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- Current Climate: Discussion of the current restructuring environment.? - Tactical Considerations: The pros and cons of purchasing through bankruptcy and the differences between jurisdictions.? - Process Questions: Identification of potential...By: Locke Lord LLP

The global pandemic and the economic crisis are becoming opportunities to create, develop and promote solutions to overcome the health emergency and establish the growth of a new, emerging economy. The innovations being developed are inherently...By: Holland & Knight LLP

This article is directed to Baby Boomer business owners (BBBOs) who are feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of having to reset their transition plans. Many of us who are active in the business transition planning space have been saying for years that...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

In Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. v. Fowlkes Plumbing., L.L.C., No. 2019-FC-10285-SCT, 2020 Miss. LEXIS 44, the Supreme Court of Mississippi considered whether the subrogation waiver in the General Conditions of the Construction Contract, American...By: White and Williams LLP

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant volatility in stock prices, resulting in severe disparities between stock prices and many corporations’ view of the intrinsic value of their business. This has, in turn, caused concern...By: Robinson & Cole LLP

The 2019 novel coronavirus and the disease it causes (“COVID-19”) is changing the landscape of construction projects across the country. COVID-19 orders from governors and other public officials are impacting projects by requiring new health...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The coronavirus pandemic has weakened European economies and companies. EU and national governments have expressed concern that foreign investors may opportunistically take advantage of the crisis to acquire domestic companies regarded as strategic....By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The City of Columbus is open for business (remotely) to accept and review zoning, site plan, and permit applications and issue approvals....By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

We highlight the responses companies are taking in light of the current environment and the arguments some buyers are making to terminate transactions. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a steep decline in US M&A activity in the first quarter of 2020,...By: White & Case LLP

- On April 17, 2020, the CMA provisionally cleared Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo in light of the deterioration in Deliveroo’s financial position caused by COVID-19. - The CMA has provisionally concluded that Deliveroo’s exit from the market...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP