With the standard April 5th National Institutes of Health (NIH) SBIR/STTR deadline officially in the rearview mirror, many early stage tech startups across the country, including university and academic medical center (AMC) startup teams, are breathing a collective...
If the fractured landscape of data privacy law taught businesses anything over the last few years, it is that a patchwork of state-by-state regulation is nobody’s friend. Companies have spent years untangling overlapping (and sometimes conflicting) obligations under...
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment makes it more difficult for copyright and brand owners to hold internet service providers (ISPs) accountable when their networks are used for large‑scale infringement. This...
Recent legislative developments, including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and the resulting expansion of the federal lifetime gift and estate tax exemption, have created a significant planning window for high‑net‑worth individuals to deploy exemption, either...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently reaffirmed the standards governing when an employee’s release of claims is considered “knowing and voluntary.” The decision, Nakisha West v. Dow Chemical Company, provides useful guidance for employers relying...
A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit may cut short the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent approach to union recognition and bargaining orders following representation elections. In Brown-Forman Corp. v. NLRB, decided March...
When the Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs on February 20, 2026, the immediate question for most importers was: how do we get our money back? The weeks since that ruling have been defined by a fast-moving legal battle at the U.S. Court of International Trade...
On Friday, President Trump issued a pair of Executive Orders focused on increasing affordability and access to the housing market. Combined with ongoing negotiations in Congress on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, they reflect a bipartisan focus in Washington on...
The antitrust litigation involving Live Nation and Ticketmaster continues to evolve following the U.S. Department of Justice’s announcement of tentative settlement terms reached during trial. The case, which challenges Live Nation’s market practices following its 2010...
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how M&A transactions are evaluated, modeled and executed. In mergers and acquisitions, buyers and their advisors increasingly use AI tools in the due diligence process to review data rooms, summarize contracts and...