Although legal risks related to climate change are often thought to focus on the fossil fuel industry, either with respect to government...

When the COVID shut downs started in March 2020, most participants in the venture capital ecosystem thought we were heading towards...

It is fascinating for me to watch the ever larger venture capital funds being raised. I started representing venture capital funds and...

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The COVID wave is putting severe strains...

SPACs have a number of advantages for both venture capital funds and their portfolio companies to achieve successful exits. I have...

On Monday, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance ("CorpFin") issued CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 10, outlining views regarding...

I know lawyers are not supposed to get jazzed about business strategy articles - but I do.

This article from The Information is...

Last week, the SEC adopted changes to financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K, including the elimination of the requirement...

Earlier this week, the opening brief in a climate change action was filed in the Supreme Court.  Although the issue before the...

The Mintz M&A team recently met with Floyd Advisory regarding working capital disputes.  Floyd penned a great article about...

Intriguing piece highlighting ways that non-traditional bidders in FCC auctions are planning to deploy their spectrum holdings for...

A shout-out to the Judges, deputies, law clerks, court reporters, interpreters, marshals, and other courthouse personnel around the...

In the well-known scene from the great business movie “Glengarry Glen Ross”, Alec Baldwin tells his team that they need to “Always Be...

As the annual year-end reporting and proxy season approaches, we at Mintz are starting to work with our clients on effective ways to...

The SEC under Chairman Jay Clayton has been favorable to capital formation especially with respect to private companies and smaller...

So-called 10b5-1 trading plans (named for the Exchange Act rule that permits their creation) have become popular as a means for...

SPACs have completed IPOs in record numbers in 2020. Given that going public via a business combination with a SPAC has gone mainstream,...

Taking additional steps to help close the digital divide, the FCC released a Public Notice on November 16, 2020, adopting an "adjustment...

With SEC Chairman Jay Clayton's announcement that he will depart the agency in January 2021, six months before the scheduled expiration...

Last week, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) released a new publication, called “Compliance...

Over the past few years, climate change litigation--principally against private fossil fuel companies--has mainly been pursued by local...

All of our businesses have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis.  As a 20-year veteran of the M&A market, I have observed that...

There is rarely a day that goes by where the word "SPAC" is not uttered in my home office.  My kids think this is a bad word and it...

Proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recently updated its 2021 benchmark voting policies. Highlights from the ISS...

Mike Levin (D-CA) has introduced the first solar ITC legislation since the presidential election. Such legislation would extend the...

According to a recent study, the attributes of a startup founder may not impact the success of a startup as much as venture capitalists...

The FCC has announced those parties that are qualified to bid in its highly anticipated C-band auction, important mid-band spectrum for...

For those who are as interested in spectrum as I am, this is a great breakdown of how spectrum supports 5G systems.

SPACs hit records in 2020 but the boom may be ending - the number of new SPAC offerings has declined and the targets for offering size...

Private capital is an important part of the US entrepreneurial ecosystem. It is really good to see a growing recognition that we need to...

As COVID-19 case levels unfortunately continue to surge worldwide, it's encouraging to know that the world's best scientific and medical...

I was excited that Mintz's dynamic Energy & Sustainability Practice Group recently featured the work of one of my clients, Yield10...

Just a few examples of how the FCC's recent decision to open up mid-band spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band is helping shape the future of 5G...

Great news for companies seeking to raise money in the private markets.  The SEC amended its rules to allow larger private...

Employers have been conflicted on how to handle President Trump's Executive Order on race and gender stereotyping, as referenced in this...

America is currently experiencing what some are calling a "startup boom." That's right — even with a raging pandemic and an ugly...

The most challenging business negotiation of my career came at the end of last year. The Challenge: Zero Sum.  

My counterparty...

Very interesting to see the U.S. Federal Reserve highlight environmental/climate risks to the global economy and economic stability as a...

My good friend and collaborator Barbara Shannon has a wonderful podcast series called "The Good Company Podcast".   Barbara leads...

Interesting discussion about wireless network trends expected in 2021.  Among other things, governments here and abroad are expected...

The FCC has released minor corrections to its rules regarding the 5G Fund, which will offer up to $9 billion in federal subsidies to...

U.K. regulators making a decisive move around disclosure by public companies of the financial impacts to them of climate change. Will the...

Oral argument in California v. Texas -- the constitutional challenge to the ACA -- is about to begin. It's set for 80 minutes of argument...

Regulation Crowdfunding was an exciting part of the JOBS Act back in 2012.  The big idea was to open up investing in startups...

Starting a new company is challenging - but starting a medical diagnostic company is even harder.  In this PodCast, Lonnie Adelman,...

I have helped clients successfully achieve reverse mergers with fallen angel publicly-traded operating companies and with Special Purpose...

The challenge of raising funds is the issue that entrepreneurs most often tell me is their biggest challenge.  I have helped...

Interesting analysis of the impact of a Biden presidency and the potential impact on business.  As to the tech sector, a key item...

Among the many effects of the change in Presidential administration in January 2021 will be changes at the Securities and Exchange...