COVID-19
Coronavirus – and the Material Adverse Change Clause
Alarmed by the escalating coronavirus pandemic, corporates and financial institutions such as banks and private equity firms are quietly seeking
26/03/2020
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COVID-19
Coronavirus – Working From Home – Five Things for Businesses to Consider
Asking employees to work remotely can be difficult, especially for organizations that don’t have remote work already embedded in their
26/03/2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus – Seven Things the UK Government’s Measures Will Do To Help Businesses
The UK government has announced a set of temporary measures to support people and businesses through the period of economic
25/03/2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus – Five Things the Draft US Legislation Will Do to Help Businesses
As US Senate negotiators work towards an agreement on a coronavirus rescue package that could inject more than $2 trillion
24/03/2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus – Paid Sick Leave – Emergency Legislation for New York Employers and Employees
Please note this memo was published on March 23, 2020, and guidance may have changed by the time you read
23/03/2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus – Implications on US Immigration and Visa Processing
Please note this memo was issued on March 20, 2020, and guidance may have changed by the time you read
21/03/2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus – US Federal Legislative Relief for Employers and Employees
Please note this article was published on March 18, 2020 and guidance may have changed by the time you read
18/03/2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus – UK Employer Q&A
Please note this article was published on 16 March 2020 and guidance may have changed by the time you read
17/03/2020
Immigration
Hurry Up and Wait – Premium Visa Processing Fees Explained
Since 2014, companies have paid upwards of $2.4 billion in premium processing fees to the US government to ensure their
11/03/2020
COVID-19
Force Majeure Goes Viral
Chinese firms are invoking force majeure clauses to limit the impact of coronavirus on commercial operations, the Economist reports. This
27/02/2020
M&A
Is Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade Deal the start of a Broader M&A Trend in the Financial Services Industry?
According to analysts, Morgan Stanley’s surprise $13 billion deal to acquire E*Trade Financial Corp could signal the beginning of a
25/02/2020
Trademark
Do I Need to Register My Trademark?
Written by Elannie Damianos and Caitlin Connolly We strongly advocate protecting your intellectual property against infringement from competitors. This should
18/02/2020
Employment
Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements Under Attack
Written by Oleg Rivkin, Of Counsel For many years U.S. employers routinely included mandatory arbitration and confidentiality clauses in employment agreements,
03/12/2019
Valuation
Is the Bottom Line now the Bottom Line? Lessons learned from WeWork’s failed IPO
After canceling its IPO and reducing its valuation from $47 billion to $8 billion, WeWork may have become the poster
05/11/2019
M&A
As Experts Predict a 2020 Economic Downturn, M&A Expected to Remain a Key Business Strategy
Overwhelming optimism among buyers has made 2019 a particularly strong year for the M&A market. It seems that potentially negative
31/10/2019
Data Protection
How California’s New Privacy Act Amendments Could Impact Businesses
Businesses across the country expect Governor Gavin Newsom to sign off on new amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act
14/10/2019
China
Trade War and a Changing Business Landscape: Is China Now More Attractive for Non-US Businesses?
While the trade war between the US and China continues at pace, the conventional wisdom is that this is generally
08/10/2019
Employment
What’s in a Pronoun?
How does the law protect the rights of people who identify as nonbinary? Following singer Sam Smith’s announcement that his
23/09/2019
Employment
Gig Economy Under Threat as California Senate Approves Landmark AB5
Companies like Uber and Lyft may be required to treat their contract workers as employees under the terms of a
11/09/2019
Brexit
Brexit is Set to Hit Early-Stage Companies Hard. Here’s How to Prepare.
With the UK scheduled to leave the European Union on October 31, business leaders around the world are still unsure
09/09/2019
Employment
How to protect your business when your key people leave
By Dawn Robertson, Partner & Employment Specialist On September 4, I spoke at an event in Edinburgh that focused on
05/09/2019
SME
The challenges and opportunities for Scottish businesses looking to expand into the US
Russell Dalgleish, Founding Partner of the Scottish Business Network, and Allan Rooney, Founding Partner of Rooney Nimmo discuss challenges and
01/08/2019
China
International Investors: China wants you!
China’s Premier Li Keqiang presented a somber review of the challenges China is facing as a nation at the annual
22/04/2019
Capital Gains Tax
Want to Dramatically Reduce Your Capital Gains Tax? You Can!
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is offering investors the opportunity to reduce or even eliminate their capital
16/04/2019
Real Estate
A foot in the door
Virtual and shared office spaces have vastly expanded access to coveted inner-city physical presence for small- and medium-sized businesses looking
27/03/2019
GDPR
Are you GDPR Compliant?
Much has been written about the GDPR, or the General Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the
25/02/2019
California
Employee Non-Solicit Clauses Void Under California Business & Professions Code
In a recent decision, AMN Healthcare Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. (Cal. Ct. App. 2018), the California Court of Appeals declared
25/02/2019
Startups
Is the tide turning for Venture Capital?
A recent New York Times article highlighted a movement amongst start-ups away from traditional VC funding. Here are the takeaways: Start-ups and
15/01/2019
Tax
State Sales Tax After Wayfair
Following a recent Supreme Court ruling, businesses looking to expand in the US can no longer assume that they will
06/12/2018
EU
Is past performance now an indicator of future performance?
Following drastic changes to reporting requirements in the investment fund industry earlier this year, European regulators began consulting this month
27/11/2018
