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13 Jan 2021, 6:09 am
Posted by Linda Martin, Timothy Harkness, and David Livshiz, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Editor's Note: Linda Martin and Timothy Harkness are partners and David Livshiz is counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. [read post]
24 Dec 2020, 7:21 am by Kristian Soltes
Maine-based WEX has settled the dispute and agreed to buy Optal Ltd. and eNett International (Jersey) Ltd. for less than half the original purchase price, WEX’s attorneys at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP said on Friday. [read post]
10 Dec 2020, 8:56 am
Posted by Boris Feldman, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on Thursday, December 10, 2020 Editor's Note: Boris Feldman is a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. [read post]
4 Dec 2020, 6:15 am
Gottfried, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP , on Monday, November 30, 2020 Tags: COVID-19, Hostile takeover, Institutional Investors, Mergers & acquisitions, Proxy season, Proxy voting, Shareholder activism, Shareholder value Innovation in the Stock Market: Exchanges and ATSs Posted by Gabriel Rauterberg (University of Michigan), on Monday, November 30, 2020 Tags: Alternative trading systems, Financial… [read post]
30 Nov 2020, 6:09 am
Posted by Maj Vaseghi, Lori Goodman and Sarah Ghulamhussain, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on Monday, November 30, 2020 Editor's Note: Maj Vaseghi and Lori Goodman are partners and Sarah Ghulamhussain is a senior associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. [read post]
27 Nov 2020, 4:53 pm by INFORRM
In June 2018, amid a febrile atmosphere generated by the #metoo movement, and in the midst of a Parliamentary Inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace,  the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) decided to refer Ryan Beckwith, then an equity partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal after a former associate who had left the firm had complained about a sexual encounter between them two years earlier. [read post]
5 Nov 2020, 1:46 pm by Thalia Kruger
Programme for 19 November 2020 14:00 – 14:10 – The Workshop and its Context Professor Paul Beaumont (University of Stirling), AHRC Network on UK Private International Law post Brexit: Project Objectives and Workshop Aims 14:10 – 16:00 – Cross-Border Litigation: Specific Issues in some specific sectors Chair: Alex Layton QC (King’s College London and Twenty Essex) Dr Jenny Papettas (University of Birmingham), Cross-Border Motor Claims After Brexit Professor Yvonne Baatz… [read post]
18 Sep 2020, 6:13 am
SEC Changes Rules Affecting Risk Factors, Litigation and Disclosures by US Public Companies Posted by Valerie Ford Jacob, Pamela Marcogliese and Michael Levitt, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on Friday, September 11, 2020 Tags: Disclosure, Environmental disclosure, Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Human capital, Risk disclosure, SEC, SEC rulemaking, Securities litigation, Securities regulation What to… [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 6:06 am
– (3) Disregard of Legal Constraints Posted by Lucian Bebchuk and Roberto Tallarita (Harvard Law School), on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Tags: Accountability, Boards of Directors, Business Roundtable, Corporate purpose, Corporate Social Responsibility, Program on Corporate Governance, Reputation, Shareholder value, Stakeholders Chancery Court Rules That Pre-Closing Attorney Client Privilege Over Deal Related Communications Stays with Sellers… [read post]
20 Aug 2020, 6:16 am
Posted by Doru Gavril, David Livshiz, and Scott Eisman, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, on Thursday, August 20, 2020 Editor's Note: Doru Gavril and David Livshiz are partners and Scott Eisman is special counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. [read post]
31 Jul 2020, 6:02 am
Elovitz, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, on Monday, July 27, 2020 Tags: Conflicts of interest, Disclosure, Hedge funds, Investment advisers, Investor protection, OCIE, Private equity, Risk, SEC, SEC enforcement, Securities regulation Five Key Points About the DOL’s New Fiduciary Rule Posted by Karen Shriver, Greg Nowak and Michael Crumbock, Troutman Pepper, on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 … [read post]
29 Jul 2020, 6:04 am
Marcogliese and Michael Levitt are partners and Amy Fisher is a law clerk at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. [read post]
3 Jul 2020, 6:09 am
Response to US Critics of the French Securities Regulator Position on Activism Posted by Alain Pietrancosta (University of Paris) and Alexis Marraud des Grottes (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP), on Friday, June 26, 2020 Tags: EU, Europe, France, International governance, Securities regulation, Shareholder activism, Short sales, Transparency Testimony by Chairman Clayton before the Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and… [read post]
19 Jun 2020, 6:20 am
Kelsey, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, on Monday, June 15, 2020 Tags: Boards of Directors, Hostile takeover, Internal Revenue Code, NOLs, Ownership, Poison pills, Section 382, Takeover defenses The Forum Attracts Numerous Citations from Courts, Legislators, Regulators, and National Organizations Posted by Tami Groswald Ozery (Harvard Law School), on Monday, June 15, 2020 Tags: Boards Need to Stay Vigilant and Keep… [read post]
9 Jun 2020, 8:25 am by Dan Bressler
’s case against Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP over the law firm’s lateral hiring of a partner will be narrowed, but not dismissed entirely, a Massachusetts federal court said. [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 4:42 am
McLeod, and Anitha Reddy, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Kat, on Sunday, April 19, 2020 Tags: Board monitoring, Boards of Directors, Caremark, COVID-19, Director liability, Liability standards, Risk, Risk management, Risk oversight, Securities litigation, Shareholder suits Navigating Strategic Alternatives in Distressed Scenarios: Takeaways for Boards Posted by Paul Tiger and Kelsey MacElroy, Freshfields Bruckhaus… [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 4:42 am
Posted by Ethan Klingsberg, Paul Tiger and Elizabeth Bieber, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on Friday, April 24, 2020 Editor's Note: Ethan Klingsberg and Paul Tiger are partners and Elizabeth Bieber is counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP. [read post]
17 Apr 2020, 5:55 am
, Mergers & acquisitions, Poison pills, Proxy advisors, Shareholder activism, Takeover defenses Poison Pills and Coronavirus: Understanding Glass Lewis’ Contextual Policy Approach Posted by Aaron Bertinetti, Glass, Lewis & Co., on Saturday, April 11, 2020 Tags: Boards of Directors, COVID-19, Institutional Investors, Mergers & acquisitions, Poison pills, Proxy advisors, Shareholder activism, Shareholder… [read post]
13 Apr 2020, 6:05 am
Posted by Ethan Klingsberg, Paul Tiger and Andrea Basham, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, on Monday, April 13, 2020 Editor's Note: Ethan Klingsberg and Paul Tiger are partners and Andrea Basham is counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP. [read post]