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1 Aug 2022, 6:31 am
This conception—the “single-owner” standard—was first articulated in the context of appraisal rights, and it has served for a century as the Atlas of Delaware’s corporate law, providing the theoretical foundation for its entire doctrinal universe, including merger landmarks like Unocal, Revlon, and the long line of their offspring. [read post]
The decisions further indicate that clear and unambiguous bylaws adopted on a “clear day” in order to achieve the legitimate goal of an orderly corporate electoral process are unlikely to fail equitable review in the absence of specific evidence of inequitable conduct. [read post]
29 Jul 2021, 5:59 am
As one vice chancellor put it, a consensus has taken root that “Blasius ‘ main role, to the extent it has one, is as a specific iteration of the intermediate standard of review laid out in Unocal. [read post]
26 Mar 2021, 6:09 am
Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, March 26, 2021 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of March 19-25, 2021. [read post]
19 Mar 2021, 6:08 am
Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, March 19, 2021 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of March 12-18, 2021. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 3:00 am by John Jenkins
This may sound strange to most of you, but when I took Corporations in the fall of 1984, corporate law was kind of a sleepy backwater. [read post]
12 Jun 2020, 6:43 am by John Jascob
In a corporate setting, the key question is whether the fiduciary induced the shareholders to act for reasons other than the merits of a transaction. [read post]
Ultimately, the Court found that Sixteenth Section lands are private, corporeal, immovable things, that the relationship between said lands, the state, and the school boards is that of trust for the benefit of public use, and that said lands fall within the public trust doctrine. [read post]
Ultimately, the Court found that Sixteenth Section lands are private, corporeal, immovable things, that the relationship between said lands, the state, and the school boards is that of trust for the benefit of public use, and that said lands fall within the public trust doctrine. [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 4:42 am
Even though we believe many activists are holding back on announcing new campaigns due to uncertainties around forecasts, there is justifiable concern that deep-pocketed hedge funds, and possibly cash-rich corporations and private equity funds, are accumulating “toe-hold” positions under the radar to position themselves for future threats to companies’ stand-alone strategic plans. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 6:01 am
Mascari, Cornerstone Research, on Thursday, April 9, 2020 Tags: Accounting, Class actions, Merger litigation, Securities litigation, Settlements Annual General Meetings & COVID-19 Posted by Michael Laff, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., on Thursday, April 9, 2020 Tags: Boards of Directors, COVID-19, SEC, Securities regulation, Shareholder meetings, Virtual meetings Are Corporate Payouts Abnormally High in… [read post]
31 May 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Watchdogs have raised concerns over the propriety of Trump profiting off businesses as foreign governments and corporate interest groups currying favor in Washington book rooms at Trump hotels. [read post]
14 Feb 2019, 10:23 am by Dan Harris
  Many already are familiar with CNOOC’s failed bid earlier this year for Unocal and Lenovo’s purchase of IBM’s PC division, but there are smaller asset purchases and buy-out attempts going on all the time. [read post]
30 Mar 2018, 12:04 pm by Francis Pileggi
But, the right of a controlling stockholder to do so, must yield when a corporate decision implicates a controller’s duty of loyalty. [read post]
16 Mar 2018, 6:08 am
Delaware’s Retreat: Exploring Developing Fissures and Tectonic Shifts in Delaware Corporate Law Posted by James D. [read post]
1 Oct 2017, 7:51 am
Section 172 sets forth directors duties and is similar to the constituency statutes in some 30 states, and arguably, based on the 1985 opinion of the Delaware Supreme Court in the Unocal case, Delaware law. [read post]