Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some 300 large international companies have announced intentions to scale back or shut down operations within Russia. On March 7, Russia’s ruling party reacted to the exodus by announcing...more
Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Insider. This new publication from King & Spalding’s Public Companies Practice, which will be produced periodically, is focused on key developments for chief legal officers and their...more
6/30/2021
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
D&O Insurance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Duty to Monitor ,
Email ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Forum Selection ,
Poison Pill ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Third-Party
WHAT TO CONSIDER TO AVOID A SPIRAL, IF YOUR COMPANY IS THE NEXT TO GO VIRAL. The recent meteoric rise (and subsequent fall) of GameStop, AMC Theaters and a host of other “meme stocks” has prompted hedge funds, investment...more
2/15/2021
/ GameStop ,
Hedge Funds ,
Internet Memes ,
Investment ,
Investment Banks ,
Investors ,
Market Manipulation ,
Market Volatility ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stocks
The DOJ Antitrust Division’s high profile, unsuccessful attempt to block the AT&T/Time Warner merger ended on February 26, 2019 after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed the trial court’s decision to allow...more
4/10/2019
/ Antitrust Division ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
AT&T ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Mergers ,
Remedies ,
Self-Help Remedies ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Time Warner ,
Vertical Mergers
On October 10, 2016, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued its decision in In re Books-A-Million, Inc. Stockholders Litigation. The decision, authored by Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster, is important because it applies the...more
10/17/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Bad Faith ,
Board of Directors ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Buyouts ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Mergers ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Pleadings ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Standard of Review