The Takeovers Panel has declined to make a declaration of unacceptable circumstances in the recent New World Resources Limited 02 case, despite concerns about the bidder’s delay in disclosing on-market purchases of shares at…
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/ Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
As the Australian Government seeks to strengthen the transparency and effectiveness of the Modern Slavery Act (the Act), a series of reviews and responses have been conducted. In May 2023, conclusions from the first statutory…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law
Fund secondaries transactions have grown enormously over the last 20 years or so. Recently, funds have been under pressure to return capital to investors in the context of a range of market constraints on traditional exit routes…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law, Taxation
The global commercial real estate market paints a varied picture, with certain jurisdictions and sectors recovering quicker than others from the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing geopolitical uncertainty. Higher interest rates…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, Conflict of Laws, Real Estate - Commercial
Forum selection clauses have long been a feature of commercial contracting. Since then-Chancellor Strine’s decision in Boilermakers Local 154 Ret. Fund v. Chevron Corp., Delaware corporations have routinely included such clauses…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Conflict of Laws
The U.S. Department of State announced that effective September 2, 2025, the categories of applicants that may be eligible for the Dropbox Program (a/k/a Interview Waiver) will be updated, adding further restrictions to those…
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/ Immigration Law
As an update to our previous client alert regarding birthright citizenship, on July 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship…
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/ Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
As we previously reported, New York’s COVID-19 Sick Leave Law (amending N.Y. Lab. L. §196-b) will expire on July 31, 2025…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On July 4, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act). While the Act covers a wide swath of territory, the core of the Act is its tax provisions. The Act (i) makes permanent many of the tax changes…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Taxation
The Unified Patent Court – a one-stop-shop for European patent litigation – is now two years old. As it enters its third year of operation, we look at the approach that is becoming established in the new system, drawing out key…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
The health care industry – already bracing for the financial impact of Medicaid cuts – faces another hard truth: This administration isn’t slowing the pace of health care fraud enforcement. Rather, it’s doubling down on…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
On July 8, 2025, Connecticut’s attorney general announced a settlement with TicketNetwork Inc. for failing to fix several privacy notice defects since 2023. The $85,000 fine is the first monetary penalty under the state’s…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
On July 18, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they received enough H-1B petitions to reach the congressionally mandated fiscal year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap of 85,000, including the master’s cap…
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/ Immigration Law
On June 10, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Pino v. Cardone Capital, LLC reversed in part the dismissal of claims brought under the Securities Act of 1933 based on statements made in connection with two…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On July 1, 2025, the California Attorney General’s Office (AG) announced a proposed $1.55 million settlement with Healthline Media, operator of the popular website Healthline.com. The AG alleges Healthline violated numerous…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Privacy
