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While the United States and California legal worlds remain (understandably) focused on issues arising out of the COVID-19 global pandemic, California courts continue to issue important, and potentially policy-altering, rulings in cases affecting...By: MoFo Employment Law Commentary (ELC)

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued guidance for construction industry employers to prevent spread of COVID-19. In addition to measures the agency suggests for all employers, the guidance includes a variety of...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

On May 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced the adoption of amendments to certain rules and forms relating to financial disclosures about acquisitions and dispositions of businesses “to improve for investors the...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

COVID-19 has created unparalleled uncertainty for nearly all businesses since companies are unable to predict when and how businesses and consumers will resume buying their goods and services. This unpredictability has made it more difficult for...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Le secteur agricole canadien constitue un élément important de l’économie du pays. En effet, les recettes des marchés agricoles ont atteint des niveaux records au cours des dernières années et le Canada se classe parmi les principaux exportateurs de...By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

There were some significant announcements for the construction sector in Budget 2020: NZ$3 billion in additional infrastructure spending; 8000 more homes to be built by Kainga Ora; a range of training initiatives. All of that will be welcome and...By: Dentons

In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized its “Madden fix,” establishing a rule that codifies the “valid when made” principle for nationally chartered banks; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reversed a...By: Goodwin

A. Introduction and Key Take-Aways - The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program provides a metric for independent third parties to use in assessing and certifying the progress of the approximately...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

We are now a good three months into the chaos brought about by COVID-19 and while many middle- and lower-middle market deals have been put on hold or even died, some M&A activity has continued unabated. That said, the deals and the associated risks...By: Womble Bond Dickinson

Leisure M&A deal value totaled US$13.5 billion in Q1 2020, which, although higher than figures recorded for Q1 2019, was more than 50% below Q4 2019 levels. Deal volume dropped to 117 transactions, the lowest quarterly total since Q1 2013....By: White & Case LLP