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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Sunday Book Review: April 27, 2025, The Books on Business for May Edition

In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone who might be curious. These could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Some Empirical Data on Growth Shares in German Start-ups

In our most recent edition of the OLNS, we shared findings of an empirical study of Growth Share programs in German start-ups. In this Snapshot, we summarize some of the highlights of our little analysis. The Analyzed Data...more

Mintz - Venture Capital & Emerging Companies...

MintzTech Connect Industry News: Spotlight on Walkabout

Walkabout is tackling loneliness for the masses in a way that is deep, sustainable, and highly scalable, holding the potential to redefine community in today’s tech-enabled society. Unlike traditional social platforms that...more

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Trump Administration Receives 8,755 Comments for AI Action Plan — AI: The Washington Report

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The Trump administration’s Office of Science and Technology Policy received 8,755 comments in response to its Request for Information for the development of its AI Action Plan implementing the Trump AI Executive Order issued...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

OpenAI's Governance Overhaul to Prevent Hostile Takeover

Strengthening Board Control - OpenAI is exploring governance changes that would grant its nonprofit board enhanced voting rights to prevent a hostile takeover by Elon Musk. This move follows Musk’s $97.4 billion bid, which...more

Perkins Coie

Glass Lewis Voting Policy Changes for 2025: 8 Things to Know

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Recently, Glass Lewis announced the release of its 2025 U.S. Benchmark Policy Guidelines and guidelines for Shareholder Proposals & ESG-Related Issues that apply across markets. Here are 8 things to know about this year’s...more

Goodwin

Five Areas in Which VC and Growth Equity Deal Terms Are Unique to France

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Over the past decade, France has emerged as a powerhouse in the European tech ecosystem. The surge of French unicorns, supported by the government’s “French tech” initiatives — which include tax credits and the formation of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights - September 2024

In this edition of Insights, we take a closer look at the megadeals and sponsor transactions driving recent M&A activity, the importance of staying ahead of the risks in AI development and deployment, and other diverse...more

A&O Shearman

Zooming in on AI – #4: What is the interplay between “Deployers” and “Providers” in the EU AI Act?

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One of the key aspects of the EU AI Act (“AI Act”)[1] is linked to the qualification of providers and deployers and the nuances which help distinguish between the two categories of stakeholders. What would this mean in...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Navigating the Legal Landscape of AI

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Bennett Jones welcomed the opportunity to present a practical, opportunity and risk focused approach to the governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the board level to the Institute of Corporate Directors. While AI is...more

J.S. Held

2024 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)

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The extraterritorial expansion of ESG laws and policies will reach a significant turning point in 2024. Investors, government regulators, and consumers are demanding greater transparency and disclosure when it comes to a...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2023 Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report

The 2023 Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report presents analysis related to 177 private investments in public equity (PIPEs) and registered direct offerings (RDOs) by U.S.-based technology and life sciences...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Winter 2024

The oversight obligations of boards continue to expand. Recent enforcement actions and new laws in areas such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and supply chains create new challenges for boards, as we explain in this...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Understanding the 7 stages of the policy lifecycle (and how it relates to your technology)

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The best way to think about your policy management technology? Through the lens of the policy lifecycle. Today, companies must not only comply with the state laws where they are headquartered, but must also extend that...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — August 2023

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & Inflation Reduction Act Opportunities - Visit our Energy Funding Matrix for a roundup of all of the various clean energy opportunities. We update the matrix on a biweekly basis and welcome...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Will the Downturn in IPOs and Valuations for Venture-Backed Technology Companies Lead to the Demise of Dual-Class Voting...

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History is often written by reference to “before” and “after.”  In this blog, we posit that “before” refers to the “bull market” that ended in January 2022, and “after” refers to everything that – happened, is happening, and...more

Perkins Coie

Sweeping Appropriations Act of 2023 Makes Unprecedented Investments in AI

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Perhaps missed over the holidays, the mammoth $1.7 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (the Act) was signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022. It includes record levels of funding for a wide range...more

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SolarWinds: A Lesson on How Companies Victimized by Data Breaches Can Quickly Become the Target of Litigation and Regulatory...

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In 2020, SolarWinds Corp., a company that provided information technology software to private and government entities, was the victim of a cybersecurity breach. Russian hackers are believed to have slipped malicious code...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

18C Is Coming to Town – Synopsis and Selected Q&A

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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Exchange”) has recently published a Consultation Paper on the proposed new listing regime for Specialist Technology Companies on the Main Board by introducing a new Chapter 18C. The...more

Fenwick & West LLP

ESG in Silicon Valley: A Look at the ESG Disclosure Practices of the SV 150 - March 2022

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Throughout the last few years, investors, proxy advisors, governance professionals and a number of stakeholders have expressed a keen interest in how companies are managing their environmental, social and governance (ESG)...more

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Private equity carve-outs ride post-COVID wave

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PE investors stand ready to fund spinoffs of non-core assets as companies refocus for the recovery - Last spring, Dell spun off its cloud computing business, VMWare, in a deal valued at nearly US$63 billion, with the equity...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Corporate Governance Survey - 2019 Proxy Season Results

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Corporate Governance Trends - A Comparison of Large Public Companies and Silicon Valley Companies - As outside legal counsel to a wide range of public companies in the technology and life sciences industries, many of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Valuation Challenges for Fintechs Highlight Legal Considerations in ‘Down Rounds’

In recent years, fintech has been an attractive sector for growth capital, as evidenced by robust investment and M&A valuations in the sector. While interest remained high in 2019, deal volumes began to level off early in the...more

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2018 Proxy Season Results in Silicon Valley and Large Companies Nationwide

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A Comparison of Silicon Valley Public Companies and the Large Public Companies of the S&P 100 - This comprehensive report covers trends in stockholder voting at annual meetings in the 2018 proxy season among the technology...more

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