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Delaware Court Of Chancery Reaffirms Bar Against Discovery To Plead Demand Futility

On June 26, 2025, in In re The Boeing Co. Deriv. Litig., Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn of the Delaware Court of Chancery ordered a stay of all discovery pending the Court's resolution of Defendants...

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing: Shareholder Agreement's "Except As Otherwise Set Forth Herein" Hands Control Of Famed Restaurant To Minority Shareholders

John's of 12th Street in the East Village is one of Manhattan's oldest and most storied red-sauce Italian restaurants.

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Advance Notice Bylaws — Rarely Subject To Abstract Challenge

A defining feature of Delaware corporations is board-centric governance.

United States Government

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Duane Morris LLP

Who's Covered? Commercial Division To Clarify Its Role In Insurance-Coverage Cases

Consistent with the Commercial Division Advisory Council's ("Advisory Council") mission – i.e., to ensure that the Commercial Division serves as a globally-recognized forum for the adjudication of complex...

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Texas Corporate Law Changes: Opt-In Requirements For New Pro-Business Rules

United States Commercial

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Klemchuk

USERRA In The Spotlight: What The Latest Domestic Deployments Mean For Your Workforce

United States Commercial

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Delaware Court Of Chancery Upholds Voting Agreement Amendment That Applied "In The Same Fashion" To All Stockholders

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The 15-Minute Founder's Guide: Pay-to-Play Transactions

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

What Capacity Is Your Capacity In?

United States Commercial

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

AG Bondi Issues DEI Memo To Support False Claims Act Enforcement

United States Commercial

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Choosing Your State Of Incorporation

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

Public Company Responsibilities Memorandum

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Initial Public Offerings Laws And Regulations 2025 – USA

United States Commercial

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Milbank LLP

Climate-Related Transition Plans – Governing For Net Zero Across The Board

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

The Changes To The English Arbitration Regime: What Parties To International Construction Disputes Need To Know

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Control, Creativity, Closure: The Mediation Advantage

United States Litigation

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JAMS

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Artificial Intelligence 2025 - Trends And Developments

United States Technology

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Steptoe LLP

ABA Labor & Employment Law Podcast

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

(Insider) Trading Under A Rule 10b5-1 Plan

In June 2025, Terren Scott Peizer, the former chief executive officer, executive chairman and chairman of the board of directors of Ontrak, Inc. (Ontrak), was sentenced to 42 months imprisonment...

United States Commercial

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Bass, Berry & Sims

Texas Passes Landmark Law Regulating Proxy Advisors: What Companies Need To Know

On June 20, 2025, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) signed SB 2337, a new law that significantly alters the landscape for proxy advisory firms (e.g., Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Service (ISS)) ...

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

So, You Want To Join A Public Company Board

Retired senior executives often receive, or seek out, public company directorships as the next step in their journeys.

United States Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Developments In Delaware's Corporate Law That You Need To Know

Nearly 300,000 entities were formed in Delaware in 2023 alone, bringing the total number of Delaware companies and partnerships to over two million...

United States Commercial

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Torys LLP

California Supreme Court Holds That Lack Of Jury Trial Right Is Insufficient To Reject Enforcement Of Forum Selection Clause

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

SEC Roundtable On Executive Compensation Disclosure

United States Commercial

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Mintz

Texas Business Organizations Code: Key Amendments Under SB 29

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Ambush At The AGM – Notice Requirements For Listed Companies In The Digital Age

United States Commercial

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Baker & Partners

LCDA BoardReady Institute

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Landmark Enforcement Under U.S. CPSA Leads To Sentencing Of Corporate Executives For Failure To Report Product Hazards

United States Commercial

JD

Jones Day

SEC Tolling Request Not A Securities Claim Against Insured Company Under D&O Policy

United States Commercial

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Wiley Rein

Drafting Of Corporate And M&A Documents For 2025 Delaware General Corporation Law Amendments

United States Commercial

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Texas Enacts Business-Friendly Reforms In Bid To Dethrone Delaware's Corporate Dominance

United States Commercial

JD

Jones Day

Dimensions Of Diversity: Women In Leadership: Navigating Boardroom Dynamics (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

SEC Tolling Request Not A Securities Claim Against Insured Company Under D&O Policy

A Delaware Superior Court, applying Delaware law, has held that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") request to toll the statute of limitations did not constitute a "Securities Claim" under a D&O policy because the tolling request was made in connection with an investigation into the company.

