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Los Angeles, CA (RestaurantNews.com ) Charger Investment Partners ("Charger") today announced the completion of a growth investment in B&B Coffeehouse (dba "Beans & Brews") in partnership with the company's founders, Jeff and Kevin Laramie on December 31, 2020. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Biden administration's transition team has announced the co-chairs of the White House Gender Policy Council, tapping two longtime public servants - including a leader of Time's Up - to revive the women- and girls-focused group that was dissolved during the Trump era.

Charger Investment Partners has made an investment in Sandy, Utah-based Beans & Brews Coffeehouse, an operator and franchisor of coffeehouses.

The Eleventh Circuit's recent decision in Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. v. 50509 Marine, upholding a company's defined plan termination liability under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 20 years after that business liquidated, highlights issues that owners need to consider upon company dissolution, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.

China's Supreme People's Court recently issued a judicial interpretation regarding the adjudication of civil suits for trade secret theft (the Judicial Interpretation ). Effective September 12, 2020, this Interpretation adds another dimension of considerations for private rights-holders seeking to enforce trade secrets in mainland China.
New Judicial Interpretation In China Strengthens Protection Of Trade Secrets
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The Human Rights Campaign filed a brief as amicus curaie, or "friend of the court," to the Texas 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The case, Tarrant County Community College v. Sims, addresses the scope of protections against discrimination for LGBTQ workers under Texas state law.

A new executive order by President Trump attempts to clear up questions about what American investors must do to divest securities of a growing list of companies that the U.S. says help the Chinese military. The order is the latest in a series of attempts by the Trump administration to clarify fuzzy rules related to a Nov.
Trump Order Clarifies Chinese Company Ban, But Questions Linger
The Wall Street Journal

HRC TO HOST "THE POWER OF EQUALITY," ONLINE LGBTQ INAUGURAL EVENT COMMEMORATING HISTORIC ELECTION OF JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS: The event will feature a number of special guests, including actor, singer and activist Billy Porter; actor Matt Bomer; Senators Tammy Baldwin, John Hickenlooper and Jeff Merkley; Representatives Angie Craig, Sharice Davids and Ritchie Torres; and more.
#AM_Equality: January 14, 2021
Human Rights Campaign

Law360, London (January 14, 2021, 4:22 PM GMT) -- U.K.-based law firm Clyde & Co. said Thursday it has hired a team of insurance lawyers from rival Norton Rose Fulbright and will open a new office in Munich. Clyde & Co.

On Tuesday, Judge Liam O'Grady declined Cox Communications, Inc. and Cox Com, LLC's (collectively, Cox) invitation to reassess a ten-figure verdict entered against it for infringing on the plaintiffs' copyrighted works. The court so ordered after determining that Cox's failure to present evidence at trial as to which works were derivative or duplicative of others, and thereby excluded from the damages figure, doomed its after-the-fact motion.
Cox Unable to Reduce $1B Jury Verdict in Music Copyright Case
Law Street Media

NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 24, 2020, double-amputee sprinter Blake Leeper filed a new application with international track and field federation World Athletics (formerly known as IAAF), to permit him to compete on the same basis against able-bodied athletes in the Olympic Games and World Athletics series competitions using new running-specific prosthetics (RSPs).

Winston & Strawn represented The Jordan Company in the transaction, while Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented Specialty Building Products and MDP. The Jordan Company, L.P. ("TJC") executed the acquisition of a majority stake in Specialty Building Products, LLC ("Company" or "SBP"), a leading distributor of specialty building products in North America, from funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC ("MDP").
The Jordan Company's Acquisition of Specialty Building Products
Global Legal Chronicle

On October 2, 2020, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar quietly announced that he has.. * Legal * One News Page[Aus]: Wednesday, 13 January 2021
United States: HHS Secretary Azar's Renewal
One News Page

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act), includes relief under tax-qualified ERISA retirement plans with respect to plan loans and withdrawals for certain natural disasters in 2020 Full Article
United States: CAA Benefits Alert:
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NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 24, 2020, double-amputee sprinter Blake Leeper filed a new application with international track and field federation World Athletics (formerly known as IAAF), to permit him to compete on the same basis against able-bodied athletes in the Olympic Games and World Athletics series competitions using new running-specific prosthetics (RSPs).

Like many restaurant chains, Ruby Tuesday was devastated by the dining out restrictions imposed in light.. * Legal * One News Page[US]: Tuesday, 12 January 2021
United States: Bankrupt Company's Deferred
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Edgemont closes its sixth post-acute services transaction in four months Edgemont Partners ("Edgemont"), a premier healthcare investment bank and a leading M&A and capital raising advisor, acted as exclusive financial advisor to The Adaptive Group ("Adaptive" or the "Company") in its sale to Help at Home ("Help at Home"), a portfolio company of Centerbridge Partners, L.P.

A divided Fifth Circuit recently gave the Internal Revenue Service the green light to enforce a John Doe summons against a law firm - a decision that raises questions about attorney-client privilege while highlighting the importance of isolating protected legal advice.





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