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Delaware Business Court Insider

Void-Voidable Distinction Revisited by Delaware Court of Chancery

In three recent memorandum opinions, the Delaware Court of Chancery revisited the distinction between void and voidable acts under Delaware common law.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Retail Litigation Center 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Supreme Court's Amex Case

The general counsel of the group, which includes many major retailers and their top legal officers, said she hopes the court will rule against Amex in the case over the credit card company's alleged anti-steering practices.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Navigating the #MeToo World: Practical Advice for Corporate Board Members and Executives

Executives and Corporate Boards in every industry are grappling with the explosion of sexual harassment complaints seemingly triggered by the claims against Harvey Weinstein. If your organization has not yet experienced a #MeToo type claim, now is not the time to be complacent or self-congratulatory.
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Compliance Officers as Whistleblowers: Preventative Strategies, Possible Defenses

The notion that a compliance officer can also serve as a whistleblower is unsettling to many in the business world. After all, the compliance function's responsibility is to investigate and address issues so people don't have to become whistleblowers.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Investor's Suit for Corporate Records Exposes Deep Fissure in Silicon Valley Alliance

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Thursday ordered Palantir Technologies Inc. to turn over corporate records to a company run by Marc Abramowitz, in an unusual court battle that highlights the growing animosity between the reticent Silicon Valley firm and one of its biggest early investors.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Investor's Suit for Palantir Corporate Records Exposes Deep Fissure in Silicon Valley Alliance

A state court in Delaware has ordered Palantir to turn over corporate records to a company run by Marc Abramowitz, in an unusual court battle that highlights the growing animosity between the reticent Silicon Valley firm and one of its biggest early investors.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

It's a Matter of Trust: Compliance Experts on How to Get Employees to Report Misconduct

A former DOJ compliance counsel and a former division GC at General Electric both wrote on the challenges that companies face around internal reporting of misconduct.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Supreme Court Limits Stockholder Ratification of Director Compensation

Over the past several years, the Delaware Court of Chancery has applied the stockholder ratification defense in challenges to director compensation awards made pursuant to stockholder approved equity incentive plans (EIPs).
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Bouchard Greenlights Challenge to Merger of Energy Companies

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Tuesday ruled that a challenge to natural gas company Regency GP's 2015 merger with Energy Transfer Partners had cleared a preliminary hurdle to show that Regency's board may have approved a deal that it knew was not in the firm's best interest.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GDPR Still a Top Concern, but Some Global Legal Departments Play the Waiting Game

The GDPR has caused no shortage of uncertainty, and some legal departments are playing it out by waiting it out, according to a new survey.
4 minute read

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