On October 21, 2020, following other Canadian jurisdictions, Bill 37, Builders' Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020, passed its first reading in the Legislature of Alberta.
May a California corporation issue shares that are convertible ex proprio motu into shares of any other class or series or any other of its securities? The answer is "yes" but only if that right is provided in the articles of incorporation and then only in two limited circumstances....
Key Takeaways - The South African coronavirus variant can “break through” Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, per Israeli study. Disagreements over ways of paying for the recovery fund divide the EU.
Florida Statute §627.70132 allows an insured to make a claim for an alleged hurricane loss within three years of the event. This statute, however, is not a waiver of the insured’s initial burden of proof to establish causation as a condition precedent to coverage....
Over the past 20 years or so, if your marketing team has deployed or wanted to deploy text messaging to communicate with consumers, and you – as legal counsel – pushed back, you are probably familiar with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), its rigid opt-in requirements for commercial
Note: Congress recently voted on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package—the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA, P.L.117-2). It includes stimulus checks for individuals, expanded unemployment benefits, and funding for vaccines, state and local governments, schools and child care.
Given the increasing popularity of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the desire to retain London’s competitiveness in the IPO space, on 31 March 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced its plan to consult on SPAC-related amendments to its listing rules and associated
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) — the recently enacted COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress and signed by President Biden — has significant impacts for Minnesota governments, businesses and individuals. Please see infographic below for more information....
On January 19, 2021, together with the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) and the London-based Loan Market Association (LMA) jointly published a Guide for Company Advisers on ESG Disclosure in Leveraged Finance Transactions (Guide)....
