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Matthew Behrens,
Melisa Brower,
John Cannon, III,
Stephen Giove,
Kenneth Laverriere,
Doreen Lilienfeld,
Gillian Moldowan,
Lona Nallengara,
Linda Rappaport
'Tis the season, and no, we do not mean the holiday season. Although it may seem like you just filed your 2018 proxy, the 2019 proxy season is upon us
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George Casey,
Richard Fischetti,
Alan Goudiss,
Robert Katz,
Scott Petepiece
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently delivered the latest in a line of decisions refining the application of statutory stockholder appraisal rights in M&A transactions.
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Matthew Behrens,
Rodney Cannon,
John Cannon, III,
Kenneth Laverriere,
Doreen Lilienfeld,
Gillian Moldowan,
Lona Nallengara
On May 21, 2018, in a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court held, in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, that arbitration clauses in employment contracts requiring individualized proceedings are enforceable and thereby preclude employees from bringing collective or class action suits regarding workplace claims
With
George Casey,
Richard Fischetti,
Alan Goudiss,
Robert Katz,
Scott Petepiece
On April 20, 2018, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit split from five other circuit courts in Varjabedian v. Emulex Corp., No. 16-55088 (9th Cir. Apr. 20, 2018), by holding that claims...
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George Casey,
Richard Fischetti,
Alan Goudiss,
Robert Katz,
Scott Petepiece
We previously released an M&A Watch note detailing the recent NY decision of In re Xerox Corporation Consolidated Shareholder Litigation ...
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George Casey,
Richard Fischetti,
Alan Goudiss,
Robert Katz,
Scott Petepiece,
Bradley Simon
On Friday, April 27, 2018, New York State Supreme Court Judge Barry R. Ostrager granted a preliminary injunction which blocked Xerox Corporation's ("Xerox") potential transaction with Fujifilm ...
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George Casey,
Richard Fischetti,
Alan Goudiss,
Robert Katz,
Scott Petepiece
In two recent cases, the Delaware Court of Chancery provided informative guidance on when stockholders that hold less than 50% of a corporation's stock are nevertheless considered to be controlling stockholders.
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Matthew Behrens,
John Cannon, III,
Richard Fischetti,
Kenneth Laverriere,
Doreen Lilienfeld,
Gillian Moldowan,
Lona Nallengara,
Scott Petepiece,
Linda Rappaport
Recently, the gender pay gap has become the subject of increased scrutiny and media attention as a growing movement works to bring an end to gender-based wage differentials.
With
George Casey,
Richard Fischetti,
Alan Goudiss,
Robert Katz,
Scott Petepiece
Following a well-developed line of precedent, the Delaware Court of Chancery recently declined to
grant equitable relief to a party seeking an injunction with respect to non-compete provisions...
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George Casey,
Richard Fischetti,
Alan Goudiss,
Robert Katz,
Scott Petepiece
While cryptocurrencies have captured the attention of many, the blockchain technology underlying these instruments has potentially far-reaching implications in many other fields.
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George Casey,
Richard Fischetti,
Alan Goudiss,
Robert Katz,
Scott Petepiece
Since its adoption in 2013, parties have been using a two-step merger structure facilitated by
§251(h) of Delaware's General Corporation Law (the DGCL) as a means of avoiding ...
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Ross Kamhi,
Daniel Laguardia
The increased focus of regulators, media and private litigants on insider trading has recently expanded to a new target: Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.
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