Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have been gaining traction during the past 18 months, although more recently they have come under the spotlight for more negative reasons. Following high-profile litigation associated with certain de-SPAC deals and statements from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), many investors are now starting to question SPACs as an investment vehicle of choice.

Re: Statement in Support of Grant of Review of Sun v. Superior Court (Young), Case No. S239018

This resource gives tips on the best way to perform a workplace investigation.

This article lists the five customer requests you should not agree to, and some suggested actions you should consider instead when fulfilling conflict minerals and customer requests. The article relates to 2014-2015 regulatory disclosures to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding conflict minerals (in connection with the US Dodd Frank Act).

Under the new stimulus law, employers must make available temporary COBRA premium subsidies and special COBRA enrollment rights to eligible individuals. Employers are entitled to a refundable payroll tax credit for the amount of the subsidies.

This brief article provides an overview of the cultural values that shape interpersonal communications.

A detailed presentation containing graphs, charts, and checklists on developing a global business mindset.

Hand this article to your human resources department and to the nonlegal managers in your company to help them figure out the best way to handle performance appraisals for workers who can’t seem to cut it so that the managers can get what they want and still protect the company.

A brief overview (Top Ten) of recent changes to the Physician Payment Sunshine Act Regulations, including a review of revised deadlines, new definitions, and other payment categories.

Discusses six practical examples for lawyers to more directly understand their own clients' experiences.

Acc Comments to Ohio re:pro bono

As in-house counsel, we are sometimes called upon to review and/or negotiate leasing agreements. However, many of us lack real estate experience. This lack of experience can lead to being locked into an agreement with unfavorable terms for a long time. This Leasing Agreements Primer will provide a basic level of knowledge for in-house counsel, including clauses that should be included, clauses that can cause trouble and pitfalls to avoid.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seen billions of dollars in settlements stemming from whistleblower claims, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission has seen an increase in whistleblower tips related to cryptocurrency.

Implementing and managing alternative fee arrangements, particularly for non-litigation matters, can be tricky. Doing it right requires a detailed understanding of the components and how to implement Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs) in appropriate stages to successfully balance risk and reward for your legal department and outside counsel. Seasoned counsel will share what they’ve learned from creating AFAs across a large portfolio of legal work, so that you too can learn to create AFAs that are assured to bring value to your company. You will walk away with methods to score AFAs in real time. This program will also review how AFAs can be created so law firms view them more favorably than the billable hour model.

ACC submits letter to Supreme Court Rules Committee of Illinois

In October's Business Ethics column, James Nortz discusses conscious capitalism.

If approved by the SEC, the Nasdaq proposal will become a new Nasdaq listing Rule 5608 and the NYSE proposal will become new Section 303A.14 in the NYSE Listed Company Manual. Both proposals conform closely to the language in Rule 10D-1 with some enhancements. This Client Alert provided by Latham & Watkins summarizes the nuances in the stock exchange proposals that will apply to companies listed on each exchange.

This article discusses different aspects of LPO provider selection, including location, casting your net broadly enough, making your selection based on robust criteria, and taking into account possible obstacles to success that have more to do with your own organization than the potential provider.

This issue discusses class actions in Belgium and Europe, private enforcement of competition law in the EU, and more.

This is a sample company employee handbook.

This top ten shows how companies that design, manufacture, distribute, or sell consumer products are increasingly vulnerable to consumer fraud class action litigation.