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March 11, 2003 |

Plaintiffs' Firms Take Aim at Securities Law

In Sacramento, Calif., a group of well-known plaintiffs' attorneys are helping write state legislation that would dramatically improve their ability to hold corporate officials liable in big-money securities lawsuits. The current draft of the bill would make corporate officials liable for securities fraud even if they aren't involved with buying stock or if plaintiffs' lawyers cannot prove they intentionally made false statements.
4 minute read
August 01, 1999 |

The Dating Game

There's a merger frenzy going on, as midsize firms race to get big, and big firms race to branch out. What does it take to avoid poorly conceived mismatches?
9 minute read
December 12, 2012 |

Hawaii real estate paradise returns with Goldman loan

Benefiting from a travel rebound that's sent tourism revenue to a record and spurred real estate investments across Hawaii, Goldman Sachs Group announced a $1.85 billion loan for a once-distressed hotel portfolio that has five Hawaiian properties.
8 minute read
August 24, 2005 |

Toy Story: Delaware Reaffirms Director Control Over Sale Process

Robert A. Profusek, a partner at Jones Day, and Peter E. Izanec, an associate with the firm, write that that there is some undercurrent within the Delaware Chancery Court away from the hindsight-aided ex poste analysis of board decisions. Provided that the process is typical and involves experienced financial and legal advisers, boards are now able to proceed with the assumption that decisions made in good faith will not be second-guessed by the courts.
9 minute read
May 04, 2012 |

Big Data or Big Brother?

The federal government weighs in on the data mining versus privacy debate, signaling new regulations to come, advise Stroz Friedberg attorneys.
7 minute read
August 17, 2007 |

Whole Foods close to obtaining Wild Oats, but government could block deal on appeal

WASHINGTON AP - Whole Foods Market Inc.'s aggressive efforts to acquire rival organic food retailer Wild Oats Markets Inc. are close to completion, but the company hasn't crossed the finish line yet.The Federal Trade Commission, which wants to block the transaction on antitrust grounds, could appeal a judge's ruling Thursday that gave a green light to the $565 million deal.
3 minute read
June 07, 2012 |

H5 Adds kCura Relativity to E-Discovery Services

H5 details the reasons why the information retrieval company became a Premium Hosting Partner of kCura's Relativity, reports LTN's Associate Editor Michael Roach.
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Shareholders Challenge Bylaws Limiting M&A Suits to Del. Chancery Court
Publication Date: 2012-02-08
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Kessler Topaz and Prickett, Jones & Elliott, fresh from winning a record $305 million attorney fee award in the Delaware Court of Chancery, want a judge to rule that companies can't adopt bylaws restricting shareholder suits to be filed exclusively in the Delaware court without first holding a shareholder vote. "Bring it on," says former SEC Commissioner Joseph Grundfest of Stanford Law, who's been championing such provisions.

April 17, 2007 |

Exterro Gets E-Discovery Down to Business

Most law firms would prefer a relatively easy electronic discovery process so they could keep their focus on law. Enter Exterro Fusion, a portal for controlling the discovery process. John K. Waters draws on industry experts and law firms using Fusion to see if the product meets its promise.
7 minute read
March 07, 2003 |

Plaintiffs Firms Take Aim at Securities Law

A group of well-known plaintiffs attorneys are helping write legislation that would dramatically improve their ability to hold corporate officials liable in big-money securities lawsuits. The current draft of the legislation -- SB 766 -- would make corporate officials liable for securities fraud even if they are not involved with buying stock or if plaintiffs lawyers cannot prove they intentionally made false statements.
4 minute read

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