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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Over the Limit: Can Equity Trump the Certificate of Incorporation’s Share Cap?

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We often remark anecdotally that disputes over ownership status—whether one is or is not an owner—seem far more common in the context of LLCs than corporations. The contrast between the often-permissive structure of the...more

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Class Voting Distinctions between Maryland and Delaware

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The Supreme Court of Delaware recently issued a decision upholding long-standing precedent regarding Delaware’s class vote requirement. The case, In re Fox Corporation/Snap Inc. Section 242 Litigation, concerned amendments to...more

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Whoops! Should stockholders have voted as separate classes on that charter amendment?

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What happened - A recent Delaware chancery court decision has called into question consolidated voting on charter amendments by some companies with multiple classes of common stock. In Garfield v. Boxed, Inc., the court...more

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SEC Focuses on Insider Trading and Leverages Market Analytics in Recent Slew of Enforcement Cases

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​​​​​​​On July 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced insider trading charges against ten individual defendants across four separate cases (Bhardwaj, Goel, Markin, and Buyer), filed in the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Delaware Court of Chancery Issues Important Decision on Recapitalizations and Dual-Class Structures Involving Controlling...

On December 11, 2017, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision that will be important for companies looking to implement measures to extend or make changes to dual-class voting structures and for companies with...more

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