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Proposed 2025 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law

For decades, Delaware has been widely regarded as the leading forum for incorporation in the United States. More than half of all publicly traded U.S. companies, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 500, have made...more

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Chancery Determines Certain Suits and Investigations Against Amazon Were Insufficient to Meet Credible Basis Standard to Inspect...

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Wong Leung Revocable Tr. v. Amazon.com Inc., C.A. No. 2023-1251-BWD (Del. Ch. May 1, 2024) - In order to inspect books and records under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, a stockholder-plaintiff must...more

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New SEC Guidance on Marketing Rule: Ensuring Compliance in Advertisement and Marketing Material for Investment Advisors 2024

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released two new sources of guidance for the Marketing Rule. On February 26, the SEC Division of Investment Management released an FAQ clarifying how to include gross...more

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SEC Adopts Sweeping New Private Fund Adviser Rules

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On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), by a party-line vote of 3-2, adopted new rules applicable to investment advisers to private funds (“Private Fund Advisers”) that address transparency,...more

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Inside the Courts - June 2021

Books and Records - Court of Chancery Orders Production of Emails, Denies Production of Privileged Communications in Books and Records Action - Emps.’ Ret. Sys. of R.I. v. Facebook, Inc., C.A. No. 2020-0085-JRS (Del. Ch....more

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Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - April 2020

This issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between October 2019 and January 2020. ...more

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Rights And Risks In The Age Of Transparency

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In its examinations of investment managers over the past decade, the SEC has consistently focused intensely on conflicts, disclosures and fiduciary duties. Originally published in The Legal Supplement: Expert Commentary -...more

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Reevaluating the Board Risk Oversight Process: Implications of Marchand and Other Recent Developments | Insights | Skadden, Arps,...

On February 26, 2020, Skadden held a webinar titled “Reevaluating the Board Risk Oversight Process: Implications of Marchand and Other Recent Developments.” The panelists were Edward Micheletti, litigation partner and...more

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Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - September 2019

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between May and August 2019....more

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Implicit Recommendations To Hold: FINRA’s Suitability Rule Goes Toe-To-Toe With SEC’s Regulation BI

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Nearly ten years ago, FINRA decided to update its old suitability rule, NASD Rule 2310. It had been around a long time, and while it seemed to work fine, FINRA decided to incorporate into the new amended rule – FINRA Rule...more

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SEC Fines Adviser $20 Million Based on Conflicts

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Failure to disclose conflicts of interest and/or to comply with firm procedures are the predicates for a series of SEC enforcement actions involving regulated entities. The most recent example of these trends is an action...more

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