From Early Case Assessment to Early Case Intelligence
The Role of an Expert Witness
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: The New Regulatory Reality for Small Business Financing and Trade Credit — The Consumer Finance Podcast
ABC Insights – Part 2- A Guide to Training, Zoning, and More
Warfighting at Warp Speed: Why Defense Contractors Must Track the DOW’s Acquisition Overhaul
Fierce Competition Podcast | AI Under the Antitrust Lens: Enforcement Trends in the EU, UK and US
Federal Hemp Ban Explained: A State-by-State Analysis & 2026 Outlook with Vicente LLP
Marijuana to Schedule III: What Changes, What Doesn’t, and What Comes Next
Founding Vision: Mike Halpert on VR Training and Entrepreneurial Resilience
“Home Court Advantage? Key Differences Between Delaware and Texas Laws Relevant to the Corporate Home Debate”
“‘DExit’ or Just Drama? The Future of Delaware and ‘Y’all Street’”
Mediation Matters: The Art of Turning Conflict Into Conversation
Are AI Data Centers the New Power Centers?
Service and Justice: Veterans in Law – Speaking of Litigation Video Podcast
Overcoming Missed Deadlines
[Panel] Manufacturing in the Age of Uncertainty
Entre afectos y acciones: Nueva ley para sociedades de familia
Hollywood Overruled: Real Lessons from Cinematic Litigation – Speaking of Litigation Video Podcast
Episode Two: ABC Insights – A Guide to California Alcohol Beverage Regulations
Episode One: Corporate Divorce – Preventing and Managing the Break-Up of a Business Partnership
Key Takeaways - The EU’s Forced Labour Regulation creates a sweeping product ban, not just a reporting obligation. Beginning December 14, 2027, any product made wholly or partly with forced labor at any tier of the supply...more
In this episode of the Global Corporate M&A Podcast, Andrew will examine a Delaware case that applies indemnification materiality scrape provisions in a way that created significant risks for the unwary. Additionally, he will...more
Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, February 13, 2026, is below. What started out as a quiet week in the online travel industry changed considerably as the week...more
In Advantaged Solutions, Inc. v. United States, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, No. 25-1806 (Jan. 30, 2026), Advantaged Solutions, Inc. (ASI) protested the Defense Logistics Agency’s decision to rescind an initial award to ASI...more
In Marvin Test Solutions, Inc., B-423928; B-423928.2 (Jan. 28, 2026), Marvin Test Solutions filed a pre-award protest challenging the Department of the Air Force’s RFP for a common armament tester (CAT-F) system for F-15,...more
Developments in securities litigation move fast, and not all of them matter equally. Each month, Alto Litigation curates and summarizes the cases, rulings, and regulatory actions most likely to shape risk and strategy in the...more
2026 is poised to be a transformative year for artificial intelligence (AI) as businesses move beyond targeted pilot programs to enterprise-wide implementation. While AI is poised to unlock new efficiencies and drive...more
In a recent piece, we discussed a bill that was introduced to reform Washington’s commercial email law. Below, we discuss: (1) the status of the bill; (2) its effect on Washington’s email law if the bill is enacted; and (3)...more
The House v. NCAA settlement—finalized in June 2025—was celebrated as a watershed moment for college athletes. For the first time, Division I schools could share revenue directly with their players, with an initial cap of...more
INTRODUCTION - Over 2025, US financial regulators undertook a broad recalibration of their approach to market regulation, marked by a noticeable shift toward deregulatory initiatives, clarifying guidance, and a renewed...more
Consider a scenario that plays out frequently in the mid-market: a platform’s fifth add-on acquisition of the year is approaching 90 days since the Letter of Intent was signed. An initial 60 day exclusivity period has already...more
As part of the FINRA Forward initiative to modernize its rules, guidance, and processes for member firms, FINRA announced in Regulatory Notice 26-03 that member firms will no longer be expected (and effectively required) to...more
Following a series of Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) recently issued on January 23, 2026, which we discussed here, on February 11, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of...more
Private assets and artificial intelligence (AI) are playing an increasingly prominent role across the financial system, including in capital markets and insurance....more
A new California law will require covered investment entities to register with the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation (DFPI) by March 1, 2026, and provide demographic surveys to their portfolio...more
One of the key requirements of Section 1202 is that the business issuing qualified small business stock (QSBS) must be a domestic (US) C corporation....more
Corp Fin certainly has been busy updating its CDIs. Last week, Corp Fin issued two new Rule 13e-3 going-private CDIs (as well as a conforming revision to an existing CDI), two new tender offer CDIs and one updated Form S-4...more
Former judge Margaret Ryan became the Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement in September 2025. But it was not until last week, in February 2026, that she made her first public speech as...more
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) has proposed changes to FINRA Rule 2210 (Communications with the Public) that would permit FINRA member broker-dealers to include performance projections and...more
Per the DoW M&A Division’s published policy, the DoW’s role is to collaborate with the DOJ and FTC to assess the impact of HSR-reportable mergers and acquisitions on national security and on the DoW’s industrial,...more
A recently enacted law banning “stay or pay” contracts has been amended, clarifying certain details and delaying the law’s effective date....more
For health care leaders and compliance officers, understanding the regulatory and contractual implications of a “Change of Ownership” (CHOW) is critical to maintaining operational continuity and regulatory compliance. The...more
The rapid evolution of fund finance has propelled Net Asset Value and Holdco back leverage facilities (that is, facilities in which one or more holding companies below the fund enter the financing) to the forefront of...more
Last week, the NCAA published a Q&A addressing key details in the application of recently adopted jersey patch legislation. In this week’s Film Room, we unpack specifics that will enable your campus to make the most of...more
Of all the possible words to describe the economic and financial developments in the United States (and abroad) during 2025, "tumultuous" is probably the most apt. Global financial highlights included: trade disruptions...more
