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Examining how lawyers, both in-house and outside, interact with boards of directors in times of challenge and crisis and trends in corporate law and board operations that affect companies.
By Jack Womack | June 30, 2023
Ince's purchaser, AxiomDWFM, will not inherit the failed law firm's liability, according to a person familiar with the administration process.
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By Jack Womack | June 13, 2023
The group aims to raise awareness among prospective lawyers of how law firms such as A&O are 'profiting from climate disaster'.
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By Lizzie Shimmin and Clare Hennessey at Jenner & Block | May 24, 2023
New issues for litigators to grapple with including ESG and competition related-issues, a burgeoning litigation funding market and disputes related to crypto assets mean the London legal landscape remains an busy forum for resolution.
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By Jack Womack | Paul Hodkinson | May 22, 2023
The firms' leaders insist they are confident of getting the required partner support at a vote to take place this summer.
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By Jack Womack | Paul Hodkinson | May 22, 2023
The proposed merger would entail both firms agreeing to a compensation model that is different to what they have operated with in the past.
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By Jack Womack | May 16, 2023
The U.K.'s largest 50 law firms reduced their combined debt by more than £100 million in the 12 months to April 2022, fresh research shows.
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By Jack Womack | May 10, 2023
Axiom DWFM reached a deal to rescue the Ince Group in April.
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By Jack Womack | April 28, 2023
A deal would represent the first major private equity investment in a large commercial UK law firm.
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By Jack Womack | April 26, 2023
The top 50 law firm first announced its intention to appoint administrators on April 12.
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By Charlotte Johnstone | April 25, 2023
The firm is taking the ongoing allegations against the confederation: "Incredibly seriously."
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | April 1, 2024
The lawsuit alleges that if Uber's board members and executives had made a point to implement safety measures like screening drivers more carefully, the company might not now be facing liability in the hundreds of cases in which riders, primarily women, say they were sexually assaulted.
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By Kenneth Duvall | April 1, 2024
In the wake of other, significant changes in the law at the Supreme Court in recent years—from Citizens United on campaign finance and Shelby on civil rights law to Bremerton on religious freedom and Dobbs on abortion—only time will tell whether the CTA will survive intact.
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By Greg Andrews | March 29, 2024
"Brett Gerry is an impressive man, with a gold plated resume. He is going to need it. He has the toughest repair job in the entire legal industry right now," legal department consultant Jason Winmill said.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | March 27, 2024
Corporate practitioners say there's been no signs that there will be any significant corporate exodus from Delaware in the near future.
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By Ellen Bardash | March 27, 2024
Corporate practitioners say there's been no signs that there will be any significant corporate exodus from Delaware in the near future.
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By Derek Dragotta | March 27, 2024
Data breaches are on the rise, as are the costs associated with them. AI is allowing bad actors to quickly shift tactics and generate more believable scams. There is a significant uptick in attempted fraudulent filings. This article presents various ways in which you can protect your organization, as well as your class, from these threats.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Cliff C. Gardner and TJ Rivera | March 27, 2024
"Fueled by hindsight bias," Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will explained, Caremark suits have "proliferated in Delaware" seeking to hold directors personally liable for imperfect efforts, operational struggles and business decisions. But, the court noted, a stockholder's position that the board's response to a corporate crisis merely "came too late and did too little" is insufficient under Caremark, which requires a showing that directors acted in bad faith.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | March 21, 2024
ernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman and Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check are representing the plaintiff in the case, which brings Exchange Act claims against Chemours and several executives.
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By Gail Weinstein, Philip Richter and Warren de Wied | March 21, 2024
This article lays out practice points in response to the Delaware Court of Chancery's recent decision in In Ap-Fonden v. Activision, which opens a new frontier for challenging a board's process in approving mergers. It discusses the significance the decision has on the merger agreement processes as well as what practitioners should consider moving forward as they navigate this decision.
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By Alex Anteau | March 20, 2024
"This is a novel issue that doesn't come up a lot in appellate law, so we're really pleased that the Court of Appeals saw it the way we saw it," said plaintiff-appellee counsel Render Freeman of Andersen Tate & Carr.
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The African Legal Awards recognise exceptional achievement within Africa s legal community during a period of rapid change.
Celebrating achievement, excellence, and innovation in the legal profession in the UK.
The Daily Report is honoring those attorneys and judges who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession.
Health Law Associate CT Shipman is seeking an associate to join our national longstanding health law practice. Candidates must have t...
Shipman & Goodwin LLP is seeking two associates to expand our national commercial real estate lending practice. Candidates should have ...
Associate attorney position at NJ Immigration Law firm: Leschak & Associates, LLC, based in Freehold, NJ, is looking for a full time ass...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS
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