Business Law and Corporate Law

Last week we wrote about how attorney-client privilege can be lost in domestic M&A when brokers, consultants, and other non-legal advisors are pulled into legal communications.

Today let's talk about the attorney-client privilege, how important that safeguard is in M&A transactions, and how not to mess it up.

In an opinion addressing an issue of first impression, a federal judge ruled last week in United States v. Heppner ...by the attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine

The rapid evolution of technology, regulation and workforce expectations in 2025 has fundamentally reshaped board oversight priorities. Artificial intelligence (“AI”) adoption, hybrid work models and shifting diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) standards now intersect with environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) imperatives, requiring boards to proactively manage talent, culture and human capital risks.

The decision confirms that Texas corporations can limit shareholder derivative claims to those holding more than 3% of their stock.

An issue that often gets overlooked when a person is acquiring significant shares of a bank holding company’s stock is compliance with the Change in Bank Control Act (CIBC).

Public company leaders face an increasingly difficult balancing act. Disclosure obligations, SEC scrutiny and governance expectations have steadily expanded...

In a somewhat unusual step, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) paused the effort by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) to self-certify a new Rule 8.23 governing disruptive trading practices...

On February 23, 2026, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 26-04, announcing the adoption of targeted amendments to the Capital Acquisition Broker (“CAB”) rules.

Q1 2026 broke every VC record. Crunchbase reports $300 billion deployed globally, a 150% jump year-over-year, nearly 70% of all VC deployed in all of 2025.

In a market where private equity (PE) is searching for its next growth engine, where does real value actually come from?

On February 23, 2026, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 26-04, announcing the adoption of targeted amendments to the Capital Acquisition Broker (“CAB”) rules.