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Gen AI and Attorney Ethics: A State-by-State Roundup

Be cautious, be curious, be vigilant, and be brave. Those were the words of the New York State Bar Association’s Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. It is good advice. GenAI is here and lawyers need to understand its...more

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Caremark Claim Based on Business Risks Dismissed

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The Court of Chancery continues its consideration of whether a director or officer’s oversight duties, set forth in the seminal case of In re Caremark International Inc. Derivative Litigation and its progeny, apply to...more

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Cybersecurity Experts Urge Responsible AI Adoption, Not Overreliance

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Editor’s Note: This article covers valuable insights on artificial intelligence’s (AI) evolving role in cybersecurity and incident response shared during an expert panel discussion. As cybersecurity, information governance,...more

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The World Has Changed: McDonald’s and the Oversight Duty of Officers - Part 4

Over the past year, the role of the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) has shifted in some very dramatic ways. The shifts have been from disparate groups and for a variety of reasons. Yet when put together, one can see a clear...more

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The World Has Changed: McDonald’s and the Oversight Duty of Officers-Part 3

This week, we are exploring a shift in the duties of care owed by corporate officers to the corporation. This shift is coming through the Chancery Court of Delaware in the case of McDonald’s Corporation and its former...more

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The World Has Changed: McDonald’s and the Oversight Duty of Officers-Part 2

This week, we are exploring a shift in the duties of care owed by corporate officers to the corporation. It is coming through the Chancery Court of Delaware in the case of McDonald’s Corporation and its former Executive Vice...more

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Caremark Update: Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Two ‘Oversight’ Derivative Actions Arising From Government Investigations

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently issued two opinions — Richardson v. Clark (MoneyGram) and Fisher v. Sanborn (LendingClub) — that dismissed stockholder derivative claims for breach of directors’ oversight duties...more

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[Virtual Event] 2020 Effectively Managing Your Relationship with the Board of Directors - December 2nd, 8:55 am - 2:00 pm CST

The latest Department of Justice compliance program guidance underscores the importance of having a board that is knowledgeable about the content and operation of the compliance program and exercises proper oversight. This...more

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Lehigh U. Compliance Plan Provides Blueprint for Oversight, Audit Schedule

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 9 (August 20, 2020) - As part of its recent settlement with the Department of Justice regarding allegations of False Claims Act (FCA) violations, Lehigh University of Pennsylvania is...more

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OFCCP Launches Online Contractor Compliance Institute

On February 21, 2020, OFCCP launched an online training platform called the Contractor Compliance Institute (“CCI”). In announcing the release of CCI, the agency stated it “created the CCI curriculum specifically for federal...more

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Vendor Service Contracts - Not Just Arm's Length Transactions Anymore

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Compliance Bulletin and Policy Guidance; 2016-02, Service Providers addresses the CFPB's expectation that companies oversee their business relationships with service providers in a...more

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Corporate Law & Goverance Update - January 2020

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Given evolving Delaware law, understanding the difference between “risk oversight” and “risk management” is an increasingly important board task. In the Marchand and Clovis decisions, the Delaware courts sent an important...more

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Health Care Provider Director and Officer Liability: Important Takeaways from Clovis and Marchand

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Health care provider boards of directors have been put on notice—given these two recent Delaware court decisions - Clovis and Marchand—that courts may be willing to significantly extend a corporate board’s Caremark duty to...more

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Analysis of SEC’s Proposal to Update the Regulation of Funds’ Use of Derivatives and Other Transactions

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2019 unanimously approved for publication a three-part rule proposal related to the use of derivatives and certain other transactions by registered investment...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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Delaware Court Increases Scrutiny of Corporate Board Oversight and Monitoring of Compliance Programs

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On October 1, 2019, in In re Clovis Oncology, Inc. Derivative Litigation, a Delaware Chancery Court denied a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ claims under the Caremark decision against individual directors for failing to...more

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Board-Level Risk Oversight Deserves Renewed Attention

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Board oversight of significant company risk areas and legal compliance deserves renewed attention, as the Delaware Supreme Court recently ruled that monitoring practices that have previously been considered acceptable may...more

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A Director’s Mission: Understanding, Monitoring and Accurately Reporting Mission Critical Operations

On October 1, 2019, the Court of Chancery rendered an opinion in In re Clovis Oncology, Inc. Derivative Litigation, denying a motion to dismiss a Caremark claim for breach of fiduciary duty and reinforcing a director’s duty...more

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GAO Report Assesses OFCCP Progress and Indicates Annual AAP Collection Not Far Off

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report (the “2019 Report”) evaluating the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) implementation of the GAO’s 2016 and 2017 recommendations for...more

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