Contractors, advisers, and employees (collectively, “Service Providers”) who receive property that is non-transferrable or subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture must generally defer their income recognition until those conditions no longer apply. However, due to the potential appreciation in
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The Trend Toward Greater Integration of Foodservice Operators in Retail Real Estate
The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) recently released an interesting report prepared in collaboration with Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) entitled The Successful Integration of Food & Beverage Within Retail Real Estate. The study explores how foodservice growth is…
Opening a Restaurant in New Jersey – A Liquor License Q & A
By Wendy Berger
If you have plans to open a restaurant in New Jersey and would like to serve alcohol, you should be aware of the longstanding rules related to liquor licenses. Most New Jersey municipalities are not able to issue new liquor…
Delaware Court Orders Sale of Solvent Company’s Stock Despite Shareholder Objections
Delaware General Corporate Law § 226 (the “Custodian Statute”) bestows the Delaware Court of Chancery with the power to appoint a custodian for solvent companies and receivers for insolvent companies in certain circumstances. See 8 Del. C. § 226. Specifically,…
Delaware Court of Chancery Rules on Unambiguous Director Removal Voting Requirements
In a recent decision of the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Court struck down a corporate bylaw provision of NutriSystem, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ruling the provision to be inconsistent with the Delaware General Corporation Law. See Fretcher…
The AT&T-Time Warner Merger and a Hart-Scott-Rodino Update
Updates and speculation regarding the forthcoming merger between AT&T and Time Warner have dominated the recent news cycle. Many pundits and business professionals have debated whether a vertical merger of such magnitude will survive regulatory scrutiny. The transaction will be…
SEC Adopts Rules to Provide More Options for Companies to Raise Capital
The SEC has adopted final rules to address intrastate and small offerings, further expanding and modernizing the manner in which start-ups and other small businesses are able to raise capital. The final rules amend Rule 147 under the Securities Act…
NY Legislature Approves 10 a.m. Start Time for Serving Alcohol
After a Saturday night of taking in the Big Apple, you meet your friends for 10:00 a.m. brunch on the Upper West Side. You decide that you’d like to chase your blueberry pancakes with a refreshing mimosa, but the server…
SEC Adopts Changes Impacting Private Fund Advisers
The SEC’s recently-adopted changes to Form ADV and Rule 204-2 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the so-called “books and records rule”), raise important considerations for many private fund advisers – particularly those that also advise separately…
SEC Adopts Rules on Thresholds for Exchange Act Reporting
Earlier this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved amendments to, among other things, revise the rules related to the thresholds for registration, termination of registration, and suspension of reporting under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934…