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Woodruff Sawyer

What Prevails, Business Judgment Rule or Donor Intent?

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The daughters of Paul Newman recently sued the Newman’s Own Foundation to their annual control of $400,000 of funds for donation.Paul Newman created the foundation to give away all royalty rights from the sale of Newman’s Own...more

Cozen O'Connor

Global Insurance Perspectives on Climate Change

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Evolving climate change data presents an ominous trend that has the potential to upend historical assumptions of actuarial science. For example, in the last several years global risk markets have weathered historically...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Financing a Distressed Private Company – De-Risking Inside Rounds

During economic downturns, private technology companies often seek emergency funding from existing VC and growth equity investors. These financings, sometimes called “inside rounds,” create conflicts of interest for boards...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Warum die aktuelle Siemens-Diskussion auch für andere Unternehmen relevant ist

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Es wird viel über die Entscheidung von Siemens diskutiert, vertragsgemäß Signaltechnik für eine Zugstrecke zu liefern, die das australische Carmichael-Bergwerk mit dem Meer verbindet. Warum ist das Interesse hier so groß?...more

Hogan Lovells

Directors and officers in M&A litigation

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We’ve asked lawyers from our offices in Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.S. to talk about when directors and officers get caught up in M&A litigation....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Liability for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations

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Lawyers are often asked to serve on Boards of nonprofit corporations and if they do so, they will often be asked by other directors about the potential individual liability of a director for actions of the nonprofit, for...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Does the Business Judgment Rule Protect Bank Officers and Directors?

When a corporation suffers significant losses, or ultimately fails, frustrated shareholders, creditors, or others often try to sue the corporation and/or its officers and directors for losses caused by mismanagement of the...more

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