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PPP trends: Lessons learned from the UK and Australia

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Over the past 30 years, the United Kingdom and Australia have helped shape the global PPP landscape, setting the standard for private sector involvement in infrastructure delivery. As both countries now scale back their use...more

Goodwin

Exclusivity Provisions: Fintechs Need an Active Backup Bank

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Virtually every bank’s form lending program agreement we’ve negotiated for our fintech clients has come with an exclusivity provision.  The bank’s policy behind them is simple: We’ve put in the time, effort, expertise...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Trump 2.0 — The Return of Tariff Uncertainty in Commercial Contracts

The second Trump administration started with a bang. There has been an almost weekly focus on implementing and expanding tariffs on a variety of goods imported into the United States. These tariffs are aimed at protecting...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

President Trump's "Liberation Day": What It Means for Supply Chains

On Wednesday, April 2, the Trump administration announced its “Liberation Day” tariff policy. The policy imposes tariffs that are effective immediately and that are expected to last indefinitely. Leaving aside the politics...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Here’s How Commercial Contracts Can Ease the Cost Burden of New Tariffs Impacting Manufacturers

Commercial contracts tend to be full of “boilerplate provisions” that, to paraphrase Mark Twain’s assessment of classic novels, everyone knows are important, but no one actually reads. When COVID-19 struck, manufacturers...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

How Businesses Can Prepare Now for an Evolving Tariff Future

As the adage goes, you can’t change the wind, but you can adjust the sails. Manufacturers and other businesses engaged in cross-border transactions should adjust their sails to proactively address the uncertain tariff...more

IR Global

AI, agency, and efficiency - The Visionaries

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Q1 Is there scope to use AI in commercial contracts? Will it save time, or ultimately cost more time in review and pose greater risk?...more

IR Global

New risks, new rewards - The Visionaries

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The productivity paradox: Does more technology mean less growth? Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Solow famously remarked, “You can see the computer age everywhere except in the productivity statistics.” This paradox...more

Benesch

Protecting Your Business in a Digital World: Top 10 Questions for Internal Teams and Stakeholders

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The questions below are intended to help in-house counsel obtain the most important information related to technology projects so they can evaluate risks to the company’s data, intellectual property, and commercial interests,...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

Artificial Intelligence Systems and Risks in Commercial Contracting

Though the use of artificial intelligence has grown steadily during the past decade, the recent release of OpenAI’s generative AI system, ChatGPT, has led to a precipitous increase in attention and publicity accompanying the...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

The Legal Risks of AI Systems in Technology Services

In our previous post, we provided an introduction to the budding new technology of generative AI, or AI systems. As with the implementation of any new technology, widespread understanding of the risks generally lags behind...more

Fenwick & West LLP

[Webinar] The Small Business Innovation Research Program: Legal Overview for In-house Counsel - January 5th, 1:00 pm PT

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This CLE will help in-house counsel understand the key legal issues for managing risk with already awarded SBIR grants and contracts. Whether your company just won a Phase I SBIR contract with the DoD or if your company has...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] CLE Institute - What’s Keeping You Up at Night? Business Risks of COVID-19 - November 5th, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET

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Your company has navigated the first six months of COVID, but what is around the corner? In this program, our lawyers will provide some clarity around the various legal issues that are, or could be, affected as we move...more

Bowditch & Dewey

[Webinar] New Contracts: Pandemic Impact on Contract and Transaction Due Diligence - October 27th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

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During times of economic turbulence and commercial uncertainty, your business team and corporate counsel are well advised to undertake a more deliberate and thorough due diligence process when entering into contract and...more

BCLP

Protecting your position - COVID-19 disputes in the UK

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The COVID-19 pandemic is causing commercial and contractual issues across sectors. Whilst organisations are busy dealing with urgent issues day to day, in reality it will take some time for issues and concerns to crystallise...more

BakerHostetler

Preparing for COVID-19 Contract Litigation

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As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak spreads across the country, businesses in every industry are struggling to meet or enforce contractual obligations. Though the global deterioration of supply chains and ordinary...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

COVID-19 Across Asia: Your Essential Toolkit in the Rapidly Changing Commercial and Legal Risk Landscape

Whatever your business—whether you are an investor looking at new investments, managing existing positions or planning exits, or a corporate concerned with protecting and enhancing your business—the current public health...more

Dentons

Force majeure causes, considerations, defenses, and remedies for Iowa businesses

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The outbreak of the coronavirus and its related disease, COVID-19, has upended much of our daily lives, from supply chains, to schools, to sports. And as the pandemic and its economic fallout continue, many businesses are...more

Smith Anderson

Contracts and COVID-19

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It is important to consider how the coronavirus (COVID-19) may affect your business relationships. Every situation and contract will be different, requiring its own assessment and consideration of risks and how to respond....more

Holland & Knight LLP

COVID-19 Guidance for Institutions of Higher Education

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The fluid and fast-changing impact of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) has left institutions of higher education (IHEs) scrambling to address unexpected legal issues. This guidance addresses some of their more frequently asked...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Force Majeure Events in the Midst of COVID-19

The outbreak of COVID-19 has challenged businesses across the board in unprecedented ways. Major conferences and events have been cancelled, restaurants across the country are closing down, and supply chains have been...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

The Contract Implications of COVID-19

We are undoubtedly in uncharted and unprecedented times with the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the United States and around the world. Contractual relationships in virtually every business and industry have been impacted and...more

Williams Mullen

"An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure" - Commercial Contracts in the Era of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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With the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States, many of our clients are facing the mass cancellation of events and damaging service interruptions. This disruption can cripple one’s business, so clients are...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Time to Buy Your F&I Professional a Dog?

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There's an old joke that illustrates advances in commercial airplane technology. Question: "What is the ideal cockpit crew?" Answer: "A pilot and a dog." The pilot's job is to feed the dog. The dog's job is to bite...more

Winstead PC

[Webinar] Investment Insights -- Is it Time to Renegotiate Your Vendor Agreements?- June 20th, 10:00am CT

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This presentation will cover what you need to know to avoid unnecessary legal risk and imbalanced risk allocation. A concise look at the latest trends, key provisions, and common tricks in commercial contracts, as well as a...more

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