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On December 4, 2019, the Borough of Phoenixville, Chester County (“Borough”) closed on the sale of a portion of its water system to Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (“Aqua”) for $3.46 million.  Importantly, the Borough will retain full ownership and control...By: McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

For M&A transactions in Germany and beyond, Foreign Investment Control screenings have become an indispensable standard element to assess when structuring deals and planning for regulatory review. Similarly to merger control, acquirers and sellers...By: Hogan Lovells

Almost a decade into the current bull market, many economic prognosticators are warning of a coming downturn. At the same time, political upheaval and uncertainty around the world is changing the landscape for cross-border trade—including mergers and...By: Hogan Lovells

Protection of privacy in employment relationships: the case for Costa Rica - Why Should You Consider A Workplace Privacy Compliance Program? - Have you considered how monitoring tools such as GPS, entrance controls, phone recording, online...By: Dentons

On Feb. 19, 2020, the SEC announced charges against Diageo plc, an alcoholic beverages company, arising out of its failure to make required disclosures of known trends with respect to alleged unsustainable overshipments of unneeded products by its...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Suspension can be a very useful tool for employers. However, in certain circumstances it can amount to a breach of trust and confidence, which would then allow the suspended employee to resign and claim constructive unfair dismissal. The recent case...By: Dentons

- On February 26, 2020, the NLRB issued a final rule tightening the standard for joint employment under the NLRA. - The joint-employer standard is important because if two entities are joint employers, both must bargain with the union that...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

On February 26, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) released its long-anticipated rule that redefines the agency's test for determining whether businesses can be deemed "joint employers" for purposes of the National Labor Relations Act....By: Harris Beach PLLC

...The coronavirus (provisionally named SARS-CoV-2, with its disease being named COVID-19) has now been documented in six of the world’s seven continents, with more than 80,000 cases, sparing only Antarctica. Closer to home, the message this week...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

In re Appraisal of Panera Bread Co., C.A. No. 2017-0593-MTZ (Del. Ch. Jan. 31, 2020). JAB Holdings B.V. (“JAB”), a private company that also owns Einstein Bros., Caribou Coffee and Krispy Kreme, acquired Panera Bread Company (“Panera”) via a...By: Morris James LLP