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Texas Federal Court Blocks Corporate Transparency Act

December 9, 2024 A Texas federal court has temporarily blocked the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its related regulations. The CTA mandated U.S. businesses to report ownership information to the Treasury Department and aimed to combat financial crimes by requiring 32.6 million business entities to disclose their beneficial owners by 2025. While the government contended…

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Purchase Price Adjustments

A purchase price adjustment is a mechanism included in most M&A agreements for private company acquisitions to modify the final price of a deal after it has been agreed upon, typically based on specific financial metrics or performance targets. These adjustments help ensure that the final transaction price reflects the true value of the business…

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Craig Watrous to Teach Law Course at Universidad Panamericana

09/26/24

September 26, 2024 This September, attorney Craig Watrous will teach a course at the Universidad Panamericana in Guadalajara as an adjunct law professor. Craig will present the comparative law course “Introducción al Sistema Jurídico Estadounidense” to post-graduate law students. The course will cover an overview of the US legal system and delve into the processes…

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FTC Noncompete Ruling Update

On August 20, 2024, a federal judge in Texas barred the Federal Trade Commission’s noncompete ban from taking effect. The rule was set to take effect September 4, 2024, and would have substantially altered the landscape for non-competes across the nation, making most employee noncompetes invalid.  Now the rule’s future is uncertain. The recent federal…

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