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Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update - September 2024

Good Afternoon! This is Akin’s biweekly policy newsletter on space policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major space headlines and forthcoming space-related events and hearings...more

9/9/2024  /  China , FCC , NASA , SCOTUS , SpaceX

Judge Rules California State Law Does Not Prohibit Federal Forum Provisions That Seek To Avoid Cyan’s Bar on Removal of Securities...

- California state court held that federal forum provisions for Securities Act claims are not illegal and may be used to sidestep the bar on removal of Securities Act claims following the United States Supreme Court’s ruling...more

California Law Requires Female Presence in Boardrooms

On September 30, Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed a new California law requiring female presence on boards of public companies headquartered in California. Under SB-826, all public companies listed on a major U.S. stock...more

Mexico’s Crown Jewels: Deep Water and Farmout Tender Results

Mexico’s Crown Jewels: Deep Water and Farmout Tender Results - On December 5, 2016, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (“CNH”) conducted the Opening and Presentation of Bid Proposals Ceremony for the Ronda Uno,...more

General Administrative Provisions on Transmission and Distribution

On February 16, 2016, the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) published the general administrative provisions regulating open access to the National Transmission Network (RNT) and the General Distribution Networks (RGD) and...more

2/23/2016  /  Electricity , Energy Policy , Mexico

MEXICO ELECTRICITY SECTOR: CENACE Publishes Forms of Model Agreements for Transporters, Distributors, Contractors and Market...

If you read one thing... - The model Agreements provide the initial framework for the contractual relationships between Mexico’s National Center for Energy Control, on the one hand, and transporters, distributors or...more

Terms for the Separation of Federal Electricity Commission

On January 11, 2015, Mexico’s Ministry of Energy (SENER) published the general terms for the separation of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) in the Federal Official Gazette (the “Terms”). This action was taken pursuant...more

Mexico’s Energy Industry, Round One, Fourth Tender – Deep Water Blocks

Mexico’s Energy Industry - Round One, Fourth Tender – Deep Water Blocks - At last, the much anticipated deep-water bidding round has been announced in Mexico. Following the precedent set in the recently completed...more

Top 5 Delaware Case Developments in 2014 for M&A Practitioners

In this analysis: - Introduction - MFW standard applied - Control explained - Indemnification tested - Revlon and fiduciary duties examined - Delaware reaches out - Excerpt...more

2/9/2015

In re MFW Decision Upheld by Delaware Supreme Court

Last week in Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp. (Del. March 14, 2014), the Delaware Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Court of Chancery in the In re MFW Shareholders Litigation (Del. Ch. May 29, 2013) case and also upheld the...more

Practice Tips for M&A Practitioners for 2014

Based on a number of cases decided by the Delaware courts in 2013, below we summarize practice tips regarding careful drafting of contractual provisions and complying with technical and statutory requirements....more

Top 5 Delaware Case Developments in 2013 for M&A Practitioners

During 2013, in addition to the important changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) and the Limited Liability Company Act, described here, the Delaware courts issued a number of decisions that have a direct...more

Is It Time to Adopt a Forum Selection Bylaw?

The boards of all public companies should consider adopting a forum selection bylaw, if they have not already put one in place. The purpose of such a provision is to designate an exclusive venue for stockholder derivative...more

Is It Time to Adopt a Forum Selection Bylaw?

On June 25, 2013, the Delaware Court of Chancery upheld the facial validity of forum selection bylaws unilaterally adopted by the boards of directors of Chevron Corporation and FedEx Corporation.1The decision is welcome news...more

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