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Jun 28, 2016 | BREXIT: United Kingdom Withdraws from the European Union

The United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU) on Thursday, June 23, 2016. The referendum, colloquially known as BREXIT (British Exit), sparked international concerns and upheavals in international markets. The UK has been a member...

Apr 12, 2016 | Private Equity Forecast

Private equity deal flow slowed down in 2015. U.S. and global markets were volatile. Interest rates finally increased. The SEC turned its attention to private equity firms. Despite these challenges, the private equity forecast provides reason for opt...

2008, 2013, and 2016 Editions | Introduction and Essentials of Contract Formation chapter

Aug 14, 2015 | SEC Requires Registrants to Disclose Ratio of CEO Pay to Median Pay of Employees

This article includes: Overview of Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule Applicability and Exemptions Filings Subject to Reporting Requirements Determining the Employee Population Identifying the Registrant's Median Employee Calculating Total Com...

Jul 17, 2015 | Overcoming the Challenge of Director Misconduct

[T]here are times when a board’s culture is not collegial, supportive, or respectful and unhealthy dynamics have taken hold in the boardroom. When this happens, boards become dysfunctional, conflict becomes corrosive, and corporate performance can su...

Apr 21, 2015 | Department of Labor Proposed Fiduciary Rule Revises and Updates the Regulation of Investment Advice to Plans and IRAs

By David C. Strosnider On April 14, 2015, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”) that, if adopted, would have a significant impact on persons who provide “investment advice” to an employee benefit plan (“...

Feb 3, 2015 | Whole Foods Activist Shareholder Rings in New Year with a Win

“Whole Foods Activist Shareholder Rings in New Year with a Win,” discusses the rising number of shareholder activists and their increasing demands for a broader role in corporate governance. As noted in the article, and in light of the uptick in acti...

Nov 11, 2014 | Investor Advisory Committee Advises SEC to Revisit Definition of "Accredited Investor" and Provide Enhanced Protections

The amount of funds raised through private placements has become increasingly significant in the United States. When companies are not conducting a public offering and raise capital through a private placement instead, they often seek to demonstrate...

Mar 25, 2014 | Small Business Administration Eliminates Personal Resource Test for 504 and 7(a) Loan Programs

On March 21, 2014 the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued its final rule in Federal Register Vol. 79, No. 55, regarding the personal resource test for the 504 and 7(a) Loan Programs. The final rule eliminates this test for loan applicants...

Jan 28, 2014 | Community Banks Get Some Relief from the Requirements of the Volcker Rule

In a move that should offer some relief to community banks, five federal financial regulatory agencies (the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange C...

Jan 1, 2014 | Business Law (Illinois): LLCs and Partnerships

January 2014 | Earn-outs in M&A Deals: Negotiate With Care to Minimize Potential for Post-Closing Disputes

Jan 1, 2014 | Business Law (Illinois): LLCs and Partnerships

Oct 15, 2013 | The New Lee County Abandoned Property Registration Program Ordinance - How it Affects Lenders

On September 24, 2013, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners adopted the “Lee County Abandoned Property Registration Program Ordinance” with its stated purpose being to limit and reduce the deterioration of property and the protection of neigh...

Oct 7, 2013 | The IC-DISC

Does your company export goods manufactured, produced, grown, or extracted in the United States? If so, consider establishing an Interest Charge Domestic International Sales Corporation ("IC-DISC")...

Jul 11, 2013 | DOMA and U.S. v. Windsor - What Might it Mean to You?

Federal tax advantages now available to same-sex couples include the ability to file joint federal income tax returns, spousal retirement plan contributions and rollovers, tax-free health care coverage, unlimited gift and estate tax deductions for tr...

Feb 28, 2013 | Small Business Administration Issues Proposed Rule Changes to Loan Program

On Monday, February 25, 2013, the United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released proposed changes to the 504 and 7(a) loan programs. The primary purpose of these significant rule changes is to provide greater access to these loans by el...

Jan 29, 2013 | Final FATCA Regulations Issued in Fight Against Offshore Tax Evasion

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued final regulations for their global reporting demands under the controversial Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Enacted by Congress in 2010, FATCA was created to targe...

Jan 18, 2013 | Increased HSR Thresholds for 2013

On January 10, 2013, the United States Federal Trade Commission announced increases to the notification thresholds promulgated under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"). The thresholds are adjusted ann...

Q4 2011 | Does It Matter How You Own Your Franchise?

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