In a recent webinar, Thompson Coburn partner Jeff Brown and counsel Eileen Duffy Robinett explored the nuanced role of Letters of Intent (LOIs) in business transactions, offering valuable guidance for both corporate and real estate professionals.

Deal people and their lawyers often give remedy provisions of real estate agreements the designation of "boilerplate," thinking that cutting and pasting is all that is needed.

Very interesting update on the status of the proposed Chicago transfer tax increase and a reminder that the Mayor and City Council alone cannot modify the current system.

Due to the delay in issuing the 2024 2nd installments of real estate tax bills, the Cook County Board of Review has made an unprecedented announcement that it will reopen the 2025 real estate tax appeal window.

The Federal Trade Commission on Feb. 1 entered a consent order to resolve a complaint alleging unfair and deceptive practices by Blackbaud, Inc. relating to a well-publicized data breach at the company.

Doctors' Management Services, a business associate, will pay OCR $100,000 to resolve a breach stemming from a 2018 ransomware attack that impacted 206,695 individuals.

The controversy over lawyers' apparent use of AI to draft court filings continues. In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the current lawyer for Michael Cohen...

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) released proposed revisions to its State Safety Oversight regulation on Nov. 15. The proposed revisions address new requirements established by Congress...

There are numerous reasons why an initial public offering succeeds or fails.

Four years ago, I wrote an article for this blog about creating in-house incentive contests.

Bullying has been a recent focal point in the media, especially in the context of school bullying.

Many businesses use large amounts of energy and many of these businesses have entered into arrangements with energy marketers and producers to secure an economical supply.

When was the last time your entity performed a risk assessment under HIPAA?

In selecting winning vendors, federal, state and local governments have typically looked at past contract performance information as part of their overall evaluation processes.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") this year introduced a new version of Form I-9. Since then, employers have been permitted to continue to use the October 21, 2019...

On April 1, 2025, certain dollar amounts listed in the Bankruptcy Code will be adjusted for inflation.

The New York Business Litigation Practice and the Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice have scored another major victory, as the United States District Court for the Eastern...

This term, the United States Supreme Court took up the issue of whether inter partes review ("IPR") proceedings conducted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") violated...

The Federal Communication Commission may be on the verge of permitting broadcasters to present sweepstakes and contest rules online, rather than during the on-air description of the promotion.

On October 31, the Federal Transit Administration published new interim guidance addressing transit agencies' ability to transfer real property to support transit-oriented development with an affordable housing component.