New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David A. Katz and Laura A. McIntosh | January 24, 2018
Corporate Governance columnists David A. Katz and Laura A. McIntosh write: In light of recent events, corporate directors may consider adding an item to the agenda for their next board meeting: the issue of potential sexual misconduct at the company.
Delaware Business Court Insider | News
By Tom McParland | January 24, 2018
The Delaware Court of Chancery on Tuesday denied a "novel" bid by a C&J Energy Services Inc. stockholder to recover $5 million in attorney fees from the estate of the oil and gas company's deceased CEO, saying the move would be unprecedented and inconsistent with Delaware law.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Rasha Gerges Shields | January 24, 2018
In the era of telecommuting and daily cyberbreaches, companies face an ever-increasing challenge protecting their data from improper disclosures. Although many companies have invested in technology that protects them (to a certain extent) from outside intruders, these technological advancements do very little to stop the insider threat—disloyal and disgruntled employees.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By K. Tyler O'Connell | January 24, 2018
Stockholder M&A challenges in the Delaware Court of Chancery have declined in the wake of the well-known Trulia (and its federal corollary Walgreens) and Corwin decisions, which respectively reduced incentives for pre-closing M&A challenges by outlining a strict standard of review for disclosure-only settlements; and confirmed that, regardless of whether the process at issue complied with Revlon, transactions approved by an informed and uncoerced stockholder vote are subject to the protections of the business judgment rule.
Corporate Counsel | Commentary
By Marvin A. Kirsner | January 23, 2018
The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act adds a provision to the tax code which disallows a deduction for amounts paid to settle a sexual harassment or abuse claim if that settlement includes a nondisclosure agreement. Section 162(q) to the Internal Revenue Code now disallows a deduction for any payment “related to sexual harassment or abuse if such settlement or payment is subject to a nondisclosure agreement.”
By Sue Reisinger | January 22, 2018
The legendary investor has joined up with Darwin Deason to rumble with Xerox.
By Dan Panitz | January 19, 2018
Tax law changes notwithstanding, corporate counsel waiting for a corporate blank check on spend may be holding their breath for some time.
By Matt Bell and Mike Casey | January 19, 2018
In the first part of this article, we examined the counterintuitive nature of self-reporting sanctions violations, the penalties that sanctions violators face in the United Kingdom and the United States, and the U.K.'s self-disclosure framework. In part two, we analyze how the self-reporting regime functions in the United States.
By Ryan McConnell and Stephanie Bustamante | January 19, 2018
This week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) served a hundred 7-Eleven stores nationwide with notices of inspection and detained twenty-one undocumented workers. ICE will require the 7-Eleven stores to produce documents showing 7-Eleven required work authorizations from their employees.
By Sue Reisinger | January 18, 2018
"To prosper over time, every company must not only deliver financial performance, but also show how it makes a positive contribution to society,” BlackRock's CEO Laurence Fink wrote.
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