When a business owner sells only part of their company, social media accounts are too often treated as an afterthought. Yet these accounts are an overlooked asset holding enormous value: brand recognition, customer goodwill, and a strong existing audience that both sides of the transaction may expect to use after closing.
In scenarios where one location, division, or product line of a business is being sold while the rest is being retained, a single social media account for the
Expanding into global markets presents major opportunities for growth, also introduces new legal, logistical, and financial risks that companies must manage proactively. In our recent webcast, Accessing New Markets While Managing Business Risks, we discussed the most common challenges exporters face and the practical steps every company should take before entering a new country or signing a cross‑border deal. Below are several key insights from the presentation.
1. Understand Whether You Can Legally Sell
Before pursuing any international sales
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Companies planning mergers, acquisitions, or other significant transactions in 2026 should be mindful of upcoming changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”), which will take effect on February 17, 2026.
These annual adjustments update the jurisdictional thresholds and filing fees that determine when transaction parties must submit premerger notifications to federal antitrust regulators.
The HSR Act was enacted to give the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) an
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When negotiating any type of contract, it is important to give due attention to all terms, even topics that appear merely ministerial or administrative, as their interpretation may have serious implications in the performance of the contract. The Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently analyzed a right of first refusal agreement (“ROFR Agreement”) on the sale of a property after one party failed to comply with its notice provision. The decision underscores the importance of understanding and adhering to all
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Actual vs. Apparent Authority: Limiting Business Liability From Unauthorized Employee Actions
While some have the ability to make important decisions on behalf of the business, others do not—but they may nevertheless have the power to bind the business to obligations the business had no intention of undertaking. As a result, business owners On February 21, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it was dropping its case against Coinbase. Many in the crypto world believe this might represent the beginning of the SEC’s capitulation on its crypto enforcement litigation.
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Cryptocurrency Cases With the SEC?
The Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act is a federal law that requires parties to a future business sale transaction to disclose certain information to determine that the transaction does not violate antitrust laws and harm competition if consummated.
As part of the required disclosure, each party is required to prepare and submit an HSR Form for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a risk assessment prior to approval. The agencies recently released updated HSR Forms
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced in a February 19, 2025 alert that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is back in effect. The new deadline for most companies to file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports is now March 21, 2025.
FinCEN’s announcement follows a February 17, 2025 order by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of Treasury, et al., which effectively
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced in an alert posted on its website on January 24, 2025, that reporting companies under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports, although they are permitted to do so voluntarily.
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Ownership Information Reporting Is Not Currently Required
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order on January 23, 2025, which provisionally reinstates the Corporate Transparency Act while a legal challenge to it continues.
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated an order that granted the U.S. government’s motion to stay a preliminary injunction, which enjoined enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and its requirement that companies file their beneficial ownership information reports. As a result, there are no deadlines currently in place for reporting under the act—at least for now.
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Reporting companies are once again required to report their beneficial ownership information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lifted an injunction.
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Extensions
On December 3, 2024, in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop v. Garland, the U.S. District Court of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which prevents the enforcement of the CTA at this time.
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Preliminary Injunction
You are likely now aware of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FINCEN) new Corporate Transparency Act in effect as of January 1, 2024, that requires domestic entities (and foreign entities qualified to do business in the United States) to file a Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOI) with FINCEN. In addition, you are also likely aware of your deadlines for filing these reports and FINCEN’s potential fines and possible imprisonment for willfully failing to file or update a BOI.
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Analysis of Substantial Control
Parties to business acquisitions use indemnification clauses to provide security for harm that may result following the closing of the transaction. Indemnification obligations require one party to compensate the other for costs that arise relating to the performance (or lack thereof) of the terms the parties agreed to in the transaction documents.
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The United States Supreme Court is set to take on a trademark infringement case that may have a lasting impact on the concept of corporate separateness. In Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc., the Supreme Court will decide whether the disgorgement of profits of non-party corporate affiliates is appropriate in calculating damages under federal trademark law (i.e., the Lanham Act). In the case, Dewberry Engineers brought suit against Dewberry Group, which had previously gone by the name Dewberry
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Infringement Damages