Sidley Catalyst
The Basics
The Basics
Industry Regulation
Industry Regulation
Liquidity and Exits
Liquidity and Exits
Employee Compensation
Employee Compensation
Data and Privacy
Data and Privacy
Defending Lawsuits
Defending Lawsuits
Everything AI
Everything AI
Litigation
Clear Filter
A Purchase-Price Adjustment Is Not the End of the Road With Indemnification on the Table
Robert S. Velevis
Connor Wise
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Litigation
M&A
August Antitrust and Competition Bulletin: Top-of-Mind Global Antitrust Issues
Juan A. Arteaga
Vadim Brusser
Laura Collins
Ken Daly
Jim Lowe
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Antitrust
Litigation
Avoiding Cross-Border Tax Traps: The Growing Importance of APAs
Dr. Idan Netser
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Litigation
Bad Investments, Not Bad Faith: Caremark Claims Have Limits
Heather Benzmiller Sultanian
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Litigation
Fiduciary Duties
Board Investigations of Potential Misconduct
Holly J. Gregory
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Privilege
Litigation
Bylaw Challenges Need a Real Dispute, Not a Hypothetical One
Charlotte K. Newell
Ram Sachs
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Litigation
Bylaws
California Supreme Court: Right to Jury Trial Does Not Bar Enforcement of a Delaware Forum Selection Clause
Matthew J. Dolan
Jaime A. Bartlett
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Litigation
Bylaws
Delaware
Chancery to Directors: Don’t Play Dirty
Hille R. Sheppard
Natalie A. Piazza
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Litigation
Bylaws
Children’s Privacy in 2026: From Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban to a Shift Beyond Notice-and-Consent in the United States
Michael C. Hochman
Colleen Theresa Brown
Sheri Porath Rockwell
Ben Cross
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Litigation
AI
Courts Set Clear Standards for How Lawyers Use AI in Litigation
Gregory Lantier
Liv Herriot
Raneem Eter
Gilbert Smolenski
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Litigation
AI
Current AI Usage Rules in the Most Popular Patent Infringement Case Venues
Alexis Cohen
Gregory Lantier
Liv Herriot
Gilbert Smolenski
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AI
IP
Delaware Adopts Significant Changes to Its General Corporation Law
Paul L. Choi
Jim Ducayet
David Grubman
J. Mark Metts
Charlotte K. Newell
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Litigation
Delaware
Delaware Affirms Limits on Hypothetical Bylaw Challenges
Reuben Zaramian
Ram Sachs
Arthur E. Adler
Charlotte K. Newell
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Litigation
Bylaws
Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Section 144 Safe Harbor Amendments
Jaime A. Bartlett
Paul L. Choi
Jim Ducayet
David Grubman
Anika Hermann Bargfrede
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Litigation
Derivative, Unripe, and Untimely Stockholder Claims
Robin E. Wechkin
Madison J. Ferraro
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Litigation
Delaware
Stockholder Claims
Earnouts, AI, and Equitable Remedies: Delaware Court Reinstates CEO and Extends Payout Clock
Sharon Flanagan
Sally Wagner-Partin
Sacha Jamal
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Privilege
Employee Classification Pitfalls
Rebecca Stuart
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Litigation
M&A
Employment Discrimination Amounts to Violation of False Claims Act
Kristin Graham Koehler
Jaime L.M. Jones
H. Boyd Greene IV
Kyle J. Fiet
Joseph R. LoCascio
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Litigation
Employee Matters
Engineering an Exit: M&A Preparedness for Private Companies
Alison M. Lehner
Amanda Artese
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Litigation
IP
Generative AI and Privilege: Practical Lessons from Two Early Decisions and What Comes Next
David A. Gordon
Takayuki Ono
Matt S. Jackson
William J. Lawrence
Kseniya K. Belysheva
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Privilege
Generative AI in Discovery: Protective Orders as an Emerging Point of Dispute
David A. Gordon
Takayuki Ono
Matt S. Jackson
Daniel Lim
Stephen Beemsterboer
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AI
Litigation
Getting Your House in Order: Corporate Housekeeping in Preparation for a Major Transaction
Rebecca Nauta
Zani Doumbia
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Privilege
Litigation
Is my product a medical device? EU Court judgment clarifies that the test includes objective function and intended purpose, and provides guidance relevant to software and AI-enabled tools
Dr. Chris Boyle
Zina Chatzidimitriadou
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Litigation
AI
International
No Release Necessary: Delaware Court Draws a Line on Release Conditions in M&A
Peter J. Mardian
Barret V. Armbruster
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Litigation
M&A
Parties to Delaware LLC Agreements Cannot Circumvent Fiduciary Duty Waivers via Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
Alex J. Kaplan
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Litigation
Fiduciary Duties
Personalized Pricing: The FTC’s Newest Enforcement Priority
