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The Legal Intelligencer

The Push for Board Diversification Will Continue—Don't Be Left Behind

2020 brought significant change at a scale unseen for decades, and 2021 appears likely to continue the trend. As a result, the corporate world, like every segment of America, must reckon with it.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

'AmerisourceBergen' and Section 220 Demands in Del.: Implications and Possible Fixes

The Delaware Supreme Court recently affirmed the Delaware Court of Chancery's post-trial decision ordering AmerisourceBergen Corp. to produce corporate books and records under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law in order to permit stockholders to investigate AmerisourceBergen's role in the distribution of opioids.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Elimination of Statutory Barriers May Lead to New Wave of Public Benefit Corporations

On Aug. 1, 2013, a new subchapter of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL) was added to enable Delaware for-profit corporations to be incorporated as or to become a Delaware public benefit corporation, or "PBC."
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware Corporate and Commercial Case Law Year in Review: 2020

Our criteria for selection are that the decision either meaningfully changed Delaware law or provided clarity or guidance on issues relevant to corporate and commercial litigation in Delaware.
21 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Director to Attend Board Meeting Under False Pretenses to Meet Quorum Requirements Invalidated Board Action

Delaware courts will use their equitable powers to invalidate otherwise valid board actions tainted by inequitable deception.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Six Best Practices in Corporate Human Rights and Social Responsibility

With the Biden administration's emphasis on human rights and the upcoming 10th anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, corporate social responsibility is an issue of increasing focus and prominence.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

5 Ways Communication Tools Are Changing the Firm/Client Dynamic

While corporate legal teams and their outside counsel have a wide selection of communication tools to choose from, using those platforms could mean revisiting existing cybersecurity policies, establishing new boundaries and remembering to turn off the computer's microphone.
1 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Act Today Like the Partner You Want to Be in the Future,' Says Robert Benson, Jr. of King & Spalding

I built a reputation with clients and colleagues that led to repeat business and the promise of a pipeline of future business.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

CTA to Impose Reporting Obligations, Penalties on Many Fla. LLCs, Corporations

Practitioners in Florida should be familiar with the reporting obligations and potential penalties under the CTA as it will apply to many of the estimated 756,588 domestic Florida corporations and 1,473,881 Florida limited liability companies in the State of Florida as of Oct. 5, 2020.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

For New Jersey LLC Members, Silence Can Have Serious Ramifications

Members control their own fate, but they tempt that fate unnecessarily if they wait until it is too late to review the LLC's operating agreement.
8 minute read

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