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 -
At last, the much anticipated deep-water bidding round has been announced in Mexico. Following the precedent set in the recently completed...more
In this analysis:
- Introduction
- MFW standard applied
- Control explained
- Indemnification tested
- Revlon and fiduciary duties examined
- Delaware reaches out
- Excerpt...more
2/9/2015
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
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
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
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
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