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By Rasha Gerges Shields | January 24, 2018
In the era of telecommuting and daily cyberbreaches, companies face an ever-increasing challenge protecting their data from improper disclosures. Although many companies have invested in technology that protects them (to a certain extent) from outside intruders, these technological advancements do very little to stop the insider threat—disloyal and disgruntled employees.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By K. Tyler O'Connell | January 24, 2018
Stockholder M&A challenges in the Delaware Court of Chancery have declined in the wake of the well-known Trulia (and its federal corollary Walgreens) and Corwin decisions, which respectively reduced incentives for pre-closing M&A challenges by outlining a strict standard of review for disclosure-only settlements; and confirmed that, regardless of whether the process at issue complied with Revlon, transactions approved by an informed and uncoerced stockholder vote are subject to the protections of the business judgment rule.
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By Lidia Dinkova | January 23, 2018
A Dezer Development attorney says the lawsuits have nothing to do with the company's future redevelopment plans.
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By Marvin A. Kirsner | January 23, 2018
The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act adds a provision to the tax code which disallows a deduction for amounts paid to settle a sexual harassment or abuse claim if that settlement includes a nondisclosure agreement. Section 162(q) to the Internal Revenue Code now disallows a deduction for any payment “related to sexual harassment or abuse if such settlement or payment is subject to a nondisclosure agreement.”
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By Matt Bell and Mike Casey | January 19, 2018
In the first part of this article, we examined the counterintuitive nature of self-reporting sanctions violations, the penalties that sanctions violators face in the United Kingdom and the United States, and the U.K.'s self-disclosure framework. In part two, we analyze how the self-reporting regime functions in the United States.
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By Matt Bell and Mike Casey | January 18, 2018
The concept of voluntarily self-disclosing sanctions violations is somewhat counterintuitive because it does not comport with our everyday notions of law enforcement. When people do things they are not supposed to do, they usually do not volunteer that information to the government agency responsible for punishing such misconduct.
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By Samantha Joseph | January 17, 2018
The decision drew a special concurrence from a judge, who wanted to go further by keeping all missed payments in play.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Barry M. Klayman and Mark E. Felger | January 17, 2018
In a recent decision, Bankruptcy Judge Christopher S. Sontchi addressed the question of whether a Chapter 11 debtor, the tenant under a commercial lease, could exercise an option to renew the lease during the bankruptcy proceedings, even though the debtor was in default under the lease and the lease specified that it could not be renewed if defaults existed at the time the option was exercised.
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By Neil A. Cooper | January 17, 2018
Across the United States, many regions—including very notably our own—have been lining up and spending significant attention and resources on the bidding for Amazon HQ2. Companies, researchers and investors worldwide are rightfully focusing on Amazon and other U.S. tech companies. At the same time, significant numbers of savvy tech players are increasing attention on Israel as a source of innovation, talent and exciting new companies.
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By Sue Reisinger | January 16, 2018
Mark Lambert, former co-president of Transport Logistics International, has been indicted on 11 counts, including seven counts of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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