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Delaware Business Court Insider

'Basic Rules' Broken in SAP-Silver Lake Deal, Qualtrics Investors Say

The shareholder plaintiffs allege that SAP and its Qualtrics directors weren't upfront about Silver Lake Group proposing a purchase of either SAP's Qualtrics shares or Qualtrics entirely.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Finds Breach of Noncompetes and Issues Sanctions for Contempt and Spoliation of E-Documents

The Delaware Court of Chancery's post-trial opinion in Gener8 v. Castanon is a helpful resource for anyone looking for a discussion of the elements of a variety of causes of action.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC Triggers Alarm Bells by Probing Separation Agreements That Discourage Whistleblowing

The agency unleashed a $10 million civil fine in one recent case, and went after a private company for the first time in another.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Corporate Transparency Act: Where We Are and What Is to Come

With three short months left before the CTA is set to go into effect, existing reporting companies should begin making plans on assembling their reports and possibly seeking guidance from their legal advisers.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Proposed EEOC Harassment Guidance

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued its Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace, which includes comprehensive guidance on different types of harassment and associated liabilities. This article provides an overview of the proposed guidance.
7 minute read

International Edition

KPMG Law 'Moving Towards' £100M Target

Like its rival Deloitte Legal, KPMG's legal arm is expected to land in the UK Top 50 in the next two or three years.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court To Decide Whether Shareholders Can Sue for Alleged Failures to Comply With Item 303's Disclosure Requirements

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide whether shareholders can sue for alleged failures to comply with Item 303's disclosure requirements. In 'Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P,' the court will decide whether private plaintiffs can import Item 303's broad, subjective disclosure requirements into a Rule 10b-5 private securities fraud claim. The court's resolution of this issue could have a significant effect on the scope of public companies' potential liability for alleged securities fraud.
13 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Decision Is a Reminder of Limits on Integration Clauses in Matters Arising From 2021 Deal Days

The decision saved threatened claims from a motion to dismiss and is a timely reminder of the limits on integration clauses during a time when corporate and commercial litigators are seeing an uptick in matters arising from acquisitions completed during the busy deal days of 2021.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Lessons From the 'Mindbody' and 'Columbia Pipeline' Decisions 

In two recent post-trial decisions, the Delaware Court of Chancery found that officers of a target company had breached their fiduciary duties in connection with a sale process by acting for personal gain, rather than to maximize stockholder value, that the target boards did not sufficiently manage the officers' conflicts of interest that infected the sale process, and that the acquirors were liable for aiding and abetting certain of the sell-side fiduciary breaches.
17 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Removes Israel Social Media Post Following 'Incendiary' Fallout

The firm's initial response was criticised by one lawyer for omitting any statement about Palestinians killed in the conflict with Israel.
3 minute read

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