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Court ruling highlights confidentiality risks for non-employee directors who use outside email addresses

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A recent decision by the Delaware Court of Chancery highlights risks for outside directors in using third-party email systems when communicating about confidential company matters. In that case, the court ruled that...more

Snell & Wilmer

Settlement of Calma v. Templeton Provides Guidance on Setting Director Pay

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In response to recent lawsuits by the plaintiffs’ bar, I have previously posted about why public company employers may wish to consider adding a separate annual limit on non-employee director equity awards. Just last month...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

How to Avoid Director Pay Litigation

In the last few years, Delaware courts have issued several rulings in lawsuits involving complaints of excessive compensation to non-employee directors (1). The takeaways from these cases can be summarized as follows...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Back To The Future – Should Stock Incentive Plans Impose Grant Limits on Non-Employee Director Awards?

On April 30, 2015, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware rendered an important case decision in a procedural matter dealing with the equity compensation of non-employee members of a company’s board of directors (see...more

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