Lauren C. Freeman
Benjamin M. Mundel
Jeremy Rozansky
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Litigation
Data & Privacy
Prediction Market “Insider Trading” Revisited: Technology Employee Charged With Using Confidential Corporate Information to Profit from Event Contracts
Matthew Podolsky
Ian McGinley
Lisa H. Miller
Michael D. Mann
Nicole A. Heise
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Litigation
Employee Matters
Prediction Markets and Insider Trading: Why Organizations Should Update Compliance Policies Now
Katie LaVoy
Sara M. von Althann
Sonia Gupta Barros
Holly J. Gregory
Ian McGinley
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Litigation
Employee Matters
Public Benefit Corporation Directors not Obligated to get Best Price
Ian M. Ross
Vincent J. Margiotta
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Litigation
Fiduciary Duties
Restrictive Covenants in California
Rebecca Stuart
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Litigation
IP
Risk Analysis in the Crosshairs: Four Recent Ransomware Resolutions Preview the HIPAA Security Rule Amendments
Michael C. Hochman
Sasha Hondagneu-Messner
Brad A. Carney
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Data & Privacy
Litigation
SFC Signals Tougher Approach to Legal Privilege Claims
Dominic James
David Kalani Lee
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Privilege
Litigation
Sidley Discusses the Evolving Corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Landscape
Justin C. Nowell
Kristen L. Mitsinikos
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Litigation
Strayed from the Path: Dodiya v. Franklin and the Emerging Rules of the DGCL’s Section 144 Safe Harbors
John H. Butler
Adam Cromie
David Grubman
Courtney Hauck
Arthur E. Adler
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Litigation
M&A
Texas Age Verification Law Upheld: U.S. Supreme Court Balances Free Speech and Child Protection in the Digital Age
Lauren M. De Lilly
Nima H. Mohebbi
Rollin A. Ransom
Randi Singer
Kristina Martinez
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Litigation
Texas
Texas Corporate Litigation Reforms Take Hold: Federal Court Enforces Texas’s 3% Ownership Requirement for Derivative Claims
Yolanda C. Garcia
Mason Parham
Nathan S. Burkes
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Litigation
Incorporation
Texas Legislature Continues to Tweak the Business Court Formula
Angela C. Zambrano
Natali Wyson
Chelsea A. Priest
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Litigation
IP
Texas
Texas Seeks to “Seize the Moment” by Enacting Major Changes to Business Organizations Code
Yolanda C. Garcia
George J. Vlahakos
Mason Parham
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Litigation
Fiduciary Duties
Texas
Texting in Texas: Texas AG Settlement Clarifies No Registration Needed for Consent-Based Text Messaging
Jonathan M. Wilan
Ian M. Ross
Sheri Porath Rockwell
Garrett Lance
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Litigation
Texas
Texting in Texas: The State Expands Telemarketing Registration Requirements to Include Text Marketers
Garrett Lance
Jonathan M. Wilan
Ian M. Ross
Sheri Porath Rockwell
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Litigation
Texas
The AI Patent Litigation War Hasn’t Started—But It’s Coming Fast
Alexis Cohen
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Litigation
AI
The UK’s First Copyright vs. AI Decision: Key Takeaways on a Win for the AI Industry
Clive Gringras
Elisabetta Righini
David Smith
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Litigation
AI
Timing Is Everything: Section 220 Standing After a Merger Closes
Matthew J. Dolan
Chelsey Miao
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Litigation
M&A
Understanding Attorney-Client Privilege
Melissa Colón-Bosolet
Natalie Jean
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Privilege
Litigation
Unpacking the December 11, 2025 Executive Order: Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
Colleen Theresa Brown
Michael C. Hochman
Kwaku A. Akowuah
Michael E. Borden
Christopher T. Shenk
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Litigation
AI
Use It or Lose It: Texas Courts Take a Close Look at the Concept of Informal Fiduciary Relationships
Yolanda C. Garcia
Mason Parham
Nathan S. Burkes
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Litigation
Texas
LLC
When “The Devil Made Me Do It” Is Not a Defense: Lessons in AI Governance and Organizational Oversight from an SDNY Decision
David A. Gordon
Takayuki Ono
Matt S. Jackson
Daniel Lim
Kseniya K. Belysheva
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Litigation
AI
Whose Deal Is It Anyway? Conflicts of Interest and the Corporate Opportunity Doctrine in the Boardroom
Graeme Waller
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Litigation
M&A
With Great Flexibility Comes Great Responsibility (to Draft LLC Agreements Carefully)
James Heyworth
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Litigation
Delaware
Words Matter: Delaware Supreme Court Reinforces the Importance of Precision in Drafting ADR Provisions in Merger Agreements
Jaime A. Bartlett
Eric Jung
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Litigation
M&A
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