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Delaware Courts In 2025: A Year Of Course Correction

If 2024 was the year Delaware's corporate law establishment got nervous, 2025 was the year it fought back. And fought back hard.

United States Commercial

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Pierson Ferdinand LLP

Asia Private Capital: Fourth-quarter Data And Trends

We started 2025 by predicting that, after a subdued first quarter, data suggested an imminent uptick in the M&A and exit markets.

Worldwide Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Preparing For Your 2025 Form 10-K And 2026 Proxy Season

While the pace of amendments and rule changes from the SEC slowed in 2025 with the change in presidential administration and the appointment of new SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins, we have seen fundamental changes in policy and other developments …

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

How To Buyout A Business Partner (Part 3)

Closing the deal is only the beginning. In this final installment of our series "How to Buyout a Business Partner," we focus on what happens after the papers are signed.

United States Commercial

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Amini & Conant

How Fractional Corporate Secretaries Strengthen Modern Governance

United States Commercial

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Outside GC

Delaware Supreme Court Reinstates Elon Musk's 2018 Tesla Incentive Package

United States Commercial

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

2026 SEC And Corporate Governance Update

United States Commercial

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Kutak Rock LLP

Section 16 Obligations Expand To Apply To Foreign Private Issuers

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Ninth Circuit's January 9, 2026, Hearing On SB 261 May Define The Constitutional Limits Of Climate-Risk Disclosure

United States Commercial

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FBT Gibbons

2025 Delaware Year In Review

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act Subjects Officers And Directors Of Foreign Private Issuers To Section 16 Reporting Requirements

United States Commercial

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Arnold & Porter

Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Recission Of Musk's 2018 Equity Award, But Leaves Unanswered Questions Relevant For The "DExit" Movement

United States Commercial

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Foreign Private Issuers: New Insider Reporting Obligations Take Effect In March 2026

United States Commercial

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Dechert

White House Executive Order Targets Proxy Advisory Firms – Potential Implications For Companies And Investors

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Italy's Rising Tax Evasion Vs The United States' Is Higher, Even With The Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP)

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Visa Turbulence: Navigating Your H-1B Future In A Shifting U.S. Landscape (Video)

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Banking Industry Outlook: U.S. Banking M&A Surge Arrives In Q3

United States Compliance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Transparency Required, Clarity Not Included: New York's LLC Reporting Rules May Return (Or Not)

New York is preparing to implement the New York LLC Transparency Act ("NY Transparency Act") that will require many limited liability companies ("LLCs")...

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Get Ready For The 2026 Reporting Season

As companies prepare for the upcoming proxy and annual report season, the following lists some of the key items to consider...

United States Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Sophisticated TSR-Based PSU Valuation In Executive Compensation

In today's governance landscape, 95% of S&P 500 companies now utilize Performance Share Units (PSUs) in their executive compensation frameworks—a substantial increase from 76% in 2012.

United States Commercial

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

The Strategic Value Of Corporate Governance

Corporate governance has moved well beyond compliance checklists, signature pages, and consents that once lived in a binder until year-end.

United States Commercial

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Outside GC

DExodus: Reincorporation And Its Impact On Delaware Equity Incentive Plans And Outstanding Awards

United States Commercial

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

From Draft To Reality: How The Omnibus Alters CSRD And CSDDD

United States Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Toward A National AI Framework: The Federal Strategy To Override State Regulation

United States Technology

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Steptoe LLP

ISS And Glass Lewis Publish 2026 Benchmark Proxy Voting Policies

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Documents For AI Governance: What Every Business Needs To Know

United States Technology

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

Federalizing AI: White House Issues Executive Order To Establish Unified National AI Policy

United States Technology

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Reframing The AGM: Connection, Accountability, And The Modern Shareholder

United States Commercial

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World Law Group

What's Next For Biotech Regulation In 2026

United States Healthcare

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Outside GC

EFRAG's Simplified ESRS: Long-awaited Simplification

United States Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Texas Business Reforms Show Shareholder Democracy Is Thriving

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Reframing The AGM: Connection, Accountability, And The Modern Shareholder

World Law Group colleagues convened for a virtual discussion on how annual general meetings (AGMs) are evolving, with a focus on meeting formats, shareholder engagement, activism, and proxy voting dynamics.

