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Examining how lawyers, both in-house and outside, interact with boards of directors in times of challenge and crisis and trends in corporate law and board operations that affect companies.
By Jack Womack | January 11, 2024
Lauren Livingston had been with the private equity giant, one of Europe's largest institutions, for 17 years.
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By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | December 21, 2023
The brothers have been on trial at Southwark Crown Court, after being charged by the FCA with six offences of insider dealing and three offences of fraud by false representation.
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By Jack Womack | December 20, 2023
The moves reveal a clear pathway between private practice and government.
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By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | December 18, 2023
BP's former chief executive officer Bernard Looney dramatically resigned earlier this year after admitting he had not been "fully transparent" about personal relationships he had maintained with colleagues.
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By Christopher Niesche | November 12, 2023
As general counsel of the Fred Hollows Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to provide affordable eye health care and end avoidable blindness in disadvantaged communities around the world, Katrin O'Sullivan oversees seven different legal entities across 25 mostly African and Asian countries.
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By Alex D'Elia | November 9, 2023
A new study by Littler has shown how employers across Europe are responding to workplace changes.
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By Jack Womack | November 9, 2023
Landing a plum NED role can be the zenith of a partner's career—but some warn of the risks that could land you on the "front page of the Daily Mail".
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By Charlotte Johnstone | November 6, 2023
The research by Lamp House analysed the websites of 125 top UK and North American law firms.
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By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | November 2, 2023
Tensions are simmering within corporate corridors as an increasingly complex regulatory landscape and an unsteady market push the relationship between a company's General Counsel and its C-suite to the limit.
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By Jack Womack | November 2, 2023
Class representative Justin Gutman will argue that Apple deceived 23.8 million iPhone users by not informing them that software updates would diminish the performance of their phone.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By K. Tyler O'Connell | June 19, 2024
In the recent decision of In re Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV Shareholder Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery observed that the ensuing "abundance of SPAC fiduciary duty claims suggests that stockholder plaintiffs have taken notice," and that SPAC litigation had become "ubiquitous" in the court.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | June 18, 2024
The current proposal has spurred pushback well beyond the norm, with 50 law professors sending a letter to legislators urging them to reconsider passing the bill and instead leave the questions raised by Moelis to be addressed on appeal by the Delaware Supreme Court.
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By Greg Andrews | June 18, 2024
Federal Judge Mark Pittman ruled the case became moot after Arjuna Capital promised to withdraw the climate change shareholder proposal that had spurred the lawsuit and to never submit anything similar again.
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By Trudy Knockless | June 18, 2024
"The law teaches us how to think about both sides of things, how to anticipate issues, how to see around the corner, and all of those skills are very, very important to be a valuable board member," said ex-AbbVie Chief Legal Officer Laura Schumacher, a director of two companies.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | June 14, 2024
The vote doesn't negate the Delaware Chancery Court's decision faulting the process by which Tesla's board originally approved the CEO's pay package.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | June 13, 2024
Complaints in Delaware court allege that Elon Musk sought to take AI-related projects elsewhere if he could not maintain a 25% equity stake in the electric car manufacturer.
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By Greg Andrews | June 13, 2024
"How can shareholders effectively hold a giant like Exxon accountable while facing legal retribution?" said Georgia Stewart, CEO of Tumelo, an investor-engagement platform.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | June 11, 2024
"Neither Musk's past success nor his importance to Tesla's business gives him carte blanche to treat his fiduciary duties to Tesla as optional," the complaint states.
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By Ellen Bardash | June 11, 2024
"Neither Musk's past success nor his importance to Tesla's business gives him carte blanche to treat his fiduciary duties to Tesla as optional," the complaint states.
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By Colleen Murphy | June 10, 2024
"The irony is not lost on me, that the seat that we are here talking about, is the seat that belongs to my second boss at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Justice Lee Solomon, who served this court with incredible dignity, with incredible respect, and with incredible grace," New Jersey Supreme Court nominee John Jay Hoffman said.
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The African Legal Awards recognise exceptional achievement within Africa s legal community during a period of rapid change.
Celebrating achievement, excellence, and innovation in the legal profession in the UK.
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