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ESG Update: Corporate Directors May Be Obligated to Assess Political Risk

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Right now, much about the world is uncertain. Risks posed by political changes dominate the headlines and also weigh heavily on many decisions made by corporations, their advisors, and their stakeholders....more

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SEC’s Disgorgement Authority Expanded Under National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

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SEC’s Disgorgement Authority Expanded Under National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Derivative Claim Based On Deficient Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Efforts: “Bad...more

Carlton Fields

Prudent Process Defeats DOL

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A recently released case highlights the protection afforded by a retirement plan committee that takes its role seriously. In Scalia v. WPN Corp., No. 2:14-cv-01494, 2019 WL 4748052 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 30, 2019)), a Pennsylvania...more

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Delaware Chancery Court Addresses Directors’ Duty to Monitor Mission-Critical Regulatory Compliance

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The Situation: Directors of a biopharmaceutical company face potential liability where they knew—or should have known—that the company was not complying with regulations governing a matter of critical importance to the...more

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How VC-Backed Companies Can Mitigate #MeToo Risk

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The #MeToo and Time's Up movements have placed boards of directors in the spotlight for how quickly and thoroughly they respond to allegations of sexual assault, sexual harassment and other improper behavior by founders,...more

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