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Court Orders Discovery In Derivative Action Challenging Racial Diversity

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Last year, the City of Pontiac General Employees' Retirement System filed a derivative suit against the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco Systems, Inc.  The gist of the complaint was that the "Defendants...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Trends in Officer Liability

More than a decade ago in the seminal case Gantler v. Stephens, the Delaware Supreme Court clarified that officers of Delaware corporations owe the same fiduciary duties of care and loyalty that directors owe to the...more

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China Practice Newsletter: July-August 2019

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Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies doing business or making...more

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Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - March 2018/ Volume 10 / Issue 1

This quarter's issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between November 2017 and January 2018. The cases address developing trends in appraisal, class certification, core...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Delaware Court of Chancery Issues Important Decisions Addressing Stockholder Agreements

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently issued two important decisions addressing the interpretation and effects of stockholders' agreements. In Schroeder v. Buhannic, the Court of Chancery refused to interpret a...more

Allen Matkins

When CEOs Read This, They May Become Less Enamored Of Delaware

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In a forthcoming paper, Professors Murali Jagannathan (Binghamton University School of Management) and A.C. Pritchard (University of Michigan Law School) evaluate whether there might be relationship between incorporation in...more

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New Delaware Decision Strikes Bylaw Empowering Stockholders to Remove Officers

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In a case of first impression, the Delaware Court of Chancery recently struck down a provision contained in the bylaws of a Delaware corporation authorizing the corporation’s stockholders to remove a corporate officer (in the...more

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Chancery Court Expands on When Legal Fees Can Be Advanced

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Advancement and indemnification rights provide directors and officers of Delaware corporations comfort when accepting positions that often lead to being named in litigation. However, once the interests of the executive and...more

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