Legal News

Just before Thanksgiving, the First Circuit Court of Appeals handed a “win” to Sun Capital’s private equity funds which had been battling against multiemployer pension withdrawal liability since the 2008 bankruptcy of the portfolio company, Scott...By: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Entering into any new market for business can raise questions about the legal issues and requirements of recruiting and employing your workforce. American employers may be nervous about operating without “at-will” employment of their workforce....By: Dickinson Wright

Last week, the IRS issued it updated Form 1094-C and 1095-C instructions for 2019. Employers that employ New Jersey residents, however, may have more reading to do. New Jersey responded to the federal repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA)...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Illinois legislature started the year with high hopes, with Democrats holding the governor’s office as well as super majorities in both chambers. In January, Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker was inaugurated, along with a net gain of seven...By: McGuireWoods Consulting

Please join us for BakerHostetler's “Labor Relations and Employment: The Only Constant Is Change” Master Class. This daylong seminar is designed to offer all new high-level courses, hitting specific and practical headline issues that will be...By: BakerHostetler

FTI Consulting (“FTI”) welcomes our clients and friends to our inaugural edition of The Activism Vulnerability Report (the “Report”). With the rise of shareholder activism in recent years and its evolution into an asset class of its own, FTI’s...By: FTI Consulting

While office holiday parties provide employees with an opportunity to celebrate a successful year with their colleagues, they can also cause headaches for employers. With some advanced planning, employers can minimize their risk of liability and...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on December 6 that it is implementing an electronic registration process in the next H-1B lottery....By: Ballard Spahr LLP

On Nov. 27, 2019, the New York Appellate Division for the Second Department affirmed New York’s longstanding rule that the attorney-client privilege regarding pre-acquisition or pre-merger communications about the transaction and related negotiations...By: McGuireWoods LLP

Private equity fund sponsors can breathe a sigh of relief last week as the First Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing a district court finding, held that two separate private equity funds sharing a general partner (Sun Capital Partners III and Sun...By: Locke Lord LLP