Sidley is pleased to share the February issue of Sidley Perspectives on M&A and Corporate Governance, a bimonthly newsletter designed to keep you current on what we consider to be the most important legal developments involving M&A and corporate governance matters. Topics covered in this issue include:
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENTS
If you have any questions regarding this issue of Sidley Perspectives, please contact the Sidley lawyer with whom you usually work or Claire Holland, the editor of the newsletter, at cholland@sidley.com.
M&A
Corporate Governance
Securities and Shareholder Litigation
Tax
Antitrust
ANALYSIS
- Cybersecurity: M&A Due Diligence and Protecting Privilege
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Delaware Court of Chancery Provides Appraisal Proceedings Primer
- Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Court of Chancery on the Issue of Director Independence
- Delaware Supreme Court Holds That a Merger Extinguished a Limited Partner’s Standing to Pursue a Derivative Claim
- Delaware Law Protects Informed Directors Who Took Reasonable Steps to Address Data Security Deficiencies
- Difficult in Delaware to Challenge Transactions That Have Been Approved By Disinterested and Fully-Informed Stockholders
- Presidential Order Blocks Cross-Border M&A Deal Over National Security Concerns
- Seller Defeats Fraud Claim with Anti-Reliance Clause
- Delaware Court of Chancery Refers $2.5 Billion Working Capital Dispute to Independent Accountant
- SEC Continues to Take Enforcement Action Against Companies for Using Severance Agreements That Impede Whistleblowing
- New DOL Guidance on Proxy Voting and Shareholder Engagement May Lead to Increased Shareholder Activism
- SEC Staff Issues FAST Act-Mandated Report on the Modernization and Simplification of Regulation S-K
- GAO Issues Report on the Current State of the Proxy Advisory Industry
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENTS
- Delaware Court of Chancery Invalidates Bylaw Requiring Supermajority Vote to Remove Directors
- BlackRock Letter Encourages Focus on Long-Term Value Creation
Current and past issues of Sidley Perspectives on M&A and Corporate Governance are available on our website. View the February issue here.
If you have any questions regarding this issue of Sidley Perspectives, please contact the Sidley lawyer with whom you usually work or Claire Holland, the editor of the newsletter, at cholland@sidley.com.
M&A
Corporate Governance
Securities and Shareholder Litigation
Tax
Antitrust
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