Customs Business Confusion
CBP has recently interpreted “customs business” with a logic that could threaten the legality of the collaboration many importers use to ensure compliance.
Business Law Today: August 2024
Articles and Features
What Lawyers Need to Know about the Next Generation of Business Buyers
With “Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition” on the rise, M&A attorneys should understand the particular needs and challenges of this buyer demographic.
California’s Invasion of Privacy Act: A New Frontier for Website Tracking Litigation
Companies with websites accessed by California consumers are facing a wave of lawsuits and arbitration demands leveraging the 1967 law for the digital age.
A Big (Mac) Decision Affecting Corporate Governance: Mendes Hershman Winner Abstract
The Delaware Court of Chancery’s two-part McDonald’s decision in 2023, which expanded the duty of oversight to officers, has several notable takeaways.
How One Lawyer Recharged This Summer: Conquering Mt. Kilimanjaro
After dreaming of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for years, Business Law Section member Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier took on the challenge.
The Unbundling of Chapter 11
When Chapter 11’s extraordinary perks are separated from its checks and balances, non-bankruptcy policies may be shortchanged as other laws are overridden.
When to Desist before Telling Someone Else to Cease
Protecting your business’s trademarks is important, but ill-considered or overly aggressive enforcement can have legal and reputational consequences.
The End of Chevron Deference: What Does It Mean, and What Comes Next?
The Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo marks a tectonic shift in administrative law in the United States, with immediate impact.
India’s Securities and Exchange Board Provides a Gateway into the Future of Dispute Resolution
Investors and regulated entities can now choose to use SEBI’s ODR mechanism or any independent dispute resolution process by an institution in India.
Treasury to Amend CFIUS Regulations: What Foreign Buyers and Investors Need to Know
Under the proposed rule, a more robust Committee on Foreign Investment in the US would have larger penalties and expanded authority to request information.
Months-in-Brief
August 2024 in Brief: Bankruptcy & Finance
Month-in-Brief update: Coming from the Uniform Law Commission—A Uniform or Model State Law on Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors.
August 2024 in Brief: Business Regulation & Regulated Industries
Month-in-Brief update: Texas Court Blocks FTC’s Noncompete Ban; 5th Circuit Vacates DOL Tipped Worker Rules; and more, from consumer finance to sports law.
August 2024 in Brief: International Business Law
Month-in-Brief update: New Obligations for Spanish Companies Regarding Gender Balance on Boards, in Senior Management; Argentine Economic Reform Law Passed.
August 2024 in Brief: Internet Law & Cybersecurity
Month-in-Brief update: Google Contracting to Be the “Default Search Engine” Violates Antitrust Law; Illinois Amends Biometric Information Privacy Act.
August 2024 in Brief: Securities Law
Month-in-Brief update: SEC Submits Response Brief to Eighth Circuit to Defend Disputed Climate Disclosure Rules.