Corporate transactions examined for what the law demands of them: merger clearance, second requests, disclosure duties, covenant packages, foreign investment review and closing conditions. Items note the reviewing authority and expected timing. Written for deal counsel, corporate development teams and investors assessing completion risk.
BEC fraud — spoofed executives, hijacked vendor threads, redirected wires — costs U.S. businesses billions annually and succeeds through process, not technology, failures.
Renata Silva · June 24, 2026
The FTC's 2024 rule on consumer reviews bans fake reviews, insider reviews and review suppression — with civil penalties per violation joining the older Consumer Review Fairness Act.
Renata Silva · June 3, 2026
Business interruption coverage pays lost income during covered physical damage — not every shutdown — and exclusions for viruses, floods and suppliers decide claims.
Renata Silva · May 12, 2026
Selling a franchise means giving buyers a 23-item disclosure document 14 days before signing — under an FTC rule now flanked by state registration regimes.
Renata Silva · April 19, 2026
Chapter 11 gives a distressed business time — a stay against creditors, debtor-in-possession funding and a court-approved plan to restructure or sell.
Renata Silva · March 27, 2026