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Last year’s blockbuster opinion in Akorn, Inc. v. Fresenius Kabi AG—the first Delaware case to find the existence of a Material Adverse Effect (“MAE”)— provided corporate litigators a roadmap for establishing an MAE to avoid closing a merger...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") is expected to rewrite its rules protecting employees who violate employers' policies when they use profane, racist or sexist language. In September, the NLRB requested public comment on whether it should...By: Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

As I always say, being a mutual fund company with proprietary funds in their 401(k) plan makes them a target....By: Ary Rosenbaum

Emotional support animals seem to be everywhere. We see them on planes, in restaurants, and other businesses. Places that were once off-limits to animals have “gone to the dogs.” What do you do, however, when your employee requests to bring their...By: Jaburg Wilk

Well, first of all, the UK is going to get Brexit done! What this will feel like after years of wrangling will remain to be seen. There are some reports that Boris Johnson’s newly elected government is squaring up for a massive run-in with the EU...By: Littler

For more than seven years now, policymakers and taxpayers have clamored for Congress to change the law to permit “open” multiple employer plans (MEPs) – that is, retirement plans that are adopted by multiple unrelated employers (including employers...By: Morgan Lewis

Stop me if you’ve heard this story before. The Board sets a growth target for the upcoming year. The deal team is assembled from a cross-functional section of the business. They’re on the prowl for the best asset(s), looking for that diamond in the...By: Opportune LLP

Well it’s been quite a year. Thank goodness it’s almost over! We started it (much as we have started every year since 2016) in a fog of uncertainty around Brexit. We have ended it at least knowing that the UK will be leaving the EU on January 31,...By: Littler

El 16 de diciembre de 2019, la Comisión Nacional de Salarios Mínimos (CONASAMI), acordó aumentar el salario mínimo a $123.22 pesos diarios, a partir del 1 de enero de 2020. Al salario mínimo actual se le adicionaron $14.67 pesos a través del llamado...By: Littler

Opportunity zones provide a powerful tool for taxpayers to defer recognizing their capital gains if they roll over their investment into a qualified opportunity zone fund, and offer investors the potential of avoiding recognizing any gain on their...By: Lowndes