Across all industries, private companies, family offices, and their owners and management teams face rapidly evolving challenges, opportunities, and risks in the dynamic environment that is 2025. Here are 11 issues that...more
3/10/2025
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Arbitration ,
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Beneficial Owner ,
Business Succession ,
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Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Connelly v United States ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Data Privacy ,
E-Commerce ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate-Tax Exemption ,
Ethics ,
Family Businesses ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinCEN ,
Form I-9 ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift-Tax Exemption ,
Immigration ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
IRS ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Mergers ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
SCOTUS ,
State Legislatures ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Terms of Use ,
Valuation
On February 14, the newly formed Saks Global announced its plan to pay vendors past due balances in 12 monthly installments beginning in July....more
2/24/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Governance ,
Financial Institutions ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Payment Systems ,
Popular ,
Retail Market ,
Supply Chain
On December 23, 2024, Hudson’s Bay Company, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, completed its acquisition of Neiman Marcus Group, the parent company of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, for $2.7 billion following years...more
1/15/2025
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Investors ,
Luxury Goods ,
Mergers ,
Retailers ,
Vendors
The fashion and retail industry experienced another year of considerable change in 2023. As advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) spurred innovation within the industry, consumers and regulators worldwide called for...more
1/30/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
Class Action ,
Consumers ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Due Diligence ,
E-Commerce ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fabrics ,
Fair Use ,
Fashion Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Forced Labor ,
FTC Act ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Innovation ,
Labor Code ,
Luxury Goods ,
Machine Learning ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Professional Regulators ,
Ransomware ,
Real Estate Market ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retailers ,
Sustainability ,
The Copyright Act