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In the November 2016 general election, voters in Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota amended their state constitutions to authorize the use of marijuana for medical purposes, while voters in California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts expanded their tolerance for the use of marijuana to include recreational use.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee delivered the State of the State address on February 5, 2024, in which he said, "[w]e will also propose tax cuts again by simplifying our franchise tax...

The New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal affirmed a determination that a group of corporations properly filed New York State franchise tax returns on a combined basis.

The taxpayer was formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of a California-based operating company in 1999.

In 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly issued "Antitrust Guidance to Human Resource Professionals," ...

On Friday, March 27th, the President signed into law the CARES Act, a 2 trillion dollar stimulus package intended to combat the severe economic damage ...

Called upon by the Ninth Circuit in Ixchel Pharma, LLC v. Biogen, Inc. to answer two key questions concerning the validity of a settlement provision requiring a party's termination...

IP licensing, distribution and collaboration agreements are widely used to scale business, reach new markets and build commercial ecosystems...

The state’s Revenue Commissioner properly issued a variance requiring a telecommunications company to apportion sales using market-based sourcing based on a customer’s billing address.

On July 2, a Texas district court held that an oilfield service business was entitled to receive a Revised Texas Franchise Tax refund.

Consero Group surveyed the general counsel of Fortune 1,000 companies in June 2015 and learned that 60 percent still lack the proper preparation for a possible data breach.

On October 8, the European Parliament reached political agreement on its negotiating position concerning the Omnibus simplification of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)...

The L-1 visa remains a widely used pathway for multinational companies to transfer executives, managers, and specialized employees to the United States. Within this category, the “new office” option allows companies without an existing U.S. presence to establish operations by transferring key personnel. A new office is defined as a U.S. branch, subsidiary, or affiliate that has been doing business for less than one year.

The democratization of investment in sports franchises and leagues has been driven by a confluence of factors.

The United States Congress has passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) to respond to the medical and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of the key requirements of Section 1202 is that the business issuing qualified small business stock (QSBS) must be a domestic (US) C corporation.

After the Ninth Circuit’s decision on January 15, 2015, Major League Baseball maintains its exemption from the antitrust laws.

Dawn Newton of Donahue Fitzgerald offers an insight into the challenging situation for businesses in California and beyond.