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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 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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By Amy Guthrie | April 18, 2023
Nearly 60% of the U.S. Department of Justice's FCPA enforcement actions and more than two-thirds of FCPA-related prosecutions of individuals during 2022 had connections to Latin America.
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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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By John Coffee | March 20, 2024
Few principles of law are as universally respected by U.S. courts as the "internal affairs rule." All state jurisdictions at least formally subscribe to this rule, and the Supreme Court has hinted it may be constitutionally required. Nonetheless, the New York Court of Appeals has agreed to hear a case asking the court to replace the traditional rule with an "interest-balancing" test.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | March 19, 2024
The complaint is proving true a prediction made by Vice Chancellor Lori Will in a 2023 opinion anticipating shareholder suits over the corporate provisions.
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By Chris O'Malley | March 19, 2024
"I think there is a point that they become so large that they encourage executives to take the deal, regardless of whether it is in the best interests of the shareholders," said Cindy Schipani, a professor of business law at the University of Michigan.
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By Steve Quinlivan and Kelly Stout | March 18, 2024
A Delaware Court of Chancery decision to invalidate significant portions of a stockholder agreement could have a marked impact on public companies, impacting M&A activities such as joint ventures, settlements with activist investors and minority venture capital investments.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | March 15, 2024
A motion to dismiss filed by the private equity firm's Debevoise & Plimpton attorneys argued a liquidation trustee for a soap and hair care product distributor didn't have standing to bring fraud claims and hadn't adequately pled them in the complaint.
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By Alex Anteau | March 15, 2024
The defendant-appellees' takeaway? Become familiar with the terms of a business's operating agreement before you invest.
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By Elizabeth Smith and Martha "Frannie" Reilly | March 15, 2024
The primary focus of the IRA is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, which is squarely in line with ESG's environmental principles.
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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.
Truly exceptional Bergen County New Jersey Law Firm is growing and seeks strong plaintiff's personal injury Attorney with 5-7 years plaintif...
Epstein Becker & Green is seeking an associate to joins its Commercial Litigation practice in our Columbus or Cincinnati offices. Ca...
Job Opportunity: Location: Prestigious Florida Law Firm seeks to hire a Business attorney with at least 5 years of experience for their Ft. ...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS
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