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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 | November 2, 2023
Class representative Justin Gutman will argue that Apple deceived 23.8 million iPhone users by not informing them that software updates would diminish the performance of their phone.
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By Jack Womack | October 30, 2023
The settlement with Nicola Foulston and her management company comprises £200,000 of damages for breach of contract and £300,000 of legal costs.
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By Jack Womack | October 19, 2023
Like its rival Deloitte Legal, KPMG's legal arm is expected to land in the UK Top 50 in the next two or three years.
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By Jack Womack | October 18, 2023
The firm's initial response was criticised by one lawyer for omitting any statement about Palestinians killed in the conflict with Israel.
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By Jack Womack | October 13, 2023
A variety of lawyers have been outspoken on the conflict with group of King's Counsel writing to the UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom earlier this week to criticise the BBC.
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By Jack Womack | October 3, 2023
General licences granted by the government, which enable firms to take on otherwise sanctioned work, have 'blinded the system', the Legal Services Board's chief executive has said.
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By Aishah Hussain | September 15, 2023
Law firms have the habit of following one another, which has sometimes resulted in inertia on the most serious social issues—but this week has shown that it could have positive effects, writes The London Lawyer.
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By Amy Guthrie | September 11, 2023
Debevoise & Plimpton, Norton Rose Fulbright and Baker & Hostetler won acquittal for a former Fox TV executive and co-conspirators, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's Percoco and Ciminelli rulings. The U.S. Supreme Court's May ruling could undermine certain Department of Justice prosecutions, lawyers say.
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By Jack Womack | September 11, 2023
Slaughter is first large U.K. firm to engage with the climate group, which asks lawyers to pledge to withhold their services on matters that could support 'new fossil fuel projects'.
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By Jack Womack | September 6, 2023
Staff bonus payments will not be paid out this year, with the firm citing 'the challenging economic back drop'.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | April 10, 2024
The dispute over advance notice bylaws has triggered similar lawsuits from other corporations.
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By Ellen Bardash | April 10, 2024
New Brunswick, New Jersey-based AIM and plaintiff Ted Kellner have each taken issue with parts of the decision issued on Dec. 28 by Vice Chancellor Lori Will.
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By Ashleigh Taylor | April 10, 2024
By thoughtfully amending operating and shareholder agreements to include both incentives and penalties for compliance, businesses can not only adhere to the letter of the law but also foster a culture of transparency and accountability.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Lewis H. Lazarus | April 10, 2024
As demonstrated by Harrison Metal Capital III v. Mathe, failure to assert well-pleaded allegations showing that a majority of the board is disabled from disinterestedly and independently evaluating whether to bring an action is fatal to a stockholder derivative claim.
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By Adrienne Ward and Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman | April 9, 2024
Two recent cases address the question: "How and when that shareholder can use confidential information gained by reason of that board seat?" Authors Adrienne Ward and Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman, provide an overview of the cases and offer guidance for activist and institutional investors. They outline distinctly different rulings, why opposite results were reached, and how institutional investors and activists should approach placing directors on a board.
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By Joshua A. Mooney | April 9, 2024
Liability under state WESCA claims turns on whether there was there an interception of a communication (and if so, where that interception took place), and whether the party whose communication was intercepted had granted consent. This article focuses on the third element—consent.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | April 8, 2024
"The Delaware courts are going to continue to have a lot of skepticism when it comes to conflicted controller transactions," Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson senior counsel Gail Weinstein said.
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By Ellen Bardash | April 8, 2024
"The Delaware courts are going to continue to have a lot of skepticism when it comes to conflicted controller transactions," Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson senior counsel Gail Weinstein said.
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By Greg Andrews | April 5, 2024
"Armed with extensive financial analysis and a deep understanding of the industries they target, activists are increasingly likely to make the case that breaking up or selling off certain divisions or subsidiaries would create more value for shareholders," Vinson & Elkins told clients.
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By Ronald K. Gardner | April 5, 2024
This article addresses the importance of creating and best utilizing collaborating franchisee associations. Unfortunately, that task is made difficult by franchisors who do not understand the role they play in setting franchisee association agendas and political dynamics.
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Celebrate outstanding achievement in law firms, chambers, in-house legal departments and alternative business structures.
The African Legal Awards recognise exceptional achievement within Africa s legal community during a period of rapid change.
The Legal Intelligencer honors lawyers leaving a mark on the legal community in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
A large and well-established Tampa company is seeking a contracts administrator to support the company's in-house attorney and manage a wide...
We are seeking an attorney to join our commercial finance practice in either our Stamford, Hartford or New Haven offices. Candidates should ...
We are seeking an attorney to join our corporate and transactional practice. Candidates should have a minimum of 8 years of general corporat...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS
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