The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has started the process to withdraw recognition of “bad labs” – equipment testing companies with ties to foreign adversaries, with two public notices released on September 14 and…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, International Law & Trade
A Massachusetts Superior Court recently addressed whether post-termination commissions contingent on future events qualify as “wages” under the state’s Wage Act law. In Ford v. Vacationeer, LLC, the court granted summary…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
The challenge -
A decade ago, Navan set out to revolutionize the travel industry through an all-in-one platform to streamline how business travelers navigate the world – with artificial intelligence at its core…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently changed its longstanding position disfavoring the inclusion of certain mandatory arbitration provisions in corporate certificates of incorporation or bylaws. As Chair Paul…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Securities Law
Not long ago, I blogged about a survey of the responses to ISS’ annual policy survey. Now, ISS has posted its proposed voting policy changes for 2026. Comments are due by November 11th…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
The UK’s Practice Direction 51ZH launches a two year pilot to improve public access to documents used in hearings in certain business courts. Broadly, the practice direction is intended to move from the current ad hoc,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
ISS Governance announced commencement of the public comment period on its proposed benchmark policy changes for 2026. This solicitation of comments follows ISS’ September release of results from its 2025 Global Benchmark Policy…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Cooley handled 217 reported venture capital financings in Q3 2025, representing $23 billion of invested capital. Deal volume decreased slightly since last quarter. In Q3, deal volume decreased across Series Seed, A and C…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Sparked by Cooley’s Brad Goldberg’s discussion on a panel during the recent “Proxy Disclosure” conference hosted by TheCorporateCounsel.net – the Fall event that I founded many years ago – this blog features a list of the…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Business Organizations, Securities Law
What happened?
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released updated guidance on encryption following a recent consultation…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
If you follow legal news, you’ve no doubt seen the many alerts, blogs and articles with splashy headlines about Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although corporate governance counsel will generally take the…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
As highlighted in this press release – and this related case study – Cooley was issuer’s counsel in the MapLight Therapeutics IPO that priced earlier this week. It’s a rarity for an IPO to price during a government shutdown (and…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Our US-based private company clients – particularly later-stage companies – often ask us for guidance on board committees. This article explains what board committees are, key factors in determining whether a private company…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Securities Law
As private companies grow and become more successful, they may become targets of patent licensing or infringement demands. These demands may arise from patent assertion entities (PAEs) that are principally seeking monetary…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property
The US government invests billions of dollars each year to fund research and development by US small businesses through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs…
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/ Business Organizations, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
