July 11, 2025 | Tax Reform 2025: What the OBBBA Means for Startups & Venture Capital + QSBS in New Jersey

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was enacted into law. The OBBBA extends and expands numerous tax provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), repeals or scales back several provisions from the Inflation Reducti...

July 10, 2025 | Lowenstein Represents Alpaca in its Acquisition of WealthKernel 

Lowenstein Sandler represented clearing broker and API Alpaca in its acquisition of WealthKernel, a wealthtech firm that specializes in digital investment infrastructure and tax-advantaged products. The acquisition supports Alpaca’s global ex...

July 10, 2025

Multi-Entity Fund Complexes and the Investment Company Act: Look-Through Rules, Integration Doctrine and Related Considerations

A significant portion of private funds rely on the exemptions from registration under either Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) (Registration Exemptions) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Investment Company Act). Section 3(c)(1) exempts issue...

July 10, 2025 | Setting Common-Benefit Fund Percentage Assessments and Reviewing Alternatives to Court-Imposed Lodestar Reporting

Several recent mass-tort MDLs have applied a 10% assessment for common-benefit work.  Lawyers report billable hours under the lodestar method for compensation. The summit will examine whether a “standard” 10% assessment is appropriate and whether...

July 10, 2025 | Lowenstein Represents Escape Investment Management as Co-Investor in Series A Fund Raise for Foundation EGI

Lowenstein Sandler represented Escape Investment Management, a family office focused on investing in technology innovation, as co-investor in an oversubscribed Series A funding round that raised over $30 million for Foundation EGI, creator of the...