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Delaware Business Court Insider

Bankruptcy Judge Applies Anti-Forfeiture Statute to Save Debtor's Exercise of Option to Renew Lease

In a recent decision, Bankruptcy Judge Christopher S. Sontchi addressed the question of whether a Chapter 11 debtor, the tenant under a commercial lease, could exercise an option to renew the lease during the bankruptcy proceedings, even though the debtor was in default under the lease and the lease specified that it could not be renewed if defaults existed at the time the option was exercised.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Direct Listings: Will the Spotify Listing Prove a Game Changer?

Corporate Securities columnist John C. Coffee Jr. writes: Spotify is proceeding with the first “Underwriter-less” IPO that the New York Stock Exchange has seen in modern times. Will it attract other “unicorns”?
19 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Crowell & Moring Report: FCA Enforcement May Continue Focus on Opioids, Drug Pricing in 2018

Health care companies need to be mindful of the U.S. Department of Justice's continued enforcement of the False Claims Act but also pay attention to areas such as drug pricing and opioids that may be the focus of increased scrutiny in 2018, according to the health care portion of Crowell & Moring's annual Litigation Forecast.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Three Ways Automated Legal Hold Can Revamp Legal Spend in 2018

There's no question that litigation costs loom among the top concerns currently bogging down companies. In fact, anywhere from 20 to 50 percent of a corporation's legal spend is earmarked for litigation and e-discovery costs.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Study: More Companies Disclose Climate Risk, but Number Still Low

Companies "can expect to face growing pressure from investors to improve disclosure of climate-related risks," said the report from the Conference Board.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Elting Tries to Unravel Sale of TransPerfect to Corporate Rival

Nearly two months after it was announced that TransPerfect Global Inc. co-founder Philip R. Shawe had prevailed in his fight to seize full control of the translation-services company, his erstwhile partner is launching her own campaign to unravel the deal.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The only way is ethics: Why sticking to the rules is no longer good enough (And how behavioral science can help you to do the right thing)

As scrutiny for bad behavior gets stronger, we should look to the processes businesses have created to prevent it.
6 minute read

The Recorder

BP Pays $102M to Settle California Overcharging Lawsuit

“BP thought it could get away with providing false and misleading information in order to line its own pockets. Today, we send a clear message: cheating the people of California will cost you more than it's worth," Attorney General Xavier Becerra said.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

As Financial World Turns: Citigroup Ends 2017, Begins 2018 With Sanctions

It's been a tough month for Citigroup, which has taken hits from the OCC and FINRA.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hiring Practices and the FCPA

In his Employment Issues column, Philip M. Berkowitz writes: Ban-the-box laws did not make the decision whether to carry out background checks any easier for publicly traded companies and financial institutions. These companies must be familiar with the requirements of these various laws. Failing to get this right can have dire consequences.
9 minute read

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