12 Dec, 2024 En Banc Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Nasdaq’s Board-Diversity Rules By Jonathan Richman The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of proposed...
12 Dec, 2024 And Then There Were None: Supreme Court Dismisses Review of Second Securities Case By Jonathan Richman After having tantalized the securities bar by agreeing to review two Ninth Circuit decisions reversing the dismissals of securities class...
09 Dec, 2024 FinCEN to Comply With Nationwide Injunction of CTA Enforcement By Rodger Moss Nicole Baek Morgan Jones Rachel Moroknek +1 more... Show less Last week, we reported (Texas Court Enjoins the Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act) that the U.S. District Court for the...
05 Dec, 2024 Texas Court Enjoins the Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act By Rodger Moss Nicole Baek Morgan Jones Rachel Moroknek +1 more... Show less In 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which required certain companies to submit a report to the Treasury...
29 May, 2024 Introduction to Sustainability-Linked Loans By Eleni Zodiates Imogen Wilson With increasing regulatory, political and investor focus on climate change and sustainability, it comes as no surprise that the...
21 May, 2024 Moelis Decision Ushers in Uncertainty for Enforcement of Shareholder Agreements By Matthew Uretsky John Cushing Isabelle Jacobs The Delaware Court of Chancery ushered in uncertainty for early-stage companies and their investors with its recent decision in West Palm...
24 Apr, 2024 FTC Votes to Bar Employers from Imposing Noncompete Agreements By Kevin Brown Rodger Moss Emery Lyon Sam Wolf +1 more... Show less On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule banning (with limited exceptions) employers’ use of noncompete...
27 Mar, 2024 Building Your AI Model the Right Way – Part III: A Guide for Boards By Morgan Jones Matthew Richardson Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a focal point in the corporate world. While technical teams grapple with the feasibility of AI...
11 Jan, 2024 EU AI Act: Deep Dive into Its Impact on Corporate Finance, VC, Exits By Matthew Richardson Neil Foster The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) isn't just a regulatory blip on the radar; it will reshape the landscape of Europe's AI...
27 Dec, 2023 Are You in Compliance With the Corporate Transparency Act? By Rodger Moss Morgan Jones Rachel Moroknek Nicole Baek +1 more... Show less In 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which updates anti-money laundering laws. The CTA mandates that certain...
17 Dec, 2023 The EU AI Act: Navigating the First Global AI Regulation for Businesses By Morgan Jones Matthew Richardson The political agreement of the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) marks a transformative moment in the global AI...
04 Jul, 2023 Right-Sizing Your Post-Financing Option Pool By Brown Rudnick Recent data from Carta indicates that at the time of a Series Seed or Series A financing, a company will typically have an available...
08 Jun, 2023 Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2023 By Tyler Horowitz Michael Cohen On May 31, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives passed The Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2023 (the “Bill”). If enacted...
17 Apr, 2023 Founders Should Get Credit for Time Served if Required to (Re)vest Stock in Connection With a Financing By Brown Rudnick At the time of a Series Seed or Series A financing (and sometimes in later rounds), investors typically require that the company’s...
02 Mar, 2023 Trends in VC Terms Suggests Investors Are Not Expecting a Quick Rebound By Brown Rudnick Data recently released by Carta provides a bit of detail that is helpful to understanding the general trend towards more...
19 Jan, 2023 Basics of Corporate Governance By Brown Rudnick Corporate governance encompasses the formal rules and procedures companies must follow in their day-to-day operations, including the...