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Everything Compliance: Episode 157, The Q2 2025 Great Women in Compliance Edition
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As the art market grows in value and complexity, so too do the legal challenges surrounding authenticity. The Knoedler Gallery scandal revolved around the sale of approximately 40 Abstract Expressionist paintings that were...more
A recent Eleventh District Ohio Court of Appeals decision (Bockelman v. Griffin) reminds us that: 1) fraudulent concealment/non-disclosure is an exception to the general real estate principle of “Caveat Emptor” (Let the Buyer...more
Pinnacle IV, L.P. v. Cyberlabs AI Holdings Ltd., C.A. No. N23C-04-021 MAA CCLD (Del. Super. July 11, 2024) - Who can be held liable for a fraudulent statement is often a key issue in fraud claims. In this decision from...more
Indemnification is a key component in virtually every M&A deal, serving as a detailed and nuanced contractual risk allocation device between the Buyer and Seller. Though drafted in a two-way fashion, indemnity operates in the...more
For many years, Michigan has consistently interpreted “blanket” purchase orders as binding requirements contracts that could bind suppliers (and buyers) for many years — frequently, for the life of a particular OEM or buyer...more
The Emergence of Seller Impersonation Fraud - Recent reports from various title companies and other leaders in the real estate industry show that across the United States, systematic fraudulent schemes involving...more
A recent decision out of the Delaware Court of Chancery in John D. Arwood et al. v. AW Site Services, LLC, sheds significant light on whether a party to a contract governed by Delaware law may “sandbag” its counter party: as...more
Following a nine month trial in 2019, Mr. Justice Hildyard released a summary of his conclusions at the end of January 2021 regarding the proceedings brought by Hewlett-Packard (“HP”) (as well as a number of related entities)...more
The Delaware Court of Chancery in Online HealthNow, Inc., et al. v. CIP OCL Investments, LLC, et al., C.A. No. 2020-0654-JRS (Del. Ch. August 12, 2021) extended a recent line of cases declining to enforce seller-friendly...more
We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the second half of 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more
Every transaction to some extent is based on trust. At least a buyer trusts that a seller is not actively trying to defraud him. But, when is that trust reasonable? That question is important because a buyer claiming fraud...more
We reviewed in December an important decision that addressed the duties of loyalty that art advisors may, or may not, owe to their clients in dealing in the art market. That question—of to what extent advisors and...more
In IAC Search, LLC v. Conversant LLC (f/k/a ValueClick, Inc.), 2016 WL 6995363 (Del. Ch. Nov. 30, 2016), the Delaware Court of Chancery provided a reminder on how potentially-overlooked contractual provisions could have a...more
In this April 2016 post, we addressed preserving or eliminating extra-contractual fraud claims in M&A transactions. In this follow-up, we discuss a recent Delaware Chancery Court decision that further clarifies the framework...more
For any business owner, a specially-crafted integration clause can significantly limit exposure to suits brought by a dissatisfied party on the other side of the negotiating table. An integration clause (sometimes referred to...more