On February 23, 2024, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision concluding that some provisions of a stockholder agreement purporting to give a large stockholder various governance...more
In the past several years, the number of claims filed against newly public companies under the Securities Act of 1933 has increased significantly. At the same time, the development of direct listings has given companies...more
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On July 13, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a settlement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Stable Road Acquisition Corp. (SRAC), its CEO, its sponsor, SRC-NI, and SRAC's...more
On December 14, 2017, the Delaware Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated opinion in the Dell appraisal case, Dell, Inc. v. Magnetar Global Event Driven Master Fund Ltd., affirming in part, and reversing in part, the...more