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Why BVI?

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The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) are home to 361,491 active companies as of 31 December 2023. This article considers the reasons for the BVI’s popularity as a jurisdiction to structure international transactions....more

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DOJ Investigating “Interlocking Directorates” in PE Industry

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In its latest step to elevate antitrust scrutiny of private equity, DOJ launches a series of investigations of board seats under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently began sending...more

Woodruff Sawyer

M&A Minute: Do I Need Both an R&W Policy and a D&O Policy?

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As someone who seeks to minimize my clients’ risks associated with Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activity, I often field some of the same questions. One of the most common questions my clients have is, “Why do I need a...more

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Eighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Merger-Related Derivative Suit For Failure To Plead Demand Excusal

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On April 7, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of derivative claims brought by shareholders of Centene Corporation (the “Corporation”) against directors and officers of the...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Does the Savings Statute Save My Claim?

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The Bullet Point: Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin Does the Savings Statute Save My Claim? Volume 4, Issue 16 August 26, 2020 Jim Sandy and Stephanie Hand-Cannane Savings Statute Moore v. Mt. Carmel Health Sys., Slip...more

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Insights: The Delaware Edition - November 2019

This issue focuses on important, developing areas of Delaware corporation law and deal litigation, including recent trends in Delaware corporate disclosure law, the Delaware Supreme Court’s important ruling in Marchand v....more

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Material Omissions in Proxy Prevents 'Corwin' Dismissal of Challenge to Merger

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Since the Delaware Supreme Court’s 2015 Corwin v. KKR Financial Holdings decision, practitioners in merger transactions have been able to advise clients that a transaction otherwise subject to enhanced scrutiny could be...more

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Supreme Court Provides Further Guidance on Demands to Inspect Electronic Communications

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: Key Delaware Corporation Law Developments

The Delaware courts issued a number of significant decisions in 2018 that are likely to have ripple effects throughout 2019. Among them were a series of cases that further developed the parameters of the Corwin and MFW...more

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Delaware Takes the Lead in Litigation Reform

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Once again, there are demands to reform corporate litigation. (See, e.g., Kevin LaCroix, “Time for Another Round of Securities Class Action Litigation Reform,” The D&O Diary, Oct. 23, 2018.) But once again, the Delaware...more

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Directors and officers in M&A litigation

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We’ve asked lawyers from our offices in Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.S. to talk about when directors and officers get caught up in M&A litigation....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Law & Governance Update - March 2018

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Strategy and the Decline—or Rise—of the Inpatient Hospital - A series of new media reports and consultant commentary on industry evolution highlight the increasing pressure on health system boards to fully engage in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Delaware Courts Continue to Define Appropriate Valuation Methodologies for Statutory Appraisal

Statutory appraisal actions remain one of the most closely watched areas of Delaware corporate law, and there have been significant developments in Delaware appraisal law. Recently, the Delaware Supreme Court provided...more

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Fiduciary Duties of Directors in Connection with An Acquisition: A Massachusetts Difference

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Customary analysis of the fiduciary duties of directors in connection with their consideration of an acquisition of the corporation focuses on the nature of that fiduciary duty: What is that duty? Under what circumstances is...more

Kilpatrick

Disclosing Election of a New Director: Remember Item 5.02(d) of Form 8-K When Doing a Merger

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All competent securities lawyers know that Item 5.02(d) of Form 8-K requires a filing, on Form 8-K, whenever a public company elects a new director other than pursuant to a shareholder vote at an annual meeting or a special...more

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Corporate Law & Governance Update - March 2017

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Executive Compensation Developments - The general counsel should anticipate questions from the board and its executive compensation committee from recent media coverage of executive compensation (especially in the...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Delaware Law Updates - 2016 Year in Review

Our Delaware Corporate and Alternative Entity Law attorneys closely followed the opinions coming from Delaware’s Supreme Court and Court of Chancery. Our 2016 Year in Review is a collection of brief summaries of selected...more

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Looking Back on 2015: The 6 Most Important eDiscovery Cases in Delaware - Part 2

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This is the second in a series of posts summarizing the 6 most important eDiscovery cases in Delaware in 2015. Flax v. Pet360, Inc., C.A. No. 10123-VCL, Oral Argument on Plaintiff’s Second Motion for Sanctions and...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

SEC and DOJ Charge Board Member with Trading on Inside Information . . . During a Board Meeting

On Friday, the SEC filed a complaint against James C. Cope, a former member of the Executive Committee of Pinnacle Financial Partners’ (“PFP”) board of directors, alleging that he engaged in insider trading. The same day,...more

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

2015 Georgia Corporation and Business Organization Case Law Developments

This survey covers the legal principles governing Georgia businesses, their management and ownership. It catalogs decisions ruling on issues of corporate, limited liability company and partnership law, as well as transactions...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights: The Delaware Edition - October 2015

We are pleased to share with you the inaugural issue of Insights: The Delaware Edition, a periodic publication addressing significant Delaware deal litigation and corporation law developments. In This Issue: - Q&A...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Delaware Supreme Court Reaffirms Important Protections for Corporate Directors"

A trio of opinions from the Delaware Supreme Court, each authored by Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr., has reaffirmed Delaware’s deference to the business judgment of disinterested corporate decision-makers and restored...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Delaware Court Denies Dismissal for Disinterested Directors When Entire Fairness Applies

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently addressed the pleading standard for claims against disinterested directors arising out of transactions involving a controlling stockholder, where the transaction has been alleged to be...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Inside the Courts: Delaware Supreme Court Reaffirms Core Derivative Standing Principles"

Yesterday, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated opinion addressing the continuous ownership requirement for stockholders in derivative lawsuits, derivative standing, and the fraud exception to the continuous...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside The Courts - August 2013 | Volume 5 | Issue 3

In This Issue: - AUDITOR LIABILITY: Sec. & Exch. Comm’n v. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd., No. 11-mc-512 (D.D.C. Apr. 22, 2013) - CONFIDENTIAL WITNESSES: Fort Worth Emps. Ret. Fund v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.,...more

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