United States: Contracts and Commercial Law

New Jersey personal guaranty liability is a critical issue for business owners who regularly sign contracts on behalf of their companies.

Interest rates be damned: mergers and acquisitions are back in vogue as executives chase shareholder value. But while the logic of buying growth seems simple, most deals destroy value instead of creating it.

Special-purpose vehicles (SPVs) and other nontraditional financing structures have become increasingly common, particularly in asset-based lending, private credit, and structured financings...

On January 21, 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a final rule revising its regulations governing deep seabed mining under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act of 1980 (DSHMRA).

The Court reversed the invalidation of Moelis & Co.'s stockholder‑agreement provisions: The Supreme Court held that the Court of Chancery erred in concluding that governance provisions requiring the founder's consent before the company's board took various actions were void and could be challenged at any time as an ongoing statutory violation.

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators' decisions are having an impact across the US...

The U.S. bank acquisition market finished an already strong year with 44 transactions announced in Q4 totaling $25.1 billion in total deal value.

As of January 1, 2026, California's AB 325 fundamentally reshapes the legal landscape for algorithmic pricing.

On January 13, 2026, we teamed up to present a 90‑minute CLE program through BARBRI focused on one of the most consistently challenging areas of maritime practice: drafting and negotiating commercial agreements.