On January 4, the Delaware Chancery Court issued a second decision suggesting that SPAC sponsors and directors proceed with care in connection with de-SPAC transactions (and potentially future SPAC formation). As a result of...more
On October 24, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed a lawsuit filed by certain minority stockholders of Crimson Exploration, Inc. in In re: Crimson Exploration Inc. Stockholder Litigation, C.A. No. 8541-VCP (Del. Ch. Oct...more
In this issue:
- Delaware Fee-Shifting Legislation Delayed
- SEC Orders Securities Exchanges and FINRA to Develop Tick Size Pilot Plan
- CFTC Extends Relief to FCMs from Certain Commingling...more
6/30/2014
/ CFTC ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Fraud-on-the-Market ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
NFA ,
No-Action Letters ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps
In Hamilton Partners, L.P. v. Highland Capital Management, L.P., the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a motion to dismiss breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by former stockholders of American Home Patient, Inc. (AHP)...more
In In re Orchard Enterprises, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that the entire fairness standard of review applied to a going-private transaction with a controlling stockholder, even though the...more
In this issue:
- Delaware Court of Chancery Rules That a Major Debt Holder and 48 Percent Stockholder Is a Controlling Stockholder and Owes Fiduciary Duties to Minority Stockholders
- Delaware Court of Chancery...more
6/23/2014
/ Compliance ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Cross-Border ,
Debt ,
Debtors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Fraud ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Real Estate Market ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Swaps
In Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp., the Delaware Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Chancery Court’s decision in In re MFW Shareholders Litigation. In that decision, the Chancery Court had granted summary judgment in favor of...more
In this issue:
- Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Chancery Court Ruling that Applied Business Judgment Rule to Going Private Transaction with Controlling Stockholder
- Amendments to Uniform Branch Office...more
3/24/2014
/ CFTC ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
MFW ,
Race Discrimination ,
Registration ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Swaps
In this issue:
- FTC Announces New Filing Thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino Pre-Merger Notifications
- SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Three C&DIs Relating to “Unbundling Rule”
- NFA Members...more
2/4/2014
/ Bitcoin ,
Bundling Rules ,
CFTC ,
Derivative Suit ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinCEN ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Insider Trading ,
NFA ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
The Clayton Act ,
Virtual Currency