shifting — and the Numbers Tell the Story

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Newly released year-end reports from the New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), highlighted by CannabisWire, show a clear shift in the state’s cannabis enforcement landscape....more

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Why Every Family Business Needs a Succession Plan (Even If You’re Not Ready to Retire)

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For many family-owned businesses, the future is built on relationships, trust, and shared history. But when it comes to succession planning, even the most tightly knit families often delay the conversation. As corporate...more

K&L Gates LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order Limiting Stock Buybacks and Dividends for Defense Contractors

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On 7 January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) aimed at limiting and preventing certain large defense contractors from conducting stock buybacks, issuing dividends, and awarding executive...more

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Commercial Financing Disclosure Requirements and Exemptions

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In a development that has not attracted sufficient industry attention, eleven commercial financing laws enacted to date require providers of certain types of commercial financing to disclose key terms to small businesses and...more

Haynes Boone

What’s Happening with Warnings on Texas Food Labels?

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In 2025, Texas became the first state in the U.S. to enact a labeling mandate for foods containing any of 44 specified ingredients as part of Senate Bill 25 (SB 25), the Make Texas Healthy Again Act. To recap, SB 25 requires...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Business Considerations Amid Hemp Product Policy Change

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In passing the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Act, Congress closed the hemp loophole effective Nov. 12, 2026, sending shock waves through the estimated $30 billion national...more

Baker Donelson

Women in Entrepreneurship: Clarity to Execution

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From guiding CEOs through tough choices to helping mission-driven businesses scale, we sat down with two women entrepreneurs from Baker Donelson's Light of Baltimore Incubator....more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

The Future of Music Catalog Deals: Trends Shaping Opportunities for Buyers and Sellers

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Following his panel on music catalog deals at the LA IP/Entertainment Conference, Derek Crownover, vice chair of the firm’s Music Industry group, shares his insider perspective on the evolving music catalog market and how it...more

Morgan Lewis

Nasdaq Expands Discretionary Authority to Deny Initial Listings Based on Manipulation Risk

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Effective December 19, 2025, Nasdaq Rule IM-5101-3 introduces a risk-based framework permitting Nasdaq to deny initial listings based on perceived susceptibility to manipulation, including risks arising from third-party...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Risk and Reward: How Starting Your Business as an LLC Could Impact QSBS Tax Savings (UPDATE)

As a founder, deciding whether to organize your business as a corporation or a limited liability company (LLC) is a crucial first step. Corporations are often favored for their ability to attract venture capital and offer...more

Hogan Lovells

Italian Legislative Decree implementing CCD2

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Following a public consultation issued by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, on 9 January 2026 the Italian Legislative Decree No. 212 of 31 December 2025 containing the implementation of Directive (EU) 2023/2225 on...more

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Taking a Closer Look at the COINS Act

The Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law on December 18, 2025, includes the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025 (COINS Act), which establishes a statutory framework...more

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Foreign private issuer directors and officers now subject to Exchange Act Section 16(a)

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On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (the Act), which amends Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require directors and officers of publicly...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

New employment law trend: Restrictions on stay-or-pay provisions in employment agreements

California and New York recently enacted legislation aimed at prohibiting certain contract terms that impose financial obligations on workers if their work relationship terminates....more

Cooley LLP

New Short Position Reporting Requirements: Initial Filings Due February 17, 2026

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Institutional investment managers, including venture and private equity funds and other institutional investors, that engage in the short selling of equity securities should be mindful of the Securities and Exchange...more

FBT Gibbons LLP

After Ninth Circuit’s SB 261 Oral Argument: Where First Amendment Line May Land for Climate-Risk Disclosure

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On January 9, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. v. Sanchez, No. 25-5327 (9th Cir.), challenging California’s climate...more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

FINRA Proposes Rule Changes Designed to Help Member Firms Combat Financial Exploitation of Seniors and Other Investors

On January 8, 2026, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 26-02 announcing proposals for a new rule and revisions to two existing rules. FINRA seeks to revise Rule 4512’s provisions regarding trusted contact persons, to increase...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Defense contractors face ban on stock buybacks and dividends

On January 7, 2026, the White House issued a sweeping new executive order (EO) titled “Prioritizing the Warfighter In Defense Contracting.” It declares, “Effective immediately, [underperforming defense contractors] are not...more

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The SEC (Broadly) Solicits Comment on the Entirety of Regulation S-K

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Yesterday, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins issued this statement soliciting comments on the entirety of Regulation S-K, “with the goal of revising the requirements to focus on eliciting disclosure of material information and avoid...more

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