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What 2021 Has Taught Us About Leadership

because of all the challenges many faced due to the pandemic, another thing is certain: skills that were maybe once thought of as "soft" or "nice to have" are now required and highly valuable for both personal and professional success.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Finds 'Bird-Dogging' Entitles Plaintiff to Compensation Under Unjust Enrichment Theory

While parties may discuss the terms of a business arrangement, absent definite agreement on all material terms or a definite promise, these arrangements are generally unenforceable.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

VC Glasscock on the Evolution of the Vested Rights Doctrine in Delaware

The vested rights doctrine allows a property developer to proceed with a project under the rules and regulations in place at the time that its rights vested, despite subsequent changes to the law.
8 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Court Dismisses Derivative Complaint Where Plaintiff Fails to Plead a Risk of Personal Liability by Directors

A plaintiff seeking to bring derivative claims on behalf of a Delaware corporation bears a heavy burden if she has not made demand and seeks to demonstrate that demand would be futile based on directors' alleged substantial risk of personal liability from approving the transaction under attack.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cooley Adds Former Federal Prosecutor in Chicago

The Chicago office has grown quickly since opening earlier this year.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

David Seifer Sees Opportunities Rising For Corporate Law Work

"With the heavy push to get Mergers and Acquisitions deals across all industries done before calendar year-end, I would expect that we're going to see some of these deals spill over into the first quarter," partner David Seifer said.
5 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Be Confident in Who You Are and Your Worth as an Attorney,' Says Greg Hyden of Nason Yeager

"Know your worth, but also know when the time is right."
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Atlanta Law Firm Taylor English Duma Hires 2 Remote Partners in Florida

Shutts & Bowen and Jackson Lewis lost partners to the midsize, Atlanta-based firm this week.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

SPAC Mergers Challenged for an Alleged Statutory Foot-Fault

Stockholder-plaintiffs have filed a number of complaints in the Delaware Court of Chancery challenging at least five mergers involving Delaware special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in the last four months alleging that the SPAC's failure to solicit a "class vote" of the SPAC's Class A Common stockholders in connection with certain amendments to the SPAC's certificate of incorporation violates the requirements of Section 242(b)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL).
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Counsel Needs to Be Comfortable Taking Risks—Here's How

A good general counsel (GC) relays their unique perspective to help resolve business issues and propel a company forward. In working toward this goal, however, many lawyers run into the same roadblock—themselves.
7 minute read

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