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Media Mention: Domestic M&A Retreats in First Quarter After Dealmaking Wave at the End of 2020

Cooley M&A

“During the first quarter, domestic M&A – where UK companies acquire other UK companies – was worth £3.8bn, a decrease of £5.3bn from the previous quarter last year, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics.” Michal Berkner was quoted in this City A.M. article on M&A trends. Read the full article here.

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Report on ERISA Enforcement Identifies Common Violations, COVID-19 Challenges, and Regional Compliance Projects

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GAO Report on Employee Benefits Security Administration: Enforcement Efforts to Protect Participants’ Rights in Employer-Sponsored Retirement and Health Benefit Plans, GAO-21-376 (May 2021). Available at [link]. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report on ERISA enforcement efforts by the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).

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What Is an NQTL Comparative Analysis?

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QUESTION: Our company’s self-insured group health plan provides both medical/surgical and mental health and substance use disorder benefits. We have heard that, to comply with the mental health parity rules, we have to prepare an NQTL comparative analysis. What is this, and how do we prepare it? ANSWER: Health plans and insurers that provide both medical/surgical benefits and mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits—and that impose nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs)

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IRS Issues Final Regulations on Minimum Deadline Extensions After Federally Declared Disasters

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Mandatory 60-Day Postponement of Certain Tax-Related Deadlines by Reason of a Federally Declared Disaster, 86 Fed. Reg. 31146 (June 11, 2021). Available at [link]. The IRS has issued final regulations regarding the minimum 60-day extension of certain tax-related deadlines on account of “federally declared disasters.” The 60-day minimum appears in Code § 7508A(d), which was added by legislation enacted in 2019 (see our Checkpoint article ).

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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National Security Council Urges Actions to Protect Against Ransomware

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White House Memorandum: What We Urge You To Do To Protect Against The Threat of Ransomware (June 2, 2021). Available at [link]. The Biden administration has released a memorandum reminding corporate executives and business leaders of the private sector’s “critical responsibility” to protect against ransomware threats. The memorandum was prepared by an official within the National Security Council (NSC), the president’s principal forum for considering national security and fore

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