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Allen Matkins

Can A Charter Amendment Fix Con Ed?

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In a recent post, Professor Ann Lipton noted a proposed charter amendment intended to address the so-called "Con Ed" problem.   In Consol. Edison, Inc. v. Ne. Utilities, 426 F.3d 524 (2d Cir. 2005),  the stockholders of...more

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Non-Compete Agreements: Increased Litigation on the Backside of the "Great Resignation"

Our business clients tell us everyday what we are all seeing in the headlines on a regular basis: employees are hard to hire and retain. Some commentators have coined the term “the great resignation” to aptly describe the...more

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Drafting Checklist for a Nondisclosure Agreement

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Nondisclosure agreements—called NDAs—are one of the most common types of business contracts. They are used in many situations in the pet care industry—exploring the possibility of mergers and acquisitions of veterinary...more

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Ahead of the pack: US M&A 2019: Key dealmaking decisions from Delaware and New York

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We focus on two H2 2019 rulings that could affect M&A transactions in the future. Genuine Parts: Acceptance of termination fee does not prevent further remedies - In September 2019, the Delaware Chancery Court refused to...more

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NY Appellate Division Affirms Seller Retains Privilege for Certain Pre-acquisition Communications

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On Nov. 27, 2019, the New York Appellate Division for the Second Department affirmed New York’s longstanding rule that the attorney-client privilege regarding pre-acquisition or pre-merger communications about the transaction...more

White and Williams LLP

Delaware Trial Court Interprets Coverage Under a D&O Policy to Include an Appraisal Action as a Securities Claim

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Delaware courts have established rules of construction for interpreting insurance policies. Among the most basic of these rules is that clear and unequivocal policy language will be given its plain meaning; and if the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Continuing Trends in M&A Disclosure Litigation

Over the past two years, the deal litigation landscape has changed dramatically. In early 2016, the Delaware Court of Chancery announced a new rule for evaluating disclosure-based settlements in deal litigation — the “plainly...more

Allen Matkins

Court Of Appeal Finds No Right To Jury In Shareholder Class Action

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In several blog posts, I have commented on the right to a jury trial under California law. This may seem like an inapposite subject for a blog devoted to corporate and securities law issues. Nonetheless, I have...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

M&A Indemnification Provisions: Are You Drafting Unenforceable Time Limits?

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In an M&A transaction, the convention is for the seller to make representations and warranties to the buyer regarding the target business. When the target business is a private company, the acquisition agreement typically...more

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Disclosure Only Settlements - the Effect of Choice of Law

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The Delaware Courts took a significant step in 2016 to reduce the filing in Delaware of lawsuits aimed at procuring disclosure only settlements (meaning settlements that involve only the provision of additional information...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Announcing Must-Have Treatise on Business Divorce Litigation

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There’s little doubt in my mind that “business divorce” has achieved name recognition as a distinct subgenre of commercial litigation whose regular practitioners, by dint of experience dealing in and out of court with the...more

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Sandbagging in M&A Transactions: Default Rules in Delaware, New York and California

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One of the most confusing legal issues facing foreign buyers of U.S. assets is governing law. Especially for Asia-based clients whose legal system is civil law based and uniform throughout the country, the U.S.’s state...more

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Business Litigation Reporter - June 2016

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Goodwin Procter’s Business Litigation Reporter provides timely summaries of key cases and other developments within dedicated Business Litigation sessions and related courts throughout the country – courts within which...more

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