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American Bar Association Publishes The Bankruptcy Handbook for Franchisors and Franchisees, Co-Edited by Foley & Lardner LLP Partner Jason B. Binford

The Bankruptcy Handbook for Franchisors and Franchisees, published by the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, is now in print.

SEC Announces Upcoming Roundtable on the Proxy Process

On July 20, 2018, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that it intends to host a roundtable in the fall 2018 to hear from market participants regarding the SEC’s rules governing the proxy process.

Counsel: Remember to Take a Look at the C-Suite

Recent events involving the former chief executive officer of Energy XXI serve as a reminder that chapter 11 counsel, committees and committee counsel should take a closer look at the C-suite.

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CMS Continues to Tighten the Belt on Hospital Off-Campus Provider-Based Departments

Hospitals with off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs) may want to rethink their end of summer vacation plans in order to focus on a recent slate of proposed regulations from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Electric Scooter and Bike-Sharing Backlash Is Forcing Cities to Rethink Transit 2.0 Initiatives

These scooter and e-bike systems have popped up in cities around Canada and the United States, seemingly overnight. To some, these are seen as a salvation to the unending chaos and congestion of the urban commuting nightmare, and to others, they are simply a scourge on urban living.

New USPTO Fees For 2021

The USPTO has commenced a fee-setting process for fee adjustments it expects to implement in January 2021.

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2018 Esports Survey Report

As esports continues to break further into the mainstream, Foley & Lardner LLP and The Esports Observer surveyed more than 120 professionals to analyze the most pressing business and legal issues.

In the past few years, the IRS has changed its guidance on whether “management contracts” result in private business use for purposes of the restrictions on use of property financed with tax-exempt bonds. This update describes the new guidance and responds to questions that have arisen in their implementation.

Policy Brief: A Novel Strategy for Increasing Access to Hep C Treatment for Medicaid Benificiaries

This white paper is part of the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, which is a partnership between the Center for Health Policy at Brookings and the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.