Expert Analysis

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  Law School's Missed Lessons: Cultivating Good Judgment

  

  Law schools generally overlook the role that solid judgment skills play in real-world practice, but attorneys can bridge the gap by strengthening their abilities to assess a case’s strengths and weaknesses, develop and execute effective strategies, and provide clear recommendations to clients, says Manny Caixeiro at Venable.

• New Del. Corp. Law's Technical Tweaks Bring Broad Changes

  

  While the new amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, which took effect on Aug. 1, appear technical, they have broad implications for wound-down corporations and carry personal exposure for whoever signed the certificate of dissolution, hinting at where entity law is heading next, says Ashwin Ram at Buchalter.

• Del. Ruling Emphasizes High Bar To Pleading A Control Group

  

  The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent decision in Le Clair v. KnowBe4 illustrates the high burden to which courts hold plaintiffs trying to establish a control group, as well as the continued power of an informed stockholder vote, say attorneys at Sidley.

• Attorneys Using AI May Have Ethical Duty To Redact Docs

  

  The trajectory of legal ethics guidance in recent years strongly suggests that as redaction technology becomes more accessible, the failure to use it when uploading highly confidential materials into artificial intelligence tools will become increasingly difficult to defend as reasonable, say attorneys at Lewis Brisbois.

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  Juggling And Unicycling Make Me A Better Lawyer

  

  Because I juggle (sometimes with fire) and ride the unicycle, friends and family used to joke that I should join the circus, but I pursued the practice of law instead and learned that my hobbies benefit my profession in several important ways, says Morgan Eddy at Smith Currie.

• Deal Termination Lessons From Verisk Merger Review Ruling

  

  The Delaware Chancery Court’s recent ruling that Verisk Analytics forfeited its right to terminate a deal that was facing a second information request from the Federal Trade Commission illustrates the danger of information gaps between client and counsel and the risks of "willful conduct" language in merger agreements, say attorneys at HSF Kramer.

• Prepping Health Businesses For Sale In A Data-Driven Market

  

  In a thinner market for healthcare transactions, with both regulators and buyers using artificial intelligence to inspect data in great detail, the margin for error in sellers' financials and legal diligence has narrowed, requiring more proactive compliance efforts, says Cody Dumas at FBFK Law.

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  Ballet Makes Me A Better Lawyer

  

  A lifetime of learning and performing ballet taught me that success — whether in dance or practicing law — comes only through hours of thorough preparation, boundless energy and relentless effort, says Sharon Katz-Pearlman at Greenberg Traurig.

• Del. Dispatch: More Earnout Guidance From Chancery

  

  The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent decision in Georgia Security Solutions v. NewCBN reaffirms that a procedure resembling a traditional accountant true-up will generally be interpreted as calling for an expert determination, not an arbitration, and highlights the need for clarity in drafting earnout provisions, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

• What Cos. Should Know About DOE Energy Dominance Loans

  

  With the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing set to become a vital resource for funding U.S. energy and critical minerals projects, interested companies must understand the terms of potential loans and take into account the applicable financial, technical, legal and regulatory requirements, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

• Rejection Of NLRB Successor Bar Renews An Employer Tool

  

  Although the D.C. Circuit's recent ruling in Hospital Menonita v. National Labor Relations Board does not allow purchasers to disregard incumbent unions, employers acquiring a unionized business have regained a tool to challenge a union's majority support, say attorneys at Bass Berry.

• DOE Energy Financing Overhaul Opens Paths For Developers

  

  The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing is now positioned to be a key source of support for energy and critical minerals development in the U.S., creating opportunities for companies seeking to advance projects that align with administration priorities, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

• Using CFIUS' New Risk Matrix And Mitigation Guidance

  

  The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' national security matrix and related mitigation guidance provides a common vocabulary for allocating regulatory and mitigation risk in transaction documents, and may help focus any discussions with the agency, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

• FTC IonQ Review Unearths A Divide In Vertical Merger Remedy

  

  The Federal Trade Commission's recent split decision to close its investigation into the merger between IonQ and SkyWater Technology offers a candid window into how enforcers may approach vertical merger concerns after a string of difficult government cases, says Nicholas Cheolas at Wiley.

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  Taekwondo Makes Me A Better Lawyer

  

  Taekwondo has taught me to recognize when to fight for a position and when to focus on finding a solution, and that the best outcomes are often achieved by solving problems — all of which has improved my work as a bankruptcy lawyer, mediator and Subchapter V trustee, says Amy Denton Mayer at Berger Singerman.