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    The 40% Rule: European Commission Proposes New Law For More Women In The Boardroom By 2020

    Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Union and Commissioner for Justice, Citizenship and Fundamental Rights, yesterday announced that the European Commission has agreed a proposed new law setting a target that by 2020 40% of non-executive directors of larger European publicly listed companies should be women. Public undertaking will have until 2018 to comply.
    European UnionCorporate/Commercial Law
    Paul Hastings LLP
    Paul Hastings LLP
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    Justice Department Goes On The Offensive Against Board Interlocks

    This week, the Antitrust Division announced the resignation of seven directors from their corporate board positions in response to concerns their service may have violated Section 8...
    United StatesAntitrust/Competition Law
Crowell & Moring LLP
Crowell & Moring LLP
  • Article

    10 Most Common Bylaw Problems Facing Nonprofit Organizations (Part I)

    Over the years, we have seen and reviewed numerous sets of nonprofit organization bylaws.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Fox Rothschild LLP
    Fox Rothschild LLP
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    A Closer Look At The DGA's Tentative Agreement

    As the Writers Guild of America strike continues into its second month, with no immediate end in sight, it looks as though members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA)...
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Reavis Page Jump LLP
    Reavis Page Jump LLP
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    California's Board Diversity Law Held Unconstitutional

    Assembly Bill 979 (the Bill), signed into law by Gov. Newsom on September 30, 2020, required all public companies with a principal executive office in California to have at least one director
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
    Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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    California Breaks New Ground In Mandating Gender Diversity On Corporate Boards

    On September 30, 2018, the State of California became the first state in the United States to pass legislation mandating gender diversity in board representation.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Dentons
    Dentons
  • Article

    Connecticut Updates Its Business Corporation Act

    Connecticut has adopted legislation to update the Connecticut Business Corporation Act, which governs stock corporations formed under Connecticut law (the "amendments"). Public Act 11-147 was signed by Governor Malloy on July 8, 2011, and will become effective on October 1, 2011.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Day Pitney LLP
    Day Pitney LLP
  • Article

    D&O Insurance And IPOs: Seven Issues You Need To Consider

    As a company prepares for an IPO, the last thing to sometimes be considered is the potential of future litigation.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
    Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
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    D.C. Circuit Vacates Proxy Access Rule

    On July 22, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Exchange Act Rule 14a-11, the proxy access rule that was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in August 2010.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Foley Hoag LLP
    Foley Hoag LLP
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    Delaware Court Of Chancery Invalidates For-Cause Removal Requirement For Unclassified Boards Of Directors

    Vice Chancellor Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery invalidated provisions in a company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws that purported to limit the ability of stockholders to remove directors without cause.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Jones Day
    Jones Day
  • Article

    Delaware Court Reaffirms Deference To Directors In Risk Management Cases

    A Delaware Court of Chancery ruling emphasizes the stringent requirements stockholders must meet when alleging bad faith by corporate boards, reinforcing Delaware's business judgment rule protections.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
  • Article

    Delaware Redemption Actions—A New Frontier In SPAC Litigation?

    The Delaware Court of Chancery's application of the "entire fairness" standard in In re MultiPlan Stockholders Litigation is an important development for SPACs incorporated in Delaware, and it could
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Jones Day
    Jones Day
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    Director Equity Award Limit In LTIPs: How Companies Are Addressing It This Proxy Season In Light Of Recent Delaware Case Law

    This proxy season has revealed an intensifying trend to address limitations on grants to non-employee directors in many long-term incentive plans ("LTIPs").
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
    Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
  • Article

    Directors Must Act Now On Cybersecurity

    In a 2012 Corporate Board Member/FTI Consulting survey, 48 percent of public company directors and 55 percent of corporate general counsels rated data security as their number one concern.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
    Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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    Directors Must Exercise Independent Business Judgment Or Risk Losing Business Judgment Rule's Protection

    Much ink will be spilled in the circles of corporate law about Chancellor McCormick's blockbuster opinion in Tornetta v. Musk, C.A. No. 2018-0408-KSJM .
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Duane Morris LLP
    Duane Morris LLP
  • Article

    Diversity In The Boardroom: A Litigation Update

    In a prior alert, we noted that a number of shareholder lawsuits were brought during 2020 in which large corporations and their directors were accused of fiduciary breaches and securities law violations...
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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    "Elective" vs. "Default" Dissolution Procedures Of Delaware Corporations: Potential Extent Of Director Liability (Part II)

    In the prior post, a discussion was provided regarding the limitation of liability of directors of a dissolved corporation following either the "elective" or "default" dissolution procedures.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Pierson Ferdinand LLP
    Pierson Ferdinand LLP
  • Article

    FinCEN Issues Final Rule For Beneficial Ownership Reporting

    On September 29, 2022, FinCEN issued a final rule implementing the Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership information reporting provisions.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Jones Day
    Jones Day
  • Article

    Indiana Adopts Revisions To Business Corporation Law

    Senate Bill 487, which became effective on July 1, 2015, contains a variety of revisions to Indiana's Business Corporation Law.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Barnes & Thornburg LLP
    Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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    July 8, 2016 Corporate News Update: Delaware Court Addresses LLC Delegation Authority, SEC Announces 2nd Largest Whistleblower Award And TSCA Amended

    In June 2016, the SEC announced that it had made its second largest whistleblower award in its whistleblower program's five-year history.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Withers LLP
    Withers LLP
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