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Consent Corporate Governance

Allen Matkins

Court Rules Director Of California Corporation Has A Duty To Disclose When Soliciting Consents

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The California General Corporation Law permits shareholders to take action by written consent, unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation.  Cal. Corp. Code § 603(a).  When shareholder action is taken by...more

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Risky Business: Recording Board Meetings

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With the Delta variant surge, many companies have delayed plans for a return to in-person board and committee meetings. The go-to alternative, in many cases, will be a return to video conferences, which worked well in the...more

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How to Avoid Being Required to Obtain Audit Partner Consents

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SEC registration statements and certain annual reports require consents of experts (e.g., technical experts, audit firms, and investment banks that provide fairness opinions) named in the disclosure document. A recent...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses Technical Defects in Equity Issuances, Ratification of Defective Acts, and Related Fiduciary...

The Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial decision determining that a director who refused to cooperate in remediating flaws in the company’s capital structure breached his fiduciary duty of loyalty and owed damages...more

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Implications of the New California LLC Act

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On January 1, 2014, a new law governing limited liability companies (“LLCs”) went into effect in California. The California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (“RULLCA”)1 superseded in its entirety the prior...more

Allen Matkins

This Proposed Amendment To DGCL Section 141(f) Is A Curate’s Egg

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In AGR Halifax Fund, Inc. v. Fiscina, 743 A.2d 1188 (1999), the Delaware Court of Chancery was asked to decide whether a consent given by persons before they became directors could become effective if delivered to the...more

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New California LLC Law Requires Members To Reconsider Their Operating Agreement

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On January 1, 2014, California limited liability company (LLC) law changes in several respects. Unlike other new laws regulating business entities, the new LLC law does not give existing LLCs a choice as to whether to be...more

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