United States Commercial

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World Law Group

What's Next For Biotech Regulation In 2026

If there is one constant in life sciences and biotechnology, it's uncertainty. Even so, 2025 brought a level of complexity that feels different—a meaningful shift in how...

United States Healthcare

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Outside GC

EFRAG's Simplified ESRS: Long-awaited Simplification

On 3 December 2025, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group ("EFRAG") delivered its technical advice on the draft simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards ("Simplified ESRS")...

United States Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Texas Business Reforms Show Shareholder Democracy Is Thriving

This spring, we at the Alliance for Corporate Excellence worked with the Texas Legislature to enact Senate Bill 29, a set of Texas corporate law reforms designed...

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

SEC Advisory Committee Joins Public Companies In Seeking AI-Related Disclosure Guidance From The Commission

United States Technology

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

So You Want To Start An Arizona Alternative Business Structure?

Since 2021, Arizona, nonlawyers have been permitted to hold ownership in law firms, provided that these law firms meet specific criteria. With certification from the Arizona Supreme Court under the state's "alternate business structure" (ABS) statute...

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

Corporate Governance – FRC Review Of Corporate Governance Reporting By Large Private Companies

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its first report on the application of and reporting against the Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies...

United States Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

DOJ Issues First FCPA Deferred Prosecution Agreement Under New Guidelines

On November 12, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into its first deferred prosecution agreement (DPA)1 for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) since the beginning of the Trump Administration.

United States Commercial

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WilmerHale

11th Circuit Revives Securities Fraud Action, Finding "Loss Causation" Allegations Adequate For Pleadings Stage

The Eleventh Circuit recently overturned the dismissal of a putative securities fraud class action, finding the complaint sufficiently alleged loss causation to state a fraud claim under SEC Rule 10b-5...

United States Commercial

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SEC Division Of Examinations 2026 Priorities

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Regulatory Monitoring - November 2025

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

SEC Division Of Examinations Announces 2026 Examination Priorities

United States Government

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Open Now: Survey On Shareholder Proposals

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Katrina Rathie On Transformation, Turnaround And More (Video)

United States Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

CSRD Simplification Continues To Move Forward, With The Pace Quickening

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

The Future Of College Sports In Flux: Big Ten's Private Equity Deal Sparks Uncertainty

United States Media & IT

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Complying With California's Corporate Climate Disclosure Mandates – The November 18 CARB Workshop, Updated FAQs And Guidance, An Injunction And More

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Latest Investment Association Guidance On Executive Remuneration

United States Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate Governance – Latest IA Guidance On Executive Remuneration

United States Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

2026 Proxy Season: A Look Ahead To Executive Compensation Issues And Considerations

United States Employment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

SEC Staff Announces They Will Not Express Substantive Views On Requests To Exclude Most 14a-8 Shareholder Proposals For The 2025-2026 Proxy Season

United States Commercial

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Ninth Circuit Pauses Looming California SB 261 Compliance Deadline; CARB Clarifies Related Guidance

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

SolarWinds Dismissed: What The SEC's U-turn Signals For Cyber Enforcement

United States Technology

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A&O Shearman

California Corporate Climate Disclosures Partially Enjoined – Next Steps For Compliance?

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

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Katrina Rathie On Transformation, Turnaround And More (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

DExit: Why Some Companies Are Leaving Delaware (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

MB Sounding Board: Dual Listed Companies And Associated Challenges (Video)

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Mayer Brown

ESG: U.S. Employers Reporting Obligations In The E.U. (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The AI Shakeup: New Tech Innovations And The Future Of Corporate Law (Video)

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WilmerHale

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