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During an investigation, it is not uncommon to discover that an individual has forwarded business emails to their private email address. This ruling from the Higher Regional Court Munich shows the potential implications of...more
Under the California General Corporation Law, a board of directors can take action in two different ways - at a meeting or by unanimous written consent. See Cal. Corp. Code § 307. Over a decade ago, I posed the question of...more
In Re Dell Technologies Inc Class V Stockholders Litigation, Consol. C.A. No. 2018-0816-JTL (Del. Ch. Sept. 17, 2021) (TRANSCRIPT) - A director utilizing an email account associated with a different company for board...more
Delaware Court of Chancery Finds that Director’s Email on Outside Email System Remains Confidential; Delaware Supreme Court Overrules Longstanding Precedent Regarding Derivative Versus Direct Standing; SEC Files Crowdfunding...more
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently addressed whether an outside director’s use of another entity’s email account would require the director to turn over emails from that account in stockholder litigation relating to his...more
A recent decision from the Delaware Court of Chancery is changing how companies communicate confidential information to outside directors. In In re WeWork Litigation, C.A. No. 2020-0258-AGB, a discovery dispute arose within...more
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
The Situation: Use by outside directors of non-company email accounts or other non-secure platforms to conduct board business risks waiver of the board's privilege. Even if the privilege is maintained, use of such an account...more
Delaware adopted new amendments to its General Corporation Law (DGCL) on July 16, 2020. Amendments to sections 102, 110, 116, 145, 212, 228, 232, 251, 363, 365 and 367 appear to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, while others...more
We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the second half of 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more
Recently, the frequency of stockholder demands to inspect corporate books and records pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law has increased. In turn, the case law concerning Section 220 demands is...more
Stockholder “books and records” requests have become increasingly prevalent in the past decade. These requests can be a used as tools by activist investors to gather information to support demands for corporate change or a...more
Directors, corporate secretaries and company counsel must be mindful of good corporate housekeeping practices involving the maintenance of corporate books and records. Earlier this year, a handful of Delaware court opinions...more
Recently, Delaware corporations faced with demands for books and records under 8 Del. C. § 220 have increasingly been forced to contend with demands for electronic communications, such as emails. Historically, the Delaware...more
Criminal masterminds are constantly re-envisioning their weapon of choice. International cyberattacks perpetuated through the use of leaked nation-state cyber tools, shaped many security discussions in 2018, but a new year...more
Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law allows stockholders to inspect various books and records of a company upon showing a proper purpose for the request, among other statutory requirements. In this electronic...more
On January 29, 2019, the Delaware Supreme Court provided guidance to the Court of Chancery regarding the scope of a stockholder’s inspection rights under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or similar LLC or...more
Companies that do not follow corporate formalities and accepted bookkeeping practices may be more susceptible to an expansion of the types or forms of records they have to make available—namely email communications— to...more
Recent amendments to section 720.303, Florida Statues, which take effect July 1, 2018, provide that members of the board of directors for a homeowners’ association are allowed to use e-mail as a means of communication;...more
Two recent Delaware Court of Chancery decisions demonstrate that narrow statutory standards continue to govern access to corporate books and records pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In the...more
Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster’s ruling in Amalgamated Bank v. Yahoo!, Inc., C.A. No. 10774-VCL (Del. Ch. Feb. 2, 2016) should sound a tocsin to directors that their “private” emails may not be so private. The ruling...more
On March 21, 2014, the Illinois Appellate Court entered a Rule 23 Order in Palm vs. 2800 Lake Shore Drive Condominium Association ("Palm II"). A Rule 23 Order may not be cited as precedent in other cases in Illinois courts,...more
The California General Corporation Law authorizes board action by written consent. Cal. Corp. Law § 307(b). Sometimes, I’ve been asked about signing an email consent. Section 17 of the Corporations Code (which governs, but is...more