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How I Made Practice Group Chairman: 'Running a Department Is Similar to Running Deals,' Says Richard Sweet of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

"While it is always nice to settle into your own management style, you can learn a lot from those that have come before you."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Enterprise Liability and When to Seek Piercing the Corporate Veil

In this column, we discuss Mortimer, the enterprise theory of liability generally, and the common sequencing decisions plaintiffs need to make when bringing a veil piercing claim.
9 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Bankruptcy Court Rejects US Trustee Fees on Distributions From Trust in 'Paragon Offshore'

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware addressed the issue of whether the Office of the United States Trustee (OUST) could collect its quarterly fees against assets that were previously transferred to a litigation trust free and clear of any and all claims, liens and other encumbrances pursuant to a confirmed plan of liquidation.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Court of Chancery Dismisses Complaint Attacking Merger Transaction

A stockholder complaining about a merger transaction materially enhances her prospects of overcoming a motion to dismiss if she can allege self-dealing by a controlling stockholder or that the transaction involves a change of control, thereby invoking the entire fairness standard of review or enhanced scrutiny.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lyft's GC Wants Other Companies to Respond to Texas Abortion Law

"Abortion is a constitutionally protected right, and so I'm happy to see us taking a voice and I hope that more of corporate America does this," Kristin Sverchek said.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Five Keys to Law Firm Risk Mitigation

Effective supplier risk management is an ongoing process that starts before you enter into a relationship with a law firm and continues throughout the lifecycle of that relationship.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Holds Section 3104(d)(4) Provides Standalone Authority for Alternative Means for Service of Process

Chancery Rule 4(d) specifies how service of a summons and complaint shall be made and specifies the manner of personal service upon various classes of defendants. Rule 4(d)(7) allows for an order directing a different or an additional mode of service of a summons in a special case.
7 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'The Connections I Made as an Associate Had a Significant Impact on My Career,' Says Katherine Duncan of Fenwick and West

"Once you hit partner, you are no longer artificially capped. My horizon is now the rest of my career, and it's a greenfield to make it into whatever I want."
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FedEx, Procter and Gamble Oppose Shareholders' Diversity Proposals

The proposals, which P&G and FedEx disclosed in recent proxy filings, are the latest examples of mounting ESG pressures on major corporations.
4 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Being a Good Firm Citizen, Mentoring Junior Attorneys and My Involvement in Firm Initiatives,' Says Allison Cooper of Fenwick

"Don't strive to be everything to everyone but instead learn how to prioritize what is the most important at any specific time on any specific day. "
6 minute read

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