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Corporate Counsel

Crisis Management: From Anticipation to Action – Partnering for Success by Assembling a Top Notch Crisis Management Team

The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to prove that crises are often more encompassing than we desire or may be prepared to tackle, unless we have a plan, anticipate problems, and prepare our teammates for coordination and action.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Squire Patton Boggs Bolsters New Jersey Corporate Practice

"Squire has one of the leading automotive practices in the country. I know that expertise will be important to significant clients, like Subaru," said Michael Helmer, who has left DLA Piper, where he served as co-managing partner in the Short Hills, New Jersey, office, to join Squire Patton Boggs' New Jersey corporate practice.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Investors, in Lawsuit, Accuse Tech Company of Making Subsidiary 'Judgment Proof'

No part of the $57 million judgment or its accrued interest has been paid, and no bond has been put up to stay the judgment, according to the complaint.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Raising the Stakes for Board Diversity

In this Corporate Governance Update, David A. Katz and Laura A. McIntosh examine the demand for increased diversity on boards of directors.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Looking Past the Pandemic: The Future Prevalence of the Remote Workplace

While offices begin to loosen restrictions around the country, questions about the nature of the post-pandemic workplace bubble to the surface.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

5 Ways That Corporate Legal Departments Are Trying to Save Costs Post-COVID-19

Whether it's hitting the renegotiation table with outside counsel, bringing e-discovery in-house or keeping a closer eye on billing data, corporate legal departments are finding ways to help keep costs down as organizations across the country grapple with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
1 minute read

Law.com

Companies May Be Refreshing 'Bring Your Own Device' Policies During COVID-19

Employees using their own laptops or other devices when working from home may be necessary at the moment, but companies and legal departments may be looking for ways to minimize the rapidly expanding risk surface involved.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Liu v. SEC': A Decade of Issues

In this edition of his Corporate Securities column, John C. Coffee Jr. discusses the black letter rule that "restitution" sought the return of the plaintiffs' collective losses, while "disgorgement" required the defendants to return only their ill-gotten gains.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Puffery or Not? Courts Examine Corporate Codes of Conduct

Although a number of federal courts have found code of conduct statements to be non-actionable puffery, given the uncertainty in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic, public companies should review their codes of conduct and revise them if necessary to mitigate litigation risk.
10 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Materiality Standard for Director Disclosure

The case is significant for articulating the standard applicable to evaluating director disclosure to fellow directors and what facts are necessary to plead that the business judgment rule does not apply when the plaintiff attacks the interest of only one officer and director.
5 minute read

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