For the past three years, since the Supreme Court explicitly declined to address the issue in Kokesh v. SEC in 2017, there had been an...
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Insights on M&A, litigation, and corporate governance in the US.
On June 22, 2020, the Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of Altera (now owned by Intel) of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Altera...
In a 94-page opinion issued last Thursday, Vice Chancellor Laster denied defendants’ motion to dismiss in In re Dell Technologies Inc....
As discussed in Part I, in order for companies to successfully manage HCM issues arising in 2020, it will be important for them to be...
Effective today, Thursday, June 18, 2020, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued an interim...
Human capital management (HCM) is one of the most significant corporate governance themes emerging in 2020, shining a spotlight on a...
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) recently announced proposed changes to the scope of transactions subject...
Compared to the 2007-08 financial crisis, the COVID-19 crisis is likely to produce a broader array of asset classes that become available...
On May 27, the Second Circuit issued a decision affirming the dismissal of a putative federal securities class action for failure to...
On May 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached a $25 million settlement with BitClave Pte Ltd. (BitClave) after...
After a period of hibernation, there are now signs of life returning to the M&A markets. In just the past week, we have seen a trio of...
It’s a natural human phenomenon. After a period of intense activity, it’s perfectly understandable to relax, take a step back and catch...