United States Commercial

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Wiley Rein

Drafting Of Corporate And M&A Documents For 2025 Delaware General Corporation Law Amendments

The Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) has been amended by two pieces of legislation. The first set of amendments, adopted as Senate Substitute 1 to Senate Bill 21...

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Texas Enacts Business-Friendly Reforms In Bid To Dethrone Delaware's Corporate Dominance

The Texas Legislature recently has taken Texas-sized steps intended to make the state a more attractive place for companies to form, reincorporate, or relocate...

United States Commercial

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Jones Day

Dimensions Of Diversity: Women In Leadership: Navigating Boardroom Dynamics (Podcast)

In this episode of Dimensions of Diversity, host Lloyd Freeman reflects on a conversation he had recently during a Women's History Month Webinar...

United States Commercial

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Texas Adopts Further Legislation In Push To Attract Corporations

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Transparency In Homeowners Associations In North Carolina: The Good, The Bad, And The Risky

Community and homeowners' association managers and board members often walk a fine line when it comes to transparency.

United States Litigation

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

"They Will Thank Me In The Long Run": Court Of Appeal Considers Good Faith Obligations And Fiduciary Duties Of Directors In Relation To Shareholder Exit Provisions

The English Court of Appeal's recent decision in Saxon Woods Investments Limited v. Francesco Costa ([2025] EWCA Civ 708) provides clarification on the application of directors' fiduciary duties...

United States Litigation

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The EGC Transition: Navigating The End Of Emerging Growth Company Status

The IPO market saw unprecedented growth in 2020, with 480 IPOs (248 of which were SPACs), nearly double the number of IPOs in 2019. Life sciences and tech companies led the wave of newly public issuers with 89 life sciences companies pricing IPOs in 2020.

United States Commercial

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Dechert

Nippon Steel And U. S. Steel Announce Finalized Merger Agreement

Nippon Steel Corp. and United States Steel Corp. announced the finalization of their merger agreement on June 18, 2025

United States Government

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Holland & Knight

Upper Tribunal Ruling In The Case Of Craig Donaldson And David Arden (Metro Bank)

United States Finance

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Handbook For Directors Of Nonprofit Corporations In The United States

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Demystifying PE-Backed Boards: Opportunity, Risk, And The Evolving Role Of Directors

United States Commercial

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Mintz

Directors' Fiduciary Duties And Insolvency

United States Insolvency

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Dechert

Oregon Enacts SB 951 Targeting MSO Influence And Healthcare Practitioner Noncompetes

United States Healthcare

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Bass, Berry & Sims

Preparing For Securities Litigation: Strategic Coordination With Crisis Response

United States Commercial

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WilmerHale

8 Changes Companies Need To Know About Texas SB 25

United States Commercial

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Klemchuk

New York Court Of Appeals Reaffirms The Internal Affairs Doctrine For Foreign Corporations

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Delaware Revamps Corporate Law With Senate Bill 21

United States Commercial

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Protecting Sponsors From Emerging Portfolio Company Risks Through Insurance

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Client Feature — June 2025

United States Energy

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Mintz

B3 divulga aditamento ao edital de audiência restrita para aprovação do regulamento do Novo Mercado com mudança no processo de votação do Regulamento Base

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

The First 100 Days Of The New HSR Rules: Assessing The Impact

United States Anti-trust

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Navigating Recent Amendments To The Delaware General Corporation Law: Governing Conflicted Transactions

United States Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

New York Court Of Appeals Affirms Dismissal Of Derivative Action Brought By Shareholder Of Foreign Corporation, Holding That New York Statutes Do Not Displace Common-Law Internal Affairs Doctrine

United States Litigation

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A&O Shearman

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Lowenstein Sandler

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K&L Gates LLP

Role Of Nonprofit Directors And Officers In Ensuring Cybersecurity And Data Privacy | Video Series – Part 4

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Carter Ledyard & Milburn

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