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Florida Earns Top Marks in U.S. P3 Report Card

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The continued evolution of public-private partnerships (P3s) across the United States is reshaping how states modernize infrastructure, deliver public services, and attract private capital. A newly released P3 Report Card,...more

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Delaware Affirms Adequacy of Equity Awards as Non-Compete Contract Consideration Despite Forfeiture

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In early February 2026, the Supreme Court of Delaware issued a very important and potentially far-reaching decision, finding equity awards that are later forfeited or clawed back can constitute adequate consideration for...more

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“Sealed According to Law”: The First Loan Closings in Antiquity – Part II

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In this two-part article, the author presents an overview of what various ancient textual artifacts “remember” about the earliest loan closings known to history and their participants, exploring the commercial lending...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Court of International Trade Enforces Supreme Court Decision, Orders Removal of IEEPA Tariffs on U.S. Imports

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On March 4, 2026, Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a sweeping order requiring the government to finalize the cost of bringing millions of shipments into the U.S. without assessing the...more

Mayer Brown

M&A Discovery in the AI Era: Generative AI Communications and Outputs May Become Litigation Ammunition

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The rise of AI use in deal processes, whether for analyzing term sheets, summarizing due diligence findings, or identifying mark-up issues, creates an emerging category of potentially discoverable evidence. No practitioner...more

Haynes Boone

CBCA Opens New Avenue for Small Enforcement Actions Under the AFCA

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Fraud claims against contractors have almost exclusively been pursued by the Department of Justice (or qui tam relators) in court. Now, in a significant change, certain fraud claims can be referred by an agency to a board of...more

Mayer Brown

Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Fund Finance Transactions

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Every contract is subject to an implied duty of good faith and fair dealing pursuant to principles established under common law, state statutes, and, with respect to certain contracts, including fund...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

The FTC’s Recent Crackdown on Noncompete Agreements: Practical Advice for Employers in a Changing Regulatory Landscape

In November 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalized a consent order requiring an employer to cease enforcement of non-competition agreements with nearly 1,800 employees.  This was the FTC’s first enforcement...more

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Virginia General Assembly Sends Bill Limiting Non-Competes to Governor’s Desk

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On March 4, 2026, the Virginia General Assembly approved Senate Bill No. 170, which amends the existing non-compete statute to limit the enforceability of restrictive covenants for certain terminated employees. If enacted,...more

Mayer Brown

A Deeper Dive Into California’s New Limitations on “Stay or Pay” Clauses as of January 1, 2026

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Many jurisdictions have recently enacted, or are considering enacting, legislation limiting “stay-or-pay” compensation structures, which require employees to repay their employers certain amounts either upon or as a result of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Who Pays for What? Understanding Key Differences in Triple Net, Gross and Modified Gross Commercial Leases

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Commercial lease agreements for office, retail and industrial tenants are commonly structured differently with respect to how expenses are handled and collected between the landlord and the tenant. The most typical of these...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

When Settlement is Dying in the Room: Seven Mediation Killers and How to Disarm Them  

While settlement is the goal at mediation, mediations do fail for a variety of reasons. After participating in countless mediations (both as a trial lawyer for thirty-five+ years, and now as the mediator for the last two), I...more

A&O Shearman

UK FCA Webpage On The Use Of s.21 Approvers By Cryptoasset Firms

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a new webpage with information for cryptoasset firms that are currently using the services of an FCA-authorised firm to approve their cryptoasset financial promotions....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

The Star Decision

On 12 December 2022, ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against 11 current and former directors and officers of Star Entertainment Group Ltd (Star) for alleged breaches of their duties under s 180...more

A&O Shearman

Delegated Regulations Regarding LMTs Under AIFMD And UCITS Directive Published In OJ

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The European Commission has published two Delegated Regulations in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ): (i) Delegated Regulation (EU 2026/465), supplementing the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive...more

DLA Piper

SEC Provides Exemptive Relief And Issues Final Rules Codifying Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act Section 16 Reporting For...

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On December 18, 2025, the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (HFIAA) removed the exemption from reporting under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), as amended, for foreign private...more

A&O Shearman

Delegated Regulation On Equity Transparency Under MiFIR Published In OJ

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The Delegated Regulation, amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/567 as regards equity transparency requirements under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR), has been published in the Official Journal of...more

Jones Day

Italian SMEs Bill Expands Structuring Options for Inventory Financing Securitizations

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The Italian legal framework—including the Italian securitization law No. 130 of 30 April 1999 (the "Law 130")—already permits inventory financing transactions, but few deals have been executed so far due to limited...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

5 Things to Know About the SBA’s New MARC Loan Program

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The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) recently approved its first loan under its new Manufacturers’ Access to Revolving Credit (“MARC”) loan program. The initiative establishes a new type of credit for certain...more

A&O Shearman

UK FCA Examples Of Good And Poor Practice For Using Labels Under SDR

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a new webpage setting out examples of good and poor practice for using labels under the sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR) regime. These examples are based on...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Got an LOI that Extols Close Cooperation Among the Parties? Make Sure the Surviving Agreement Says it Too.

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The journey from a Letter of Intent to a final agreement is often perilous, with the parties’ discussions and intentions wrangled by lawyers and company executives to memorialize deals with merger clauses. In Apex Health,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

European Commission Consults on Private Equity Exits

On 2 March 2026, the European Commission published a targeted consultation on private equity exits and the possible development of multilateral intermittent trading platforms for private company shares....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique revisite la doctrine de la modification de l’essence du contrat

Dans la décision LaPlume v. AAA Internet Publishing Inc., la Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CSCB ») donne des éclaircissements sur la doctrine de la « modification de l’essence du contrat » (changed substratum)...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

SEC Grants Targeted Exemption from Section 16(a) to Directors and Officers of Certain Foreign Private Issuers

On March 5, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued an exemptive order under Section 16(a)(5) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)....more

J.S. Held

AI as IP™ Framework: A Practical Guide for SMEs to Classify, Protect, and Monetize AI Assets

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) serves as a double-edged sword, presenting economic risks and the potential to disrupt and harm various industries, while simultaneously enabling significant innovation and growth across many...more

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