Shareholders, Financial Reporting, Shareholder Litigation

Show Me the Books! Navigating Minority Shareholder Access to Corporate Information

Robins Kaplan LLP on 3/20/2025

A common adage tells us that in the absence of information, people tell themselves a story. In the corporate version, add in frayed business relations, and the plotline quickly thickens with suspicion and distrust. Minority...more

If It's Broke, Fix It: Amendments to the Alberta Business Corporations Act

Bennett Jones LLP on 4/14/2023

On March 28, 2023, the Alberta Government's Bill 10: Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 10) received Royal Assent. Bill 10 amends a number of key corporate statutes, including Alberta's Business Corporation Act, RSA...more

How Corporate Officers and Directors Can Mitigate Future Shareholder Disputes

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/20/2020

The response to the coronavirus pandemic is truly unprecedented. No company or board could anticipate that local, state, and federal officials would take draconian action like shutting down schools, restaurants, bars, and...more

Study Shows Financial Restatements Are “Handbooks Of Trickery” For Copycat Peer Companies

Cooley LLP on 10/15/2015

No, it’s not from The Onion. According to a study reported in CFO.com, unless the restating company faces regulatory action or shareholder litigation, the company’s competitors may use its financial restatement as a how-to...more

Second Circuit Revives Securities Fraud Class Action Against the Manufacturer of the Keurig Coffeemaker

Carlton Fields on 7/30/2015

Late last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the dismissal of a shareholder class action against the makers of Keurig coffeemakers and their ubiquitous “K-Cups.” In so doing, the Second Circuit...more

SEC Update

Snell & Wilmer on 12/31/2013

PROXY SEASON PREVIEW - Say-on-Pay and Equity Compensation Plans - Although say-on-pay votes are only advisory in the United States, they will likely continue to be a focus for many companies in the upcoming 2014...more