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On 24 December 2020, the European Union and the UK Government reached an agreement on the terms of their future cooperation, known as the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement is a single package comprising......By: Cooley LLP

World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture Capital deals (and more!)....By: World Law Group

As discussed , New York Lien Law § 19(6) provides a procedure for an expedited legal action seeking summary discharge (cancellation) of a mechanic’s lien. However, summary discharge is only available where there is a “facial defect” in a lien, such as identifying the wrong property owner or failing to properly describe the property against which a lien is claimed......By: Cole Schotz

In 2021, we bring you an overview of European competition news. In collaboration with our European offices, each month we will focus on one competition news item from another jurisdiction. Naturally, we start in January with the United Kingdom to present to you in a few words the practical consequences of Brexit on the application of competition law....By: Dentons

From time to time, private equity sponsors will exit a portfolio company investment by selling the portfolio company to buyers led by another fund managed by the same sponsor. Because the sponsor is essentially on both sides of the transaction, the sponsor must carefully consider and fairly address the customary business and legal issues arising…...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Join us for an in-depth conversation with top attorneys from Duane Morris LLP, Fenton Grant Mayfield Kaneda & Litt, LLP and Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP on how to manage a complex litigation from discovery through trial, virtually. The panel will share details of how they shifted from an in-person process to a fully remote environment in order to maintain their discovery schedule. Considerations included how to manage and facilitate remote depositions with geographically dispersed...By: U...

It's no longer just bidding! Bricker attorneys Casey Cross and Chris McCloskey will share the risk factors to consider when selecting a construction delivery model, as well as what you need to know to make sure your district is following Ohio law when hiring a design professional, contractor, construction manager at risk or design-builder....By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Immanuel Kant believed that "good will" is the only unqualified good thing.  The Encyclopedia explains that "In Kant’s terms, a good will is a will whose decisions are wholly determined by moral demands or, as he often refers to this, by the Moral Law".   ...By: Allen Matkins

The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently determined that a builder who fails to comply with state licensing requirements may still pursue a negligence claim against design professionals. In Wright Construction Services, Inc. v. The Hard Art Studio, PLLC, the owner contracted with architecture firm Olive Architecture to develop plans for a mixed-use complex in Raleigh, North Carolina. Olive, in turn, contracted with Collins Structural Consulting and Scott A. Collins (the “Collins defendants”...

Foreign investment control has become a key factor in M&A deals and 2020 was a particularly eventful year. A large number of countries have recently introduced foreign investment control regimes (or tightened their existing rules) and made use of them [these powers] with, for example, prohibitions witnessed in France and Germany....By: Hogan Lovells