As we noted here, the SEC has expanded the definition of accredited investor. This means many forms of subscription agreements may need to be updated.

The American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section (PCLS) will be hosting the 2020 Public Procurement Symposium from Wednesday, November 18 to Friday, November 20, 2020.

The New Year is fast approaching, and this week the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, was signed into law.

On November 18, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a Chinese national and naturalized citizen of the United States was sentenced to 38 months in prison for travelling to China.

ISS has posted its usual suite of interpretive material for the upcoming proxy season.

The PCAOB released an interim analysis report and two accompanying white papers providing the PCAOB's perspective on the initial impact of critical audit matter (CAM)...

In a move that has been expected for some time, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced on January 12, 2021 that it will remove all drones (as defined by 49 U.S.C. Ch. 448)...

At their best, the mentor-protégé programs administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) are programs whereby large business mentors may partner with small business...

The U.S. Department of Labor today made available a proposed rule that would address the application of the prudence and exclusive purpose duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

Suppliers relying on ROT clauses in contracts should review all sale documents and procedures to comply with the PPSA.

The SEC has adopted final rules regarding electronic signatures with respect to Regulation S-T Rule 302.

The SEC adopted final rules that will require resource extraction issuers that are required to file reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The Contract Disputes Act (CDA) governs claims under FAR-based Government contracts. More than forty years after its enactment in 1978, we are apparently still not all in agreement as...

The New Jersey Supreme Court refused to allow a respondent to benefit from its refusal to pay arbitration fees in Roach v. BM Motoring, LLC, 2017 WL 931430 (NJ March 9, 2017).

The plaintiff is a young woman who was romantically involved with the defendant, a young man, in high school.

ISS announced the launch of its annual benchmark voting policy comment period. ISS has made available for public comment a number of proposed changes to ISS' benchmark voting policies for 2021.

Pre-award protests can be tricky. The U.S. Government Accountability Office ("GAO") has jurisdiction to hear timely bid protests by interested parties regarding violations of procurement law...

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) conference report that passed the Senate will require private companies to report the beneficial ownership of...

On Oct. 16, yet another class action was filed against an insurer in Kentucky.

In the recent case of Doe 464533 v. N.D., 2016 ONSC 541 (per Justice D.G. Stinson), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recognized a new privacy tort, called "public disclosure of embarrassing private facts".