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The Perils of Governance by Stockholder Agreements (2): A Note on Unplanned Consequences

7 Jun 2024, 8:05 am

Bebchuk (Harvard Law School), on Friday, June 7, 2024 Editor's Note: Lucian Bebchuk is the James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Economics, and Finance, and Director of the Program on Corporate Governance, at Harvard Law School. [read post]

The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/

Weekly Roundup: May 31-June 6, 2024

7 Jun 2024, 8:05 am

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, June 7, 2024 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of May 31-June 6, 2024 Midyear observations on the board agenda Posted by John Rodi, David A. [read post]

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu

Letter in Opposition to the Proposed Amendment to the DGCL

7 Jun 2024, 8:05 am

We are professors of corporate law, and we routinely disagree over corporate law issues. [read post]

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu

The Perils of Governance by Stockholder Agreements (2): A Note on Unplanned Consequences

7 Jun 2024, 8:05 am

Bebchuk (Harvard Law School), on Friday, June 7, 2024 Editor's Note: Lucian Bebchuk is the James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Economics, and Finance, and Director of the Program on Corporate Governance, at Harvard Law School. [read post]

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu

Not Extortion, Not Fraud and Not Judiciary Law 487

7 Jun 2024, 6:44 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone

The 2001 Judgment covered fees plaintiff owed the Perlberger defendants for legal services rendered in two commercial litigations: Lutin v New Jersey Steel Corporation, et al. and D.S. [read post]

New York Attorney Malpractice Blog - http://blog.bluestonelawfirm.com/

FINRA Suspends Stockbrokers For Failing To Comply With FINRA Arbitration Award Or Settlement Agreement May, 2024

7 Jun 2024, 6:44 am by Silver Law Group

Vestax Securities Corporation Brokers and brokerage firms are obligated to satisfy all FINRA arbitration judgements, without any unreasonable or unwarranted delay. [read post]

Securities Arbitration Lawyers Blog - https://www.silverlaw.com/blog/

Snapshot Showdown: Photographer’s Copyright Battle with Indiana Corporation, My Sauna World LLC

7 Jun 2024, 6:04 am by Overhauser Law Offices, LLC

Prince William County, Viriginia – Plaintiff Morgan Howarth has filed suit against Fishers, Indiana Defendant, My Sauna World LLC. [read post]

Indiana Intellectual Property Lawyer Blog - http://www.iniplaw.org/

Federal Authorities Crack Down on Mail Marketing Fraud

7 Jun 2024, 6:00 am by Robert M. Appleton

On May 31, 2024, a federal jury in Colorado returned guilty verdicts against two former senior officers of the Epsilon corporation who were charged with selling consumer lists to fraudsters targeting the elderly and vulnerable. [read post]

Advertising Law Blog - http://www.olshanlaw.com/blogs-Advertising-Law-Blog

In Which Elon Musk (Again) Illustrates Basic Corporate Law Concepts

7 Jun 2024, 4:19 am by Ann Lipton

I swear I wasn’t going to blog about Elon Musk this week; I had several other ideas planned, but then someone went ahead and filed a new complaint in Delaware and I just can’t help myself. [read post]

Business Law Prof Blog - https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/business_law/

Another One Bites the Dust: The Fifth Circuit Vacates SEC Private Funds Rules

7 Jun 2024, 3:30 am by David Lynn

However, the Court also ruled that the SEC lacked rulemaking authority under Section 206(4) of the Advisers Act because (i) the SEC failed to define the “fraud” it was seeking to prevent and there were an insufficient number of enforcement actions to support the necessity of the rulemaking, (ii) Section 206(4) of the Advisers Act does not permit rulemaking concerning disclosures or reporting, (iii) Section 206(4) does not authorize the SEC to issue rulemakings that seeks to regulate the… [read post]

TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog - http://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/Blog/

One Step Closer to Development of a Governance Framework

7 Jun 2024, 3:25 am by David Lynn

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), in collaboration with the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), has selected PwC US to assist with developing a Corporate Governance Framework. [read post]

TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog - http://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/Blog/

News You Can Use Digest – June 7, 2024

7 Jun 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor

National/Federal Multiple Trump Witnesses Have Received Significant Financial Benefits from His Businesses, Campaign MSN – Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott, and Alex Mierjeski (ProPublica) | Published: 6/3/2024 Nine witnesses in the criminal cases against Donald Trump have received significant financial benefits, including large raises from his campaign, severance packages, new jobs, and a grant of shares and cash from Trump’s media company. [read post]

Lobby Comply Blog - https://stateandfed.com/lobbycomply/feed

Unanimous Supreme Court Affirms IRS's Position On Life Insurance Proceeds Used To Fund A Stock Redemption

7 Jun 2024, 2:00 am by Paul Caron

United States, No. 23–146 (June 6, 2024): Syllabus Michael and Thomas Connelly were the sole shareholders in Crown C Supply, a small building supply corporation. [read post]

TaxProf Blog - https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/

Nevada Supreme Court Follows Delaware In Overruling Gentile v. Rosette

7 Jun 2024, 12:15 am

"Equity expropriation" claims are claims alleging a controlling shareholder's or director's expropriation of value from a corporation that dilute the equity of other shareholders. [read post]

California Corporate & Securities Law - https://www.calcorporatelaw.com/

Plaintiffs’ Firms Are Once Again Targeting Advance Notice Bylaws

6 Jun 2024, 10:00 pm