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Daily Business Review

To Be or Not to Be … A Reporting Company Under the Corporate Transparency Act

Companies must be in preparation mode now and seek to gain a full understanding of the steps that should be taken to comply with the new regulations.
9 minute read

Law.com

Latham Nets Freelance Platform $16M at Nevada Trial Over Contract Dispute

The trial resulted in jurors finding that while Toptal did everything of significance it was required to do under its contract with Grosz, Grosz had breached the contract, harming Toptal.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Are Law Firms Ready For The Corporate Transparency Act?

With only a few months remaining before the beginning of a new year and the introduction of new compliance obligations under the CTA, many law firms are scrambling to determine how they will assist clients who may be subject to these additional regulations.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What Drives Board Effectiveness?

In view of the increased importance of effective governance, and the opportunities boards have to improve, it is time for General Counsel to spearhead an effort to enhance board effectiveness. This study revealed that director quality and social dynamics and board information access and quality have the biggest impact on board effectiveness.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Corporate Transparency Act: It's Time for Estate Planners to Start Paying Attention

Reporting companies will need to file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports using FinCEN's beneficial ownership secure system, which has yet to go live on FinCEN's website, to report the BOI of the beneficial owners of a reporting company.
10 minute read

Law.com

Finding Geographic Distance Minimizes Consumer Confusion, Judge Sides With Defense in Trademark Infringement Dispute

"Plaintiff is therefore forced to resort to an argument that Defendant's facilities—located on the opposite coast—infringe on its trademarks. This sort of significant geographic separation between local businesses, coupled with the lack of any legally cognizable consumer overlap, compels application of the principles espoused in Dawn Donut, What-A-Burger, and their progeny. Plaintiff makes many arguments to the contrary, but they are all unavailing," Young wrote.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Appellate Court Finds $1M Damage Cap in Breach-of-Contract Case Where Plaintiffs Say They Lost Millions

Former state Supreme Court Justice Keith Blackwell's client said a server outage cost them $20 million in expenses and lost profits.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Controlling Stockholder Avoids Liability Despite Overreach Into Special Committee Brokered-Settlement

Triggering Delaware's entire fairness review in stockholder litigation was once considered outcome determinate, but that view has waned. Numerous…
6 minute read

The Recorder

Barclays and Its CEO Sued in Federal Court for Allegedly Concealing Personal Link to Jeffrey Epstein

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What's Next in ESG for Public Companies to Know? Global Sustainability Disclosure Standards Proposed

Be advised that compliance with these standards is currently voluntary globally. However, it is important for companies to be familiar with such trends in disclosure given the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) focus on ESG and sustainability.
8 minute read

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