Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

O’Reilly and Lina Dayem, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Tags: Delaware articles , Delaware cases , Delaware Court of Chancery , Delaware law , Fiduciary duties , Mergers & acquisitions , waivers Do Corporations Retain Too Much Cash?

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 1, 2023

A longtime Sidley Austin LLP partner who co-led that firm's antitrust and competition practice has joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's litigation department.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 31, 2023

Goodwin Procter LLP has added a Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP counsel to its antitrust and competition practice, the firm announced Monday.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Mangino, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 Tags: Boardwalk Pipeline Partners , Delaware cases , Delaware Court of Chancery , Delaware law , Fiduciary duties , LP v. portfolio companies Posted by John Galloway, Vanguard, Inc., portfolio companies Posted by John Galloway, Vanguard, Inc.,

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 20, 2022

With so much mergers and acquisitions news this week, you may have missed several deals announced in the last several days helmed by firms such as Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

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Law 360 M&A

JULY 8, 2022

Global investment firm KKR & Co. has chosen a former outside counsel from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP to lead its legal department.

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Law 360 M&A

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Anthony Vernace has helped close major acquisitions this year while working in the firm's corporate team, bringing home deals like Microsoft's $68 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard and its $19 billion purchase of Nuance Communications last April, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Mergers & Acquisitions (..)

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Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 29, 2022

Posted by Gail Weinstein, Philip Richter, and Brian Hecht, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Friday, April 22, 2022. Bell, Dean Kristy, and Dawn Belt, Fenwick & West LLP, on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Bermeo, and Lee Hochbaum, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Posted by Amy D.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 19, 2023

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP represented clients involved in some of the highest-profile deals of the year, including longstanding client Microsoft in its $68.7

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 22, 2024

Tong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 Tags: CEO turnovers , Executive Compensation , Executive performance , Firm performance , recession , Stock performance , stock prices Investment Stewardship 2023 Annual Report Posted by John Galloway, Vanguard, Inc., Stebbins, and William L.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 15, 2022

Posted by David Cifrino and Jacob Hollinger, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, on Friday, April 8, 2022. Tahyar, and Ning Chiu, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Posted by Gail Weinstein, Steven Epstein, and Philip Richter, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Sunday, April 10, 2022.

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Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 16, 2023

This post comes to us from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “Second Circuit Curtails Title 18 Insider Trading Liability,’ dated January 4, 2023, and available here.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 16, 2023

This post comes to us from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “Tracking the SEC’s Climate and ESG Task Force,” dated April 26, 2023, and available here. The company did not admit or deny the findings of the order. [6]

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

This post comes to us from Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “Supreme Court: Grants Certiorari to Determine Whether Purchasing Shares in a Direct Listing Creates Standing Under the Securities Act,” dated January 31, 2023, and available here. . § 77 l (a). [3]

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 10, 2023

5] As one commenter explained, “permitting buyers to make a profit from their asymmetric information is often needed to induce them to invest effort to discover firms that are mismanaged.” [6] 22] Moreover, the costs of speedier filings for these investors, some of whom are small and not financial firms, are likely to be high. [23]

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Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Proxy Advisory Firms. This post comes to us from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “DOL Issues Final Rule on ESG Investing and Proxy Voting,” dated December 8, 2022, and available here. 72846, 72848 (Nov.

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