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Republican AGs Warn Financial Institutions that DEI and ESG Policies May Risk Enforcement Action

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A group of 11 Republican AGs announced that they have sent letters to multiple financial institutions (collectively, “Financial Institutions”) warning that the companies’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and...more

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Delaware Chancery Court Holds Corporate Officers Owe Duty of Oversight

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Vice Chancellor Laster Extends This Fiduciary Duty, Previously Recognized only as to Corporate Directors - On January 25, 2023, the Delaware Court of Chancery answered an important question of officer liability, holding...more

White & Case LLP

In Re Boeing Decision Underscores Need for Risk-Based Corporate Governance by Directors

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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

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Shareholder Activism Pushes Boundaries of Board Duties

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Under the traditional model of corporate governance, boards of directors owe fiduciary duties to one group, and one group only — the company’s shareholders — to maximize the value of their shares. But, times are changing. In...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume IX, Issue 25

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In this issue: - Delaware Court of Chancery Rules That a Major Debt Holder and 48 Percent Stockholder Is a Controlling Stockholder and Owes Fiduciary Duties to Minority Stockholders - Delaware Court of Chancery...more

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