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Bylaws Fiduciary Duty Publicly-Traded Companies

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Where’s the Beef? Delaware Courts Nix Unripe Challenges to Advance Notice Bylaws and Uphold Bylaws Adopted ‘on a Clear Day’

Almost overnight, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has become ubiquitous in numerous aspects of life, both personal and work-related. Nearly all major law firms have begun to explore and, in many instances, have...more

Venable LLP

Court of Chancery Provides Further Guidance on Advance Notice Bylaw Amendments Amidst a Proxy Contest

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Hi In “a tale of wins and losses on both sides,” the Delaware Court of Chancery reiterated that advance notice bylaws adopted amid an approaching proxy contest are reviewed through the lens of enhanced judicial scrutiny to...more

A&O Shearman

Delaware Court Of Chancery Declares Company Actions On Behalf Of One Half Of Deadlocked Board Were Unauthorized And Contrary To...

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On June 16, 2022, Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will of the Delaware Court of Chancery granted declaratory judgment in favor of plaintiffs — four members of the board of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), including...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Exclusive Forum Provisions: A New Item for Corporate Governance and M&A Checklists

Public companies increasingly are adopting “exclusive forum” bylaws and charter provisions that require their stockholders to go to specified courts if they want to make fiduciary duty or other intra-corporate claims against...more

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