This issue focuses on important, developing areas of Delaware corporation law and deal litigation, including recent trends in Delaware corporate disclosure law, the Delaware Supreme Court’s important ruling in Marchand v....more
11/20/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Appraisal Rights ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Board of Directors ,
Compliance ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Corporate Executives ,
Corporate Officers ,
Corwin Doctrine ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Deal Price ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Directors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Fair Valuation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Adviser ,
Good Faith ,
Market Price ,
Material Misstatements ,
Mergers ,
MFW ,
Mootness Fee Applications ,
Omissions ,
Oversight Committee ,
Oversight Duties ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Shareholder Votes
The Delaware courts issued a number of significant decisions in 2018 that are likely to have ripple effects throughout 2019. Among them were a series of cases that further developed the parameters of the Corwin and MFW...more
1/24/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Appeals ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Officers ,
Corwin Doctrine ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Directors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Fair Value Standard ,
Forum Selection ,
Internal Affairs Doctrine ,
Market Pricing ,
Material Adverse Effects ,
Mergers ,
MFW ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Pleadings ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Approval ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Squeeze-Out Mergers ,
Tender Offers ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms
A trio of opinions from the Delaware Supreme Court, each authored by Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr., has reaffirmed Delaware’s deference to the business judgment of disinterested corporate decision-makers and restored...more
10/23/2015
/ Appeals ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Directors ,
Due Care ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Exculpatory Clauses ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Injunctions ,
Judicial Review ,
Mergers ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Pleadings ,
Revlon ,
Shareholder Votes ,
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