The coronavirus is wreaking havoc in Wuhan, China, as over 28,000 people have been infected to date and the death toll rises. China issued the largest quarantine in human history, locking down an estimated 45 million people. The virus’ effects, however, have been (and will continue to be) felt far Continue Reading
A Hole In None: When a Trademark Filing Goes Awry
As lawyers for start-up and emerging-growth companies, we see a range of disputes between founders and costly missteps that could have been avoided with proper planning and good advice. The ownership of intellectual property (IP) is one issue that we frequently need to address because the failure to Continue Reading
NLRB Joint Employer Regulations Provide Clarity but Not Full Picture
The modern workplace has a dizzying array of formal and informal relationships between individuals performing work and the persons and entities they perform the work for—beyond just the typical employer/employee relationship. For employees in a traditional employment relationship, the identity of Continue Reading
THE SECURE ACT: New Legislation Brings Major Changes to Retirement Plan Benefits and Administration
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”), which was passed as part of two spending bills signed by President Trump on December 20, 2019, contains extensive changes affecting employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRAs. The changes are intended to Continue Reading
Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies February 2020 Highlights
We are pleased to share outstanding highlights this month about our firm, the venture capital landscape, and our clients and contacts who continuously enrich the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Developments in the law New Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) regulations Continue Reading
Delaware Law Update: 2019 Year in Review
Our Delaware Corporate, LLC and Partnership Law attorneys closely follow the opinions coming from Delaware’s Supreme Court and Court of Chancery. Our 2019 Year in Review is a collection of brief summaries of selected cases concerning Delaware Corporate, LLC and Partnership Law. While this list is a Continue Reading
Trump Administration Limits Clean Water Act’s Regulatory Reach
The Trump administration last week scaled back Clean Water Act (CWA) protection of wetlands by narrowing the definition of waters falling under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) oversight. A new EPA Final Rule announced on January 23 replaces an Obama administration policy rescinded Continue Reading
Win for Motor Carriers in Battle in California over Employment Classification of Owner-Operators
A highly anticipated decision granting a preliminary injunction preventing California from applying its new independent contractor test to motor carriers was issued by Senior U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez on January 12. While the ruling was not unexpected given the tenor of the judge’s Continue Reading
Federal Judge Extends TRO on California’s Enforcement of AB 5
A federal judge has taken under advisement the California Trucking Association’s request for a preliminary injunction enjoining California’s enforcement of its new AB 5 statute for determining independent contractor status. After a widely anticipated hearing in San Diego on January 13, 2020, U.S. Continue Reading
Delaware Supreme Court Addresses Bad-Faith Pleading Standard, Affirms Dismissal of Derivative Suit
On January 13, 2020, a panel of three justices from the Supreme Court of Delaware issued an opinion affirming the Court of Chancery’s dismissal with prejudice of a stockholder derivative action against the board of directors of Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) for failure to make a pre-filing demand Continue Reading