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New York Law Journal

Guide To Monitorships Is Essential Because of Lack of Statutes, Court Precedent

Although the imposition of monitors has slowed somewhat (by design) during the current presidential administration, they are in no danger of going away.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

General Mills Takes Lead to Reduce Pesticides in Supply Chain, Avoids Proxy Fight

General Mills recently released its Global Responsibility Report 2019 and published new information, which outlines specific strategies for reducing pesticide use.
4 minute read

International Edition

Gowling Heads Off Competition to Win 2022 Commonwealth Games Mandate

The firm is working alongside Leicester City's GC on the legal aspects behind the global sporting event.
2 minute read

International Edition

Revealed: The Big Four Giant Behind Most Top Law Firms' Accounts

One accounting giant audits over 40% of the top 50 law firm LLP accounts, more than twice as many as its closest competitor.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Litigation Funder Poses Challenge to Industry: Can We Get Some Client Service Over Here?

Contrary to conventional wisdom, litigation finance is not just a financial product. It is a relationship-focused, trust-based service—and it should stay that way.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Stockholders Had Third-Party Beneficiary Standing to Enforce Anti-Takeover Protections

Section 203 prohibits a stockholder from engaging in a business combination with a company for three years after the stockholder acquires 15% or more of the company’s voting equity. If a company’s board pre-approves such a business combination, however, the Section 203 anti-takeover protections do not apply.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Consider Potential Litigation Fees, Costs When Drafting Business Contracts

Before you sue someone, it may be prudent to consider potential litigation fees and costs. This is because, unless your claim arises from a Florida statute or contract that entitles you to recoup attorney fees, each side will bear their own regardless of who prevails.
5 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields Advising as FTSE 100 Housebuilder Reviews Practices Following Criticism

Persimmon is holding an independent review into its practices after it faced criticism earlier this year.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Crystallization of Carried Interest in Joint Ventures

In their Transactional Real Estate column, Peter Fisch and Mitchell Berg discuss the use of the “crystallized carry structure” in real estate joint ventures.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ethical 'Fails': Social Media Pitfalls and In-House Counsel

It’s an incredibly wired world we live in. Over 82% of the adult American population has at least one social networking profile, and in a single minute we’ll witness 293,000 status updates posted to Facebook, more than 360,000 tweets on Twitter, and roughly 400 hours of video uploaded to YouTube.
7 minute read

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