Earnouts are a form of contingent consideration that the buyer of a business pays to the seller in the period following the acquisition, based on the business achieving various financial metrics related to its performance…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxation
New York’s Commercial Division has long prided itself on adopting practices and procedures similar to the federal courts. A recent amendment to its rules takes a further step in that direction by mandating initial disclosures…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
Since the enactment of the Investment Company Act 85 years ago, the asset management industry has grown from $2 billion in assets to more than $39 trillion in assets. Under existing Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Every successful business owner has ambition to grow, scale, and take his/her company to the next level. However, there’s one critical, often overlooked aspect that can make or break a business’s ability to get to that level:…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions
As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies increasingly generate content, designs, code, inventions, and even music, businesses face a pressing legal question: who owns the output when a machine creates it?
The legal…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed by President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon, carries significant implications for businesses and individuals alike—including key changes to solar and clean energy incentives,…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Join us for a timely and insightful webinar exploring the evolving landscape of the False Claims Act (FCA) and its growing impact on businesses—regardless of industry or perceived risk. While many companies believe they're…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Remedies, Criminal Law, Government Contracting
A large part of business sucession planning is structuring the transfer of business ownership. While outright transfers can be less complex, transferring ownership in trust can provide practical benefits that are worth…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
In the wake of the 2021 Surfside condominium collapse, Florida enacted sweeping changes that affect condominium governance, structural maintenance requirements, and reserve funding obligations. These changes have not only…
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/ Insurance, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Employers operating in Massachusetts face some of the nation’s most stringent requirements regarding the timing and frequency of wage payments. The Massachusetts Wage Act (M.G.L. c. 149, § 148) mandates prompt payment of wages,…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
You may have asked a team member or associate to jot down notes during a Zoom call, only to find that they struggled to capture every key point while also actively participating in the discussion. Or perhaps you aimed to…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Business succession planning and estate planning are often linked together, particularly in the case of closely held family businesses. In the case of a shareholder who wishes to pass along their shares of an S corporation as…
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/ Business Organizations, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
The point when what began as a negotiation, or even a conversation, ripens into a full-blown lawsuit is rarely clear. Yet it is certainly clear that the courtroom is not where any of the parties to a once-promising business…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts
On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) released its criminal—and, more specifically, white collar crime enforcement—initiatives under the current administration. This is typical each time new leadership assumes…
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/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
As artificial intelligence continues to transform business communications, companies will continue to face significant—and in some cases, increased—legal risks under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when choosing to…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
