Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Mississippi and Georgia
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending August 23, 2025
Data Driven Compliance: The Failure to Prevent Fraud Offense: Insights for US General Counsels with Mike DeBernardis
Culture Crafters: Building a Culture of Accountability in the Face of Disasters
Operationalizing Trust at Scale: Evolving Compliance: Neta Meidav on the Diligent Acquisition and AI Integration
Innovation in Compliance: Gaurav Kapoor on Risk Management and the Role of AI in GRC
FCPA Compliance Report: Accountability in Times of Crisis: A Conversation with Tom Fox and Sam Silverstein
Sunday Book Review: August 17, 2025, The More Books from the Ethicsverse Library Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: How a CFO Views Compliance and Risk
Data Driven Compliance – James Tillen on the Importance of Cross-Functional Collaboration in Complying with the FTPF Offense
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 57 — The Tom on His Highhorse Edition
AI Today in 5: August 15, 2025, The AI as Boss Episode
What to Do When Leadership Doesn’t Take Compliance Seriously
Daily Compliance News: August 14, 2025 The End of Dial Up Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Finance Models for Compliance
Compliance Tip of the Day - Extending Compliance Value Across Your Organization
Daily Compliance News: August 11, 2025, The Boss Doesn’t Work Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Design - Centric Internal Controls
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels - The Valley of Fear, Sherlock Holmes’ Investigative Techniques for Today’s Challenges
FCPA Compliance Report - Episode 770 - Integrating ESG in Global Outsourcing: Insights from Inge Zwick
A growing number of U.S. companies have begun reconsidering Delaware as the default state of incorporation in a phenomenon dubbed “DExit.” Historically, Delaware has been the preferred jurisdiction for public and private...more
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
In a recent decision out of the Texas Business Court’s Eleventh Division—Kassam v. Dosani, Cause No. 24-BC11A-0021—the court refused to let defendants fracture a complex business dispute into smaller pieces. The result? A...more
A recent decision from the Texas Business Court, Reed v. Rook TX, LP, centers on a dramatic claim: Jerry Reed, who “won a $7.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot in May 2023,” alleges that “his winnings would have been $95 million...more
Senate Bill 328, as amended, makes significant changes to the law governing jurisdiction in Illinois, which would change Illinois from a specific jurisdiction state to a general jurisdiction state for actions that allege...more
On May 7, 2025, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill No. 29, which introduces a series of corporate reforms that aim to make Texas the preferred jurisdiction for legal domestication. Because S.B. 29 received a 2/3rd...more
Across the globe, second and third generations are inheriting significant wealth and with it, the opportunity to professionalise how their family manages, governs and grows that wealth. Many are establishing dynamic,...more
In recognition of the beginning of Passover at sunset tomorrow, today's post reprises this post from 2015...more
Over the last year, a discussion has accelerated around Delaware’s status as the favored state of incorporation for business entities, with many ventures debating whether they should choose to incorporate in Delaware or, if...more
In the United States, companies can incorporate in any state of their choosing, regardless of where the company is headquartered or operates. The corporate law of the selected state will govern the internal affairs of the...more
Courts are wont to say that Section 2116 of the California Corporations Code codifies the internal affairs doctrine. See Villari v. Mozilo, 208 Cal. App. 4th 1470, 1478 n.8 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012) (“Corporations Code section...more
The Delaware Court of Chancery is the nation’s preeminent business court due to the large number of businesses that call Delaware home. Both Delaware state and federal courts require Delaware counsel to be actively involved...more
On February 27, 2025, Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Tyler) filed Senate Bill 29 (S.B. 29), proposing several corporate reforms designed to ensure that Texas remains the premier business-friendly jurisdiction in the nation. If...more
Recent decisions in the Delaware courts have prompted many corporate groups to re-evaluate if Delaware is the best domicile for their operations. Delaware has been the first choice US jurisdiction for incorporating corporate...more
If enacted, the amendments would significantly impact the risk-benefit considerations for public and private companies contemplating reincorporation or going public in a different jurisdiction. ...more
Earlier this month, Nevada Assemblymember Erica Roth introduced a bill, A.B. 158, to authorize Nevada courts to exercise general personal jurisdiction over entities on the sole basis that the entity...more
Delaware is the most common jurisdiction for public corporations and benefits from well-developed case law and a legislature that annually revises the corporate statute. The Delaware Chancery Court, however, often appears to...more
During over four decades of legal practice, any questioning the quality and predictability of the Delaware Court of Chancery was nothing short of heretical. That changed with one famous post by Elon Musk ("Never incorporate...more
I recently questioned the basis for Delaware' assertion of personal jurisdiction over controlling stockholders. I noted that there is no "deemed consent" statute for controlling stockholders as there is for directors and...more
Introduction - Cyprus is an EU member state and a common law jurisdiction with a legal system similar to that of the UK. It is located at the eastern end of Europe linking 3 continents, Europe, Africa and Asia and it has...more
Texas’ new business court, which the state hopes will make complex litigation more efficient, opens in less than four months. And while there’s still uncertainty about how the court will operate, its structure and the Texas...more
With so much focus on the regulatory treatment (and mistreatment) of blockchain related businesses, the benefits of commercial legal certainty for choosing a country or territory as a home of choice for these businesses is...more
I play the five string banjo, but not well at all. Steve Martin plays the banjo very well and he also writes songs for the banjo. One of those songs, Daddy Played The Banjo, ends with these lines...more
Jersey is the premier offshore jurisdiction of choice for many global corporations and financial institutions, and lead onshore counsel. Its enviable position owes much to the excellent quality of its service providers and...more