On January 3, 2022, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a novel decision arising from a challenge to a transaction involving a special purpose acquisition company, commonly referred to as a SPAC, in In re MultiPlan Corp....more
On February 20, 2019, Skadden held a webinar titled “2019 M&A and Corporate Litigation Trends.” The panelists were litigation partner and Delaware litigation practice leader Edward Micheletti and litigation counsel Jenness...more
3/1/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Appraisal Rights ,
Books & Records ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Bylaws ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corwin Doctrine ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Defense Strategies ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Forum Selection ,
Mergers ,
MFW ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Popular ,
Ratification ,
Reversal ,
Section 220 Request ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Shareholder Demands ,
Shareholders ,
Standard of Review
Since the Delaware Supreme Court decided Corwin v. KKR Financial Holdings LLC more than two years ago, there has been an open question as to whether and to what extent the principles affirmed in that decision apply in the...more
5/30/2018
/ Books & Records ,
Breach of Duty ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corwin Doctrine ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Mergers ,
Pleading Standards ,
Revlon Standard ,
Section 220 Request ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Standard of Review
Earlier this year, in a consolidated breach of fiduciary duty and appraisal action, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial opinion that includes many important takeaways for...more
10/22/2015
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Appraisal Rights ,
Bad Faith ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
COOs ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Officers ,
Damages ,
Dole Food ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
False Statements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fraud ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Mergers ,
Remedies ,
Special Committees ,
Standard of Review ,
Take-Private Transactions ,
Unfair Dealing