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The Legal Intelligencer

Piercing the Corporate Veil of Corporate Groups to Establish Alter Ego Jurisdiction

When nonresident members of a corporate group, usually the parent company, should expect to be subjected to the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania courts when one of the entities, usually the subsidiary, is based or does business in the state.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jones Walker M&A Co-Chair Jumps to Greenberg Traurig

The addition of Daniella Silberstein will help the firm advise the increasing number of financial service funds in South Florida, Greenberg said.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Suit Against DLA Piper Says Firm's Mistaken Email Revealed 'Double Dealing'

After client Ferrellgas Partners contacted the firm about the email, DLA said it conducted an internal investigation, the suit claims.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Special Committee's Narrow Mandate, Company's Decision to Bypass Committee and Impermissible 'Coercion' Prevent Dismissal Under MFW

This opinion builds upon a series of recent Delaware decisions examining the standards for the process leading up to a transaction that must be satisfied under MFW. A reviewing court will examine allegations concerning a special committee process to assess whether a committee functioned appropriately.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

COVID-19 Securities Class Action Risks: Present and Future

In their Corporate and Securities Litigation, Margaret A. Dale and Mark D. Harris discuss the most recent putative class action lawsuits related to COVID-19, and concludes by evaluating implications for future lawsuits.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

Ready, Set, Deploy: Legal Departments Increasingly Eye 'Out of the Box' Legal Tech

While it's unlikely legal tech companies will be able to break with customized solutions completely, the buying patterns of corporate legal and increased competition may continue to place more value on products that have a high degree of functionality out of the box.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Upholds Shareholder Representative Structure and Refuses to Treat Sellers as Real Parties in Interest

In Fortis Advisors v. Allergan W.C. Holding, the counterparty sought to bypass the agreed-upon shareholder representative by moving to treat the selling stockholders as parties for purposes of discovery and trial.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Economic Tools for Improving Negotiation Outcomes

For deal lawyers, no matter the stripe, negotiations can sometimes feel rote. Clients may have a list of "must-haves," stock provisions approved by committee, or regulatory imperatives, on the one hand, and almost everyone knows—depending upon the type of deal—the flashpoints in a given transaction, on the
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Looking to Grow' Despite Pandemic, Cozen O'Connor Boosts M&A Bench

Cross-border M&A specialist Christian Moretti has left Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis to join Cozen O'Connor's growing corporate practice group as a partner in New York.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal Tech Providers' Health May Be a Top Concern For Clients Post COVID-19

A down economy may be putting more pressure on corporate legal departments to insure that their vendors and service providers are going to be in business for the long-haul. But startups and legacy companies might be operating under different expectations.
4 minute read

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