Delaware is, and has been for quite some time, the preeminent jurisdiction for incorporation and corporate law in the United States. Notwithstanding Delaware’s longtime leadership in these arenas, other states, such as Nevada and Texas, are attempting to grow their corporate franchise, a byproduct Continue Reading
Philip Amoa Discusses Pennsylvania Corporation Law
Practical Law Corporate & Securities publishes an article Philip Amoa authored on a Q&A guide to for-profit corporation law in Pennsylvania. This Q&A addresses key areas of corporate law such as formation, foreign qualification, mergers, anti-takeover laws, and dissolution. Continue Reading
New Jersey Remote Sales Tax Bill a Good Step but Needs Clarity
A recent bill in New Jersey aims to reduce the tax burden on smaller merchants by removing the 200-transaction requirement from the state’s sales tax and corporation business tax nexus thresholds. Paul Buonaguro, attorney from our Tax and Benefits team, note that while the bill provides relief for Continue Reading
Feature Comment: The CUI Program: DOD, We Have A Problem (Part II)
Feature Comment: The CUI Program: DOD, We Have a Problem
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program will become operational at some point in fiscal year 2025. In October, the DOD issued a Final Rule to address evolving cybersecurity requirements and cyber threats while defining the security controls that DOD Continue Reading
Judiciary Under Fire: Understanding Mexico’s Controversial Judicial Reform
In one of his final acts as president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador promulgated a contentious judicial reform. López Obrador, whose six-year term ended on Sept. 30, celebrated the overhaul of the judiciary as a necessity and an important legacy of his government. However, the reform has Continue Reading
Surviving And Thriving In The Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Program: Maximizing Opportunities For NHOs, ANCs, and Tribes
The Loper Decision & the Future of AI Regulation
The Journal of Federal Agency Action, in its November/December 2024 issue, published Joe Mazzarella’s article about the challenges involved in the regulatory oversight of AI against the backdrop of the US Supreme Court’s recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. Joe says that while Continue Reading
Feature Comment: The New Madness? CMMC-Mania — It’s Arrived!
The Future of Arbitrability Disputes in Light of the Supreme Court’s Ruling in ‘Coinbase’
The Supreme Court ruled that an arbitrator may not always be vested with the authority to make the decision as to arbitrability in Coinbase v. Suski. The court held that when there are conflicting agreements regarding the arbitrability of a dispute, it is solely a question for the judiciary to Continue Reading