Tag: Contracts

InsightsOne of the key activities of the American Law Institute (ALI) has been the researching, writing, and publication of Restatements.

InsightsRobinhood Markets Inc’s user agreement is likely to protect the brokerage app from a barrage of lawsuits filed by customers after it blocked a frenzied trading rally in companies such as GameStop Corp that was fueled on social media forums.

InsightsFrom 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.

InsightsMost contractors are well aware that they must abide by the performance standards and scope-of-work requirements in their contracts or potentially face legal action.

InsightsThe increase in loan and lease defaults in the wake of COVID-19 has brought to the forefront numerous legal defenses by borrowers and tenants, such as force majeure, impossibility, and frustration of purpose.

InsightsThe United States Senate and the House of Representatives voted to override the President’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (‘NDAA’) on January 1, 2021 and December 28, 2020, respectively, resulting in the NDAA becoming effective law as of January 1, 2021.

InsightsRead answers to a number of questions from clients related to the Coronavirus/Covid-19 and how our clients may address issues of performance, delivery, and payment when the Coronavirus impacts a company’s ability to complete its responsibilities under a contract.

InsightsIn a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court held that the worker friendly ‘ABC’ test set forth by the Court in its 2018 landmark ruling, Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, applies retroactively.

InsightsThe COVID relief bill will have a significant direct impact, at least temporarily, on the rights of commercial landlords and tenants in chapter 11 cases.

InsightsIn late December 2020, the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 became law. The act includes important amendments to the Lanham Act.

InsightsThe waves of employees let go in the COVID crisis will file a surge of employment claims.

InsightsThe article reviews the use of EOR provisions in private company M&A transactions.

InsightsThe ruling likely has significant implications for structured finance providers and may have broader implications as well.

InsightsThis article highlights three types of state legislation that could help maintain or encourage competition in the face of provider closures and acquisitions.

InsightsFor landlords of commercial real estate, these bankruptcies can have significant impacts on their rights and remedies under their leases. When confronted with a tenant who has filed for bankruptcy or may be considering it, understanding the basics of those effects is helpful.

InsightsThe legislation incorporates the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020, H.R. 6196, likely the most significant trademark legislation since the Lanham Act’s enactment nearly 75 years ago.

InsightsEarlier this month, both houses of Congress passed the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (‘2021 NDAA’).

InsightsNon-compete agreements may all but disappear from the Washington, D.C. employment landscape in 2021.

InsightsAs a general rule, courts do not save sophisticated parties from bad deals; instead, courts enforce both good deals and bad deals between sophisticated parties according to the express terms set forth in a written contract.

InsightsIncluding a contractual dispute resolution provision in an agreement may reduce costs, expedite resolution, and potentially lead to a more favorable outcome. But a poorly crafted provision can do just the opposite.