7/30/2025 5:42:10 PM Greenlighting a Venture Studio Startup By Fenwick Spinning out startups from a venture studio is all about timing. So, when do you know you’ve reached that “Goldilocks moment” where your...
7/29/2025 3:07:07 PM Sustainability Reporting is Down in 2025, but Companies Appear to be Staying the Course By Wendy Grasso The Conference Board recently reported that the number of Russell 3000 companies issuing sustainability reports in the first half of 2025...
7/29/2025 2:12:22 PM ISS Files Suit Against Texas SB 2337 By Wendy Grasso Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on July 24, 2025, seeking...
7/29/2025 1:56:59 PM IRS Memo Directs Agents to Speed Up Audits By David Forst My Vo Kris Hatch A recent memo from the IRS's Large Business and International (LB&I) Division indicates an intention to resolve audits efficiently and...
7/28/2025 2:00:02 PM What is 'Dead Equity'? By Fenwick How do you incentivize new investors and executives to help grow your company when 70% of your cap table is on vacation in the Bahamas?...
7/25/2025 3:56:38 PM Two Suits Challenge Application of New Texas Governance Laws By Wendy Grasso David Bell Dean Kristy Texas has enacted significant legislation in the past few months designed to attract more corporations to its state and challenge...
7/25/2025 12:14:19 AM In-Game Purchases: Don't Be A Gold Mine For Plaintiff Trolls By Kimberly Culp In-game purchases have become a cornerstone of the mobile video game industry, enabling developers to enhance user experience while...
7/24/2025 10:11:59 PM Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan Previews Changes to Export Controls and Enforcement By Carrie Schroll On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” which provides for federal policy actions the...
7/24/2025 9:26:27 PM SEC Climate Rule Saga Continues By Wendy Grasso The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) controversial climate disclosure rules have been essentially dead since last March, when...
7/24/2025 2:00:34 PM Convertible Notes & SAFEs: Still Popular, But Terms Are Tightening By Katherine Duncan Allison Cooper Convertible instruments held steady in Q1 2025, but the terms are shifting in favor of investors. Interest rates on convertible notes...
7/24/2025 2:00:13 PM What Do Venture Studio Founders Look Like? By Fenwick What do the people behind successful venture studios look like? Are they more like venture capitalists? Are they more like entrepreneurs?...
7/23/2025 5:01:01 PM California Supreme Court Upholds Delaware Forum Selection Clause By Wendy Grasso David Bell Dean Kristy On July 21, 2025, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion in EpicentRx, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Diego County, overturning...