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Delaware Business Court Insider

Creditors Committee Dissolves Upon Conversion of Chapter 11 Cases

In Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors v. Constellation Enterprises (In re Constellation Enterprises), Judge Andrews held that a creditors' committee automatically dissolved when a Chapter 11 case was converted to a Chapter 7 case and as a result it lacked the capacity or authority to pursue appeals that had been filed from orders of the bankruptcy court, including the order converting the case.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Glasscock Greenlights Investor Suit Over Side Deal in Telecom Co.'s $3B Sale to Verizon

A Delaware Court of Chancery judge on Monday allowed former investors in Straight Path Communications Inc. to proceed with claims that its controlling stockholder used his power to avoid more than $500 million in liability stemming from the telecommunication company's $3.1 billion sale to Verizon.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Argentina Modernizes and Simplifies Its IP Registration and Cancellation System    

For companies in the United States who have done business in Argentina, the bureaucracy has always been a significant hurdle. Processes simply take longer or require more complex submissions than in the United States.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Intel CEO's Departure Shows Importance of Office Dating Policies, Especially if You're the Boss

Brian Krzanich of Intel resigned from the company over revelations he had dated an Intel employee. His departure says a lot about the considerations companies face these days in dealing with workplace relationships.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Giving Co-op and Condo Boards the Right to Grandfather Existing Privileges

Co-op and condo boards are often obstructed from making policy changes to address shifting trends and needs within their building by longstanding residents who benefit from the existing rules and have come to rely upon them. One popular solution has been to “grandfather” existing accommodations for these residents, but this solution is not without its own problems. The authors suggest a solution to the dilemma.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cybersecurity Due Diligence in M&A Transactions

As former SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar aptly stated: “boards that choose to ignore, or minimize, the importance of cybersecurity oversight responsibility, do so at their own peril.”
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tesla's Stock Option Grant to Elon Musk: Part 2

In this month's article on Executive Compensation, Joseph E. Bachelder III further explores Elon Musk's pay as CEO of Tesla.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Mitigating Security Risk in Cloud Offerings Through Diligence, Oversight

Cloud services have shifted from emerging to mainstream, with companies in even the most risk-adverse industries exploring and adopting cloud-based solutions.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

When Is a Seller's Word His Bond?

Every transaction to some extent is based on trust. At least a buyer trusts that a seller is not actively trying to defraud him.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Circuit Sides With Pharma Company in Battle With FTC Over GC's Documents

Judge Brett Kavanaugh took a dispute that involved more than 10,000 documents and dispatched it in a simple seven page order affirming the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in holding that a company does not have to surrender certain requested files to the Federal Trade Commission.
1 minute read

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