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Texas Adopts Law Permitting Limits on Shareholder Proposals

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On May 19, 2025, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill No. 1057 (SB 1057) into law....more

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Professor Bainbridge Will Need To Wait A Bit Longer For The Answer To This Question

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In October 2020, Professor Stephen Bainbridge posed this question of whether shareholder inspection rights are subject to the internal affairs doctrine.  His post followed Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster's ruling in Juul...more

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How To Avoid The California General Corporation Law

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The California legislature has famously extended many provisions of the California General Corporation Law to corporations under the laws of other states. But, as Michael Corleone observed at the beginning The Godfather: Part...more

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Irony Of Ironies: Massachusetts Court Issues First Opinion Applying Nevada Internal Affairs Statute

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In 2017, Nevada codified the internal affairs doctrine by enacting NRS 78.012...more

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Can California Dictate The Composition Of Foreign Corporations?

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Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson's effort to mandate the number of female directors recently passed out of the Senate Committee on Judiciary. That should not be too surprising as Senator Jackson chairs the committee. The bill's...more

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Nevada Legislature Reinforces Internal Affairs Doctrine and Emphasizes Transparency in 2017 Business Law Amendments

The 79th Session of the Nevada Legislature enacted several meaningful amendments to Title 7 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS), which governs business entities, including corporations, limited liability companies and...more

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Officers Of Foreign Corporations And The California Courts

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Yesterday’s post concerned Section 2116 of the California Corporations Code. Courts sometimes describe Section 2116 as codifying the internal affairs doctrine. See, e.g., Vaughn v. LJ Internat., Inc., 174 Cal. App. 4th 213,...more

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