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Fenwick & West LLP

Securities Law Update - August 2025

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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Ninth Circuit Agrees To Rehear Derivative Suit Previously Dismissed Based on Forum Selection Bylaw

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently agreed to rehear en banc the dismissal—based on a Delaware exclusive forum selection bylaw provision—of a shareholder derivative suit asserting violations of Section 14(a) of the...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Tractor Supply Gets Lift from Court with Diversity Suit Dismissal

Earlier this spring, yet another lawsuit alleging a company failed to adequately promote diversity was dismissed for a failure to properly allege demand futility. In City of Pontiac Police & Fire Ret. Sys. v. Jamison, the...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Ninth Circuit Upholds Delaware-Forum Bylaw That Precludes Assertion of Federal Proxy Claim

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a shareholder derivative action in light of an exclusive-forum bylaw requiring assertion of derivative claims in the Delaware Court of Chancery, even though...more

Jones Day

Recent Developments in Shareholder Derivative Litigation Concerning Diversity in Corporate Leadership

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The Situation: A number of shareholder derivative lawsuits in federal court have been filed seeking to hold directors and officers of major companies accountable for alleged failures to uphold their companies' stated...more

King & Spalding

The Insider: Key Developments for Chief Legal Officers and Corporate Legal Teams

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Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Insider. This new publication from King & Spalding’s Public Companies Practice, which will be produced periodically, is focused on key developments for chief legal officers and their...more

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