Our globally renowned Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies team empowers clients throughout the development cycle—from ideation to creation, capitalization, implementation, commercialization, and monetization. Driving entrepreneurshipMcCarter’s Dave Sorin is participating in a new Continue Reading
Disclosure Industry Working Group Encourages Timely Covid-19 Disclosures
The Disclosure Industry Working Group reminds issuers that applicable filing deadlines have not been extended by either the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and encourages all issuers to discuss COVID-19 disclosure with their entire financing team, Continue Reading
CFIUS: Final Rule Weds Declaration Requirements for Critical Technology Transactions with Export Controls
The U.S. Department of the Treasury published a Final Rule (the Rule) on September 15, 2020, revising provisions in the regulations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that implement section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended by the Foreign Continue Reading
New Jersey Court Refuses to Dismiss Policyholders’ COVID-Related Business Interruption Claims, Dealing a Blow to Insurer’s Arguments That Such Claims Cannot Constitute Covered Loss Under a Property Policy
A New Jersey state court recently rejected an insurer’s claim that COVID-related losses cannot qualify as covered losses. In Optical Services USA/JCI v. Franklin Mutual Insurance Co., No. BER-L-3681-20, pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County, the policyholders Continue Reading
U.S. Entry Restrictions and Immigration Update
U.S. agencies are rapidly adapting immigration policy to respond to shifting developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. Our immigration lawyers provide information on the unprecedented range of revised policies. U.S. Entry Restrictions U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (green card Continue Reading
A Refresher on the Importance of Trademarks and Trade Dress in the Food and Beverage Industry
The quality, taste, and appearance of food and beverage products are important, but there are other aspects of those products that also contribute to, and even sustain, their commercial success. In particular, the intellectual property behind a food or beverage product can be a significant factor in Continue Reading
Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies August 2020 Highlights
Our globally renowned Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies team empowers clients throughout the development cycle—from ideation to creation, capitalization, implementation, commercialization, and monetization. Helping our clients overcome obstacles The SEC has announced the adoption Continue Reading
Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Court of Chancery’s Ruling Dismissing Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims and Emphasizes Importance of Director’s Duty of Candor Regarding Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest
City of Fort Myers General Employees’ Pension Fund v. Haley In this appellate opinion, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claims for breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, highlighting the need for directors Continue Reading
Senate Bill Proposes to Expand Paycheck Protection Program to Businesses in Bankruptcy—But with a Significant Catch
Late last month, Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced Senate Bill 4321 (S-4321), titled “Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act” (Bankruptcy Access Bill), which, if enacted, would permit businesses in bankruptcy to qualify for Paycheck Continue Reading
Like, Comment, Share, and Protect the Copyright of Digital Content
Do you produce and share content through social media or a blog? You may be surprised to know that, until now, little copyright protection was available under U.S. law for digital works. Especially considering the ability to release content frequently through online channels, current copyright law Continue Reading