Katharine Martin

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Delaware's Status as the Favored Corporate Home: Reflections and Considerations

In recent months, a conversation has emerged as to whether Delaware should remain the favored state of incorporation for business entities. Indeed, many of our clients have asked us whether they should remain in Delaware or...more

4/24/2024 / Board of Directors , California , Corporate Governance , Corporate Officers , Delaware , Delaware General Corporation Law , Franchise Taxes , Nevada , Popular , Shareholders , Texas

California-Headquartered Public Companies Must Now Have a Female Director Under California Law

As we previously discussed, on September 30, 2018, former California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation intended to ensure that public companies headquartered in California have at least one female director. This...more

1/14/2020 / Board of Directors , Corporate Governance , Corporations Code , Diversity , Form 10-K , Governor Brown , New Legislation , Proxy Statements , Publicly-Traded Companies , Woman Board Members

Delaware Court of Chancery Issues Important Decision on Recapitalizations and Dual-Class Structures Involving Controlling...

On December 11, 2017, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision that will be important for companies looking to implement measures to extend or make changes to dual-class voting structures and for companies with...more

12/14/2017 / Controlling Stockholders , Corporate Governance , Dismissals , Fairness Standard , Fiduciary Duty , Recapitalization , Share Classes , Shareholder Litigation , Shareholders

Major Stock Index Providers to Limit Inclusion of Multi-Class Companies: What it Means and Why it Matters

Major index providers S&P Dow Jones, FTSE Russell, and MSCI recently adopted, or are in the process of considering, changes to their index eligibility rules that could significantly impact companies that have, or that are...more

8/10/2017 / Corporate Governance , Dow Jones , Foreign Listed Stock Index , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Institutional Investors , Listing Rules , S&P , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Share Class Structures

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