Compliance Tip of the Day: Why Engage in Pre-acquisition Due Diligence
Compliance Tip of the Day: Key M&A Enforcement Actions
Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A – International Issues
Daily Compliance News: August 5, 2025, The Staying Focused Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A Domestic Issues
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending, August 2, 2025
Daily Compliance News: July 28, 2025, The Where is Grasshopper when you need him Edition
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – The Hound of the Baskervilles: Uncovering M&A Compliance Lessons
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending, July 26, 2025
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 74 - Global Women in AI/Corporate Director Liability: Discretionary, Not Fiduciary with Tram Anh Nguyen and Marc I. Steinberg
We get Privacy for work – Episode 6: The Potential Privacy Risks Inherent to Mergers and Acquisitions
Daily Compliance News: July 24, 2025, The In Phone Hell Edition
LathamTECH in Focus: Tech Deals: The Emerging Focus of FDI Regulators?
LathamTECH in Focus: Navigating National Security: The Impact of FDI Reviews on Tech M&A
Navigating Employee Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions: Lessons From Pretty Woman — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Treating Compliance Like an Asset
Episode 376 -- DOJ's Unicat Settlement and the Future Look of Trade Enforcement Actions
First 100 Days of the New HSR Rules with Antitrust Partner Kara Kuritz
Daily Compliance News: June 23, 2025, The Is Walmart Cool Edition
Benefits Offer Enhanced Tax Exclusions and Eligibility for Founders, Early Employees, and Investors- The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes several taxpayer-friendly revisions to the rules governing Qualified...more
On May 22, 2025, the House Budget Committee approved the President Trump-supported tax legislation called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”). As the OBBBA works its way through Congress with the Senate targeting a...more
With an observable increase in the use of earnout and contingent consideration structures in M&A, it is timely to consider the related tax complexity. In brief Our recent Private M&A Report highlights a rise in the use of...more
Buying or selling a business is an exciting experience, and potentially lucrative opportunity for all parties. Most often, during the letter of intent / early negotiations phase, a “deal” is struck based primarily on economic...more
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1202 offers a significant tax incentive for investors in qualified small business stock (QSBS). This provision allows eligible shareholders to exclude up to 100% of capital gains realized...more
All indications appear to point toward a robust market for health care mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the coming year. Inflation — finally — appears to be easing. With that, we may continue to see interest rate cuts from...more
During the diligence phase of a transaction, it is not uncommon for a buyer to identify potential tax liabilities that may be caused by a number of situations: uncertainty over a tax structure, an estimated fair market value...more
For an active business in the post-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) world of lower corporate tax rates, buyers and shareholders considering a future exit should always consider C corporations and the availability of potential...more
The economic environment has mostly stabilized following the inflationary shocks of 2021-2022, and a strong Q4 2023 suggests that M&A may be in line for a comeback in 2024. The following trends demonstrate why now is likely a...more
The United Kingdom has long been a target destination for activist investors. It is the venue for nearly half of all of recent activist campaigns in Europe. In previous articles, we have discussed how informed boards should...more
In the event of an M&A transaction, many stockholders plan to take advantage of the exclusion from federal taxable income of gain realized from the sale or exchange of “qualified small business stock” (QSB stock). Section...more
Acquisitions in industries related to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology exploded in 2021 in comparison with the preceding two years. Early data suggest that 2022 will be another record year for these acquisitions. This...more
Having Fun? Hope you had a decent weekend. Perhaps you did something interesting, maybe even fun, like some end-of-season apple picking? Or maybe you had a cider donut with some hot coffee at a farm stand you stumbled upon...more
UK Case Law Developments - Damages on share sales same as on other sales - In Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd v ING Bank NV, the Commercial Court has held that the measure of damages for breach of warranty in...more
Private equity firms entered 2018 amid a confusing mix of record inflows and elevated prices. At the same time, new regulation was expected to raise the cost of capital while also reducing taxes, rolling back limits on...more
Italy is renowned for its rich art, cuisine, history, fashion, and culture; its beautiful coastline and beaches; its mountains; and priceless ancient monuments. In fact, Italy is a top tourist destination and has more World...more
On June 7, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department issued new temporary regulations that have dramatic implications for all merger-and-acquisition activity by C corporations and real estate investment...more