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New York Law Journal

A Cautionary Lesson for Boards When Faced With Shareholder Demands for Books and Records

Jeffrey Lang and Colin Bridge provide an in-depth discussion of 'Ontario Provincial Council of Carpenters' Pension Trust Fund v. Walton,' where the Delaware Court of Chancery provided a cautionary lesson for corporate boards and their counsel on the risks of sharply limiting the scope of responses to shareholder demands for information.
16 minute read

International Edition

Mishcon Acts as Jewish Body Criticises BBC Over Hamas Coverage

A variety of lawyers have been outspoken on the conflict with group of King's Counsel writing to the UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom earlier this week to criticise the BBC.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Soft Skills, and Getting Noticed, Are Among Musts for Aspiring GCs

"Don't be intimidated," Cengage Group legal chief Laura Stevens said during a webinar on how to make general counsel. To have the requisite experience and qualities in some job listings, "you'd have to be 250 years old," she joked.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Antitrust Regulators Poised to Pounce on Industrywide ESG Collaborations

Such efforts, which often involve reducing environmental impact, are becoming higher risk as federal regulators alter rules and red-state attorneys general crusade against ESG.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Don't Keep Silent During a Crisis—Communicate!

Winning in the court of legal opinion but losing in the court of public opinion is not a scenario any client wants to celebrate. That is why attorneys should counsel their clients to communicate with key audiences and resist the temptation to keep things in-house.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The CLO's Role in Building and Sustaining Strong Board Culture

An important new report released by the National Association of Corporate Directors ("NACD") helps to identify an additional role that the chief legal officer can perform in support of the company's governance structure.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

'An Outstanding Litigator': Labaton Sucharow Partner Credits Upbringing in Immigrant Family For Giving Her Drive For Success

Carol C. Villegas said she finds her work as a litigation partner in the New York office of Labaton Sucharow personally satisfying, since she often…
7 minute read

International Edition

Legal Regulator Criticises Lawyers for Seeking Eased Rules on Russia Work

General licences granted by the government, which enable firms to take on otherwise sanctioned work, have 'blinded the system', the Legal Services Board's chief executive has said.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Coinbase Accused of Leaving Retail Customers 'Highly Susceptible' to Bankruptcy

The lawsuits also aim to hold Coinbase accountable for not having systems in place that would have prevented widespread money laundering by its customers.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Bill Backers Push for LLC Transparency, Pointing to Alleged Theft of Construction Workers' Wages

A proposal backed by Democrats would disclose LLC owners to the state and create a first-in-the-nation public ownership database.
3 minute read

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