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Texas Lawyer

New 20 Percent C Corporation Tax Rate — Look Before You Leap

The 20 percent corporate tax rate in both the House and Senate tax bills creates a huge benefit for growing companies that are reinvesting earnings.…
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Amazon-Whole Foods Deal Provides a Blueprint for All Business Owners

The $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods by Amazon earlier this year was a curious choice by the online giant at the time, but a deeper look into basic concepts of the M&A deal serves as proof that Amazon has a plan.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Amendment 7: Good News for the Citizens of Florida

Floridians won another important victory in a series of cases that have arisen since voters overwhelmingly passed Article X, Section 25 of the Florida Constitution, commonly known as Amendment 7.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Has David Boies Become Our Whipping Boy?

While it's clear that his firm has deployed some unseemly tactics in a case against a popular novelist, is it fair to put the spotlight and blame on Boies?
34 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Should Marijuana Be Rescheduled?

We await the likely last word by our Supreme Court.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Money Laundering Services Are Not Legal Services

The American Bar Association's positions are ill-founded and are contrary to the public interest.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

On Board: The GC and the Confluence of Culture and Compliance

The daily headlines are prompting boards to think hard about their responsibilities for overseeing organizational culture: not only what “culture” means in the context of the board's fiduciary duty, but also who among the executive leadership team is best suited to advise them on their culture-related responsibilities.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FCA Suit Against Genentech

On May 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Petratos v. Genentech, 855 F.3d 481 (3d Cir. 2017) (Petratos), and joined several other circuits in recognizing the heightened False Claims Act (FCA) materiality standard set forth in last year's landmark Supreme Court case, Universal Health Services v. Escobar, 136 S. Ct. 1989, 195 L. Ed. 2d 348 (2016) (Escobar).
14 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court Examines Intersection of Class Waivers and Employees' Rights

The Supreme Court is currently considering the intersection of two federal statutes governing workplace disputes.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

New European Privacy Rules Have a Broad Reach and the Time to Comply Is Now

Meeting GDPR requirements can take some time, so, if your organization is impacted by the GDPR and compliance efforts are not already underway, it is time to get started.
6 minute read

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