Conflictos de interés en Colombia, nueva regulación
In the Boardroom With Resnick and Fuller - Episode 1
Litigation developments: federal forum provisions
Litigation developments: fundamental shareholder rights.
Employment Law This Week®: Harassment Claims Trigger Shareholder Suits, Misclassification Standard Under Review, EEOC’s New Strategic Plan
Meritas Capability Webinar - Controlling Where to Fight and Who Pays for it?
CorpCast Episode 2: Advancement 101
Class Action Trends – Interview with Stephen Gulotta, Managing Member, Mintz Levin's New York Office
Delaware case law recognizes that directors and officers owe a duty of oversight, and failure to adequately exercise such duty may result in liability. Such claims — known as “Caremark claims” after the seminal decision in In...more
A recent Delaware Chancery Court decision highlights the liability risks faced by directors and sponsors of special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) and the importance of robust disclosure in protecting against those...more
Following enforcement actions imposing corporate criminal or civil liability, shareholders often bring derivative actions seeking to hold directors liable for related compliance failures by alleging they breached their...more
In 1657, mathematician Blaise Pascal commented in a letter to his church leaders “I have made this longer than usual because I did not have time to make it shorter.” More than 100 years later, another Frenchman, Napoleon...more
On February 26, 2020, Skadden held a webinar titled “Reevaluating the Board Risk Oversight Process: Implications of Marchand and Other Recent Developments.” The panelists were Edward Micheletti, litigation partner and...more
With the coronavirus outbreak continuing in China, significant new incidences being reported in South Korea and Italy, and stories of quarantines permeating the news, in addition to the catastrophic toll on human health, we...more
This guide summarizes certain considerations for a non-US acquirer considering an acquisition of a publicly traded US-based company in a negotiated (i.e., friendly) transaction. In addition to market dynamics and business...more
In New York Supreme Court, Exxon was on trial for allegedly misleading investors about the business costs of climate change. The central allegation was that Exxon fraudulently used two distinct sets of metrics to calculate...more
In Marchand v. Barnhill, a unanimous Delaware Supreme Court imposed substantial new procedural expectations on corporate directors to satisfy their fiduciary duty of oversight related to material risk areas and legal...more
The Delaware Supreme Court recently sounded a warning bell for directors, reminding that as part of their duty of loyalty, they “must make a good faith effort to implement an oversight system and then monitor it.” The case...more
Takeaways - Companies that suffer cyberattacks can expect not sympathy but scrutiny from legal authorities. - D&O insurance can cover not only litigation but also investigation costs. - Strategic negotiation of...more
A veil piercing claim can be a worst-case scenario for a private fund manager dealing with a struggling portfolio company investment – the company fails, and ensuing legal claims are brought not only against the portfolio...more
The Summer 2017 issue of The Fine Print focuses on litigation and features articles on vehicle insurance claims, managing construction risks, what to know when buying a loan and more. ...more
In October 2016, the Delaware Court of Chancery rejected a shareholder derivative lawsuit premised on an alleged lack of oversight by the directors of Capital One Financial Corp., Reiter v. Fairbank, C.A. No. 11693-CB, 2016...more
In this issue: - Oregon State Court Refuses to Enforce Forum Selection Bylaw - SEC Announces Pilot Program to Widen Tick Sizes for Smaller Companies - NFA Issues Notice Setting Effective Date for Risk...more