News & Analysis as of

Shareholders › Fiduciary Duty › Fiduciary

Fenwick & West LLP

Delaware Amends General Corporation Law to Stanch Company Exodus

Fenwick & West LLP on

On March 25, Delaware adopted significant amendments to §§ 144 and 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law which aim to provide greater clarity and predictability to corporate fiduciaries in light of certain recent...more

ArentFox Schiff

How Can Our Board Work Better? A Brief, Practical Guide to Legal Considerations for Trade Association Board Governance

ArentFox Schiff on

Trade association boards, like the boards of other private companies, often consist of stakeholders who are personally and professionally invested in the organization. Board members typically also possess significant business...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Five Takeaways from the DOL’s Final Rule on Selecting Retirement Plan Investments

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on

The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that explicitly allows—but does not require—retirement plan fiduciaries to take climate change and other environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The Significance of Recent Delaware Court of Chancery SPAC Opinions

McDermott Will & Emery on

Highlighted below are several recent opinions from the Delaware Court of Chancery relating to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) that provide helpful guidance to sponsors, investors and practitioners. These cases...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The “Long Goodbye” to Duty of Care as a Real Basis for Director Liability in M&A: The Legacy of Chancellor Allen

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

The fiduciary duty of care has become more aspirational than a real legal basis for potential director liability in M&A in the Age of DGCL Section 102(b)(7), Corwin v. KKR Financial Holdings LLC (Del. 2015) and In re Volcano...more

5 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide