NEW: Greenwashing examines the practices and performance of among hedge funds that have endorsed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, signaling commitment to including Environmental, Social, and Governance...
Read MoreNEW: Goodwin Procter discusses the recent filing of stockholder challenging allegedly misleading disclosures regarding commitments to diversity by companies that have failed to achieve board diversity in Talking the Talk Versus...
Read MoreNEW: Fox Rothschild discusses changes in North Carolina procedures for seeking designation of complex business cases to the North Carolina Business Court in Business Court Amends Designation Procedure for Mandatory Complex...
Read MoreNEW: Back to the Future? Reclaiming Shareholder Democracy Through Virtual Annual Meetings examines stockholder voting turnout and voting outcomes at annual meetings between March and June 2020 in comparison with prior years,...
Read MoreNEW: Morris Nichols discusses amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, and the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership...
Read MoreNEW: Cooley discusses recent research regarding company disclosures regarding business impact of the coronavirus pandemic in Study looks at COVID-19 disclosure. Reuters reports that a study of corporate disclosures on...
Read MoreThe Delaware Court of Chancery issued a March 6, 2020 standing order, Standing Order Concerning COVID-19 Precautionary Measures, order (Del. Ch. Mar. 6, 2020), implementing procedural precautions, particularly the use of...
Read MoreCooley discusses transactions that have been terminated or are in litigation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, noting trends, observations, and lessons for pending transactions in Social Distancing From a (Supposed) Life...
Read MoreThe California Secretary of State announced the availability of online corporate formation and improvements to its online corporate filing tool, intended to better serve incorporators and filers during the coronavirus emergency,...
Read MoreThe D&O Diary’s Kevin LaCroix discusses Rebecca R. Haussmann v. Werner Baumann, et al. and Bayer AG, No. 651500/20, compl. (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Mar. 6, 2020) — a stockholder derivative action filed in New York state court,...
Read MoreMajority Action criticizes the current structure of JP Morgan’s board, and specifically a director who serves as the board’s Lead Independent Director, as unlikely to promote oversight and effectively manage climate change risk,...
Read MoreFarrel Fritz discusses the New York Court of Appeals’ decision in Luciano Bonanni, et al. v. Horizons Investors Corp., et al., No. 2017-06803, opinion (N.Y. App. Jan. 29, 2020), affirming a Trail Court’s finding that an asset...
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