Tim J. Leech
Recent case law developments in Delaware’s courts underscore the importance for corporate boards to monitor “mission critical” operations at their companies. These developments have important corporate governance implications, as I detailed in a September blog post (
One of the hot topics in the corporate space over the last several months has been the question whether Delaware corporations should consider reincorporating in another state, such as Texas or Nevada. Much of the discussion in this re-domestication
In recent days, SEC observers have speculated about who the new head of the agency will be in the incoming Trump Administration and what the new leadership might mean for the agency’s regulatory and enforcement agenda. While we await the
ESG has been and remains a serious concern for corporate executives. However, the role that it plays as a part of the corporate risk equation has changed. From a time not that long ago where companies were under pressure to
Umesh Pratapa
In the following guest post, Umesh Pratapa takes a look at environmental liability risks under Indian law and consider the D&O insurance implications. Umesh is the Author of the handbook on D&O liability insurance published by Institute of
Is a company’s action against a corporate executive to recover the costs of defense the company advanced on his behalf “restitutionary” in nature and are the amounts involved therefore precluded from coverage under the D&O insurance policy’s definition of Loss?
As often happens when companies are hit with securities class action lawsuits, Lululemon, which in August was sued in a securities suit, was hit with a parallel shareholder derivative lawsuit. The derivative suit allegations not only largely track the
The current Supreme Court term promised to be an interesting one from a securities law standpoint, as the Court had agreed to take up two cases dealing with key securities class action litigation issues. One of those cases is the
As I have previously noted on this site (for example, here), a long-standing and frequently recurring litigation pattern has been the filing of a corporate or securities lawsuit in the wake of an antitrust enforcement action. In the latest
Michael W. Peregrine
Ashley Hoff
There is no doubt that the upcoming change in Presidential administration will have important implications across a wide range of issue. In some cases, the change will present unique challenges for corporate boards. As boards