Iowa Business Law Blog

Do I Need a Lawyer to Draft Business Contracts?

Breach of Verbal Contract

Friends, family members, and trusted co-workers …

What Is a Breach of Fiduciary Duty?

A breach of fiduciary duty occ…

What Is Injunctive Relief and How Can It Help My Business?

Benefits of hiring a business lawyer

Hiring a business lawyer early on helps you understand all the legal intricacies of the industry. When your lawyer knows the foundation of your business, he or she can help you see things from a different perspective and give you immediate advice …

Aviation tech giant buys B/E Aerospace

Aircraft component manufacturer Rockwell Collins announced its plan to acquire airplane interior maker B/E Aerospace for a staggering $6.4 billion on Sunday October 23. The deal, which should finalize in the spring of 2017, will yield B/E shareh…

P&G merges its beauty brands with Coty Inc.

Multinational consumer goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) is selling 43 of its hair care, fragrance, and cosmetics brands to beauty products manufacturer Coty Inc. in a merger …

Merger between Holcim and Lafarge cemented by FTC approval

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved the merger of the two biggest cement makers in the world, Swiss-based Holcim Ltd and Paris-based Lafarge S.A., after the two agreed to div…

Class action suit against Apple to continue despite lack of plaintiff

Despite a current lack of plaintiffs, a U.S. District Judge ruled that a class-action lawsuit filed against Apple should still continue, The Los Angeles Times reported on December 8. U.S. District Judge Yvo…

AbbVie aborts its plan to acquire Shire

U.S. drug company AbbVie is aborting its plan to acquire Irish pharmaceutical company Shire for $55 billion due to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s regulatory changes aimed at lim…