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Navigating Business Interests as a Fiduciary in California

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Administering a trust or probate estate is challenging enough—but what happens when you, as a private professional fiduciary, are tasked with managing a business interest? Whether you’re a professional trustee, conservator,...more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

Legal Remedies for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Among Restaurant Partners

Restaurant partnerships often thrive on mutual trust, shared goals, and a commitment to success. However, when one partner puts personal interests ahead of the business or violates that trust, it can lead to a breach of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Real World Examples Where Conflicts Tainted a Deal Process, and Other Deals That Were Insulated From Conflicts

Sometimes when a board is considering a strategic transaction, it may find that a key figure who can influence the deal process — for example, a founder, controller or CEO-negotiator — has a potential conflict of interest....more

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Wendy & Jen Wreck the Movies: Hobson’s Choice (1954) or The Importance of Not being a Jerk

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Henry Hobson is a widowed blowhard who fancies himself superior to everyone because he owns a shoe business. Hobson’s daughter Maggie actually runs the business, but Hobson does not pay her....more

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Should SPACs Take A Page From The MLP Playbook?

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SPAC sponsors, investors, advisors, and (most keenly) directors are asking questions following a Delaware court’s denial in January of the defendants’ request for dismissal in the MultiPlan Corp. shareholder litigation. Those...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Hospital and Health System Innovation Summit: Lessons Learned: Diligence, Detours and Data, Oh My

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Industry leaders shared first-hand lessons learned from their work on recent innovation related projects. We covered a range of case studies, highlighting lessons learned around mission alignment, conflicts of interest,...more

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[Webinar] 2020 Hospital & Health System Innovation Summit - November 11th, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

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Hospital and Health System Innovation Centers clear the path for healthcare advancement. And in an environment upended by COVID-19, there is no better time for investment in innovation and growth of collaborative partnerships...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California Supreme Court Deals Death Blow to Jewel v. Boxer for Hourly Fee Cases in State

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• The California Supreme Court has decided the fate of the unfinished business rule for hourly fee cases in the state with its long-awaited decision in Heller Ehrman LLP v. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. The court held that a...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Suing on Behalf of People You’re Suing Can Sink a Derivative Lawsuit — Especially If You Have a Litigious Nature

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The U.S. reportedly has the world’s highest number of lawyers per capita (1 for every 300 people) and the 5th highest number of lawsuits per capita (74.5 for every 1,000 people, topped only by Germany, Sweden, Israel, and...more

Jackson Walker

Choice of Entity and Key Contents of Organization Documents

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Five Business Entity Forms: • Corporation • General Partnership • Limited Partnership • Limited Liability Partnership (“LLP”) • Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Investment Management Update

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Investment Adviser AXA Wins Excessive Fee Trial - A federal judge in New Jersey has ruled in favor of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (AXA Equitable) and its wholly owned subsidiary, AXA Equitable Funds Management...more

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It’s All About the Process: Lessons from Delaware Court on MLP’s Conflicts Committee Approval

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On April 20, 2015, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial opinion in the case In Re: El Paso Pipeline Partners L.P. (C.A. No. 7141-VCL), finding El Paso Pipeline GP Company LLC, the general partner (GP) of El Paso...more

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10 MLP Governance Facts

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MLPs possess unique governance characteristics as compared to corporations.The number of master limited partnerships (MLPs) has grown significantly over the past five years, increasing from 59 in 2009 to over 100 in 2013. An...more

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