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Winning at M&A in 2025: The Insider’s Playbook

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As an avid Red Sox fan and former Los Angeles resident who often attended Dodgers games, I may still be basking in the Yankees’ loss in the World Series. Whatever the reason, I can’t help but draw parallels between the game...more

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Unmasking Greenwashing: Avoiding Potentially Deceptive Practices

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Introduction - In today's world, the spotlight on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices is brighter than ever. Stakeholders, including investors, consumers, and even corporate employees, are demanding that...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Key Employment Issues for Founders

Do you have an employment agreement? Should you have an employment agreement? We are often asked whether founders need written employment agreements with their companies. Every company's culture is different. Often founders...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Guide to Effective M&A Integration Planning

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When two companies aim to combine, there are countless issues that can arise during the integration stage. As part of any successful merger process, a carefully crafted integration strategy should consider all the potential...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Considering A Private Company New Year Investment? Pay Close Attention to Risks Posed by Potential Red Flags

The public markets were down last year, and private company values also took a hit. So, is now a good time for a new investment in a private company? The best answer is it depends. There is never a bad time to invest in a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ESG Momentum Remains Strong but May Face Headwinds in 2023

As companies grapple with the business challenges that rising interest rates and an uncertain economic outlook present, there are the inevitable questions about whether companies should worry less about environmental, social...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Divided 9th Circuit Panel Holds That Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) Apply to Unregistered Shares in Direct Listings

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On September 20, 2021, in a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) apply to direct listings of company shares, including...more

Perkins Coie

ESG Claims in an Era of Heightened Regulatory and Litigation Risks

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From investors and shareholders to customers and employees, key stakeholders are increasingly demanding both corporate action and broad-based public disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. As...more

McDermott Will & Emery

International News: Healthcare - Spotlight on the Industry - May 2021

Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment in the Global Healthcare Industry - Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) seek out investments that are resilient, conducive to their aims and objectives, and reasonably free from market...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Key Considerations for Emerging Companies: Equity Compensation

Equity compensation – which links the self-interests of a company’s service providers with the interests of the company and its investors – is a compelling incentive for start-up companies to attract and motivate employees...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Employment-Related Securities: Considerations for Venture Capital Investors and Start-Ups in the United Kingdom

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In the United Kingdom, in principle, anything an employee receives from her employer may be regarded as taxable income. The problem often comes up in practice where companies give their employees shares/options over shares...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

The Pandemic Lessons: The Future Of ESG And How It Will Define Business Success

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The rapidly increasing importance of a company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance to its business value, has been a critical trend leading into 2020. This trend was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic,...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup September 7 – September 11, 2020

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 7, 2020 – September 11, 2020... September 4, 2020: The IRS published Competent...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Terms of IPO Lock-Up Agreements for Technology Companies Shift as Direct Listings and SPACs Gain Traction

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A recent Fenwick survey found that the length of IPO lock-up agreements for technology companies continues to predominantly be 180 days but that lock-ups are now increasingly subject to early release provisions in connection...more

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