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Maryland Remains the Favored Jurisdiction for REITs

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Amid continuing reports of corporations reincorporating from Delaware, including Simon Property Group reincorporating from Delaware to Indiana, the location of its headquarters, and Texas and Nevada recently amending their...more

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Protecting Closed-End Investment Companies under Maryland Law

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Closed-end investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), have proven to be a product sought by many investors, especially individuals. Despite their appeal to long-term...more

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When May Shares Be Voted Without A Proxy Or Without Transfer Into The Holder's Name?

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In most cases, Generally speaking, only the record owners of shares on the record date are entitled to vote under the California General Corporation Law.  As with most generalizations, however, there are exceptions.  For...more

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Dissenters' Rights And Conversions

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Chapter 13 of the California General Corporation Law provides for statutory dissenters' rights.  In general, dissenters' rights are rights granted to shareholders to require the corporation to buy their shares for cash at an...more

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Removal Of Directors Without Cause

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Broc Romanek at The Mentor Blog has been writing about publicly traded companies that reportedly continue charter provisions allowing shareholders to remove directors only for "cause". Section 303 of the California...more

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