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Haynes Boone

When “Skin in the Game” Meets Uninsurable Risk: Rethinking “Knock-for-Knock” Carve Outs

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In the offshore oil and gas sector, procurement contracts have long served as sophisticated risk management tools designed to promote commercial certainty by clearly defining parties’ obligations and allocating risks in a...more

Foley Hoag LLP

New OFAC General License Opens Door to Venezuelan Oil for U.S. Entities

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Key Takeaways: U.S. entities can now trade in Venezuelan oil without violating the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has issued a general license...more

Hinckley Allen

Real Estate – 2025 in Review

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Commercial and Retail Development - Assisting a commercial developer with a significant development in New Hampshire to revitalize a historic casino and beachfront district. The development will include a 52,000 sf...more

Littler

Ohio’s E-Verify Law for Nonresidential Construction Contractors Takes Effect Soon

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Starting March 19, 2026, Ohio’s E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act will require any “nonresidential” construction company contracting in the state of Ohio to use E-Verify, and impose penalties for violations....more

Mayer Brown

Delaware Law Alert: New Perspectives on Earnouts

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The Delaware Supreme Court has clarified important aspects of Delaware law in the context of an earnout dispute that the Delaware Chancery Court decided in favor of the sellers in 2024. We analyzed the Chancery Court’s...more

Baker Donelson

2025 Trademark Takeaways: Highlights of Key Rulings Shaping Trademark Law

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Trademark case law continues to develop each year, and 2025 was no exception, with courts issuing a wide array of trademark opinions. For a more in-depth discussion of 2025's most impactful decisions, we invite you to watch...more

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Best Practices For Conducting Witness Interviews In Internal Investigations

Internal investigations are critical to protecting organizations from legal, regulatory, and reputational risk. They help determine whether a violation of law, regulation, or policy has occurred, and they inform decisions...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Understanding Procurement-Based Suspension and Debarment in Federal Contracting

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Federal contractors face few threats more serious than suspension or debarment. This exclusionary action has become more prevalent during the Trump Administration. For example, at the end of 2025, the U.S. Small Business...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

New OFAC General Licenses Set The Stage For Renewed US And International Engagement In Venezuela’s Energy Sector

The Trump Administration has issued two new General Licenses (GLs) authorizing limited engagement in Venezuela’s oil trading sector. More licenses are anticipated in the coming days or weeks, affecting upstream and downstream...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Migrating from Traditional Algorithms to Post-Quantum Cryptography: What Your Organization Needs to Know

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Over the past several years, there has been a steady drumbeat of warnings about the impact of quantum computing on traditional encryption methods, with consistent calls for organizations – both within the federal government...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Supreme Court of Canada Decision Provides Guidance for Interpreting Insurance Policies

Overview - In Emond v. Trillium Mutual Insurance Co., the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has provided updated guidance on the interpretation of insurance policies. The SCC reaffirmed its longstanding approach that insurance...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

5 Strategies to Strengthen Corporate Governance

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Major investors are increasingly using AI to decide how to vote proxies, and JPMorgan’s industry-first decision to replace its external proxy advisors with an in-house AI tool signals that the trend is accelerating....more

A&O Shearman

Court rulings on “fair” treatment of creditors reshape UK restructuring landscape

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The UK courts are redefining the standards for creditor treatment under the country’s restructuring plans. Amid developing case law around “fairness” in court-sanctioned processes, market participants are exploring...more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

CFTC Provides Interim Relief from Commodity Pool Operator Registration to Certain Investment Advisors

On December 19, 2025, the Market Participants Division (“MPD”) of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued No-Action Letter No. 25-50, granting interim relief for certain commodity pool operators (“CPOs”)...more

Oliva Gibbs

When an active well doesn’t hold a lease: MBI Oil & Gas, LLC v. Royalty Interests Partnership, LP, No. 24-2031 (8th Cir. July 25,...

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In MBI Oil & Gas, LLC v. Royalty Interests Partnership, LP, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, applying North Dakota law, affirmed summary judgement that an oil and gas lease expired at the end of its primary term where the...more

Cooley LLP

Statement on Tokenized Securities

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On January 28, 2026, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, the Division of Investment Management, and the Division of Trading and Markets of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, the SEC staff)...more

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Second Institutional Investor Stops Using Proxy Advisors

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Last week, Wells Fargo’s Wealth & Investment Management announced it had launched an internal proxy voting service – powered by Broadridge – and would cut ties to ISS in the process as noted in this Reuters article....more

Hogan Lovells

Tribunal's failure to engage with new argument raised in closing submissions not sufficient ground to challenge award for...

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Arbitration awards rendered in arbitrations seated in England and Wales may be challenged in the English courts in only the limited circumstances set out in ss.67 to 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act). Section 68...more

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English courts support arbitration and take a hard line on anti‑suit injunction breach, finding a company and its director guilty...

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A recent judgment of the English Commercial Court in V Ships Ltd v Luna Management Corp [2025] EWHC 3329 (Comm), illustrates not only the willingness of the English courts to grant anti‑suit injunctions (ASIs) to restrain...more

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Business interruption insurance: lessons from Covid-19, five years on

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With the limitation clock running down for covid-19 business interruption (BI) claims in the UK, Hogan Lovells partner Lydia Savill, counsel Sara Bradstock and associate Sophie Warren offer key insights for insurance...more

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Rescission: An Equitable Remedy Not to be Overlooked by Tenants

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Rescission is an equitable remedy that restores parties to a contract to their former status by undoing the original transaction. Until recently, proving the landlord’s material breach to rescind a commercial lease was...more

A&O Shearman

U.S. restructuring 2025 review and 2026 outlook

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U.S. bankruptcies and restructurings are expected to remain broadly steady in 2026, providing ample opportunity for restructuring and special situations investment. In the meantime, the U.S. market is assessing the...more

Frantz Ward LLP

Don’t Forget the Damages

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During litigation, it’s easy to focus on the merits without addressing how much you are seeking to recover. Sometimes a party is so focused on fault that they disregard the obligation to prove the extent of damages with...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Chapter 93A Year in Review: 2025 Massachusetts Enforcement and Litigation Trends

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Decisions issued in 2025 marked a notable inflection point in Chapter 93A litigation. Courts embraced a framework grounded in regulatory text, contractual structure and administrable rules. For companies operating in or from...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

New Year, New Gym? Key Legal Requirements for Owners and Members

Ohio regulates most gym memberships under its Prepaid Entertainment Contracts Act, which creates specific rules on contract content, term limits, cancellation rights and payment practices for Ohio consumers and fitness...more

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