Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Posted by Daniel Litowitz, and Lara Aryani, Shearman & Sterling LLP, on Monday, November 28, 2022. Tags: Firm valuation , Going private , IPOs , Private benefits of control , Unicorns , Venture capital firms. Posted by Rüdiger Fahlenbrach (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), on Monday, November 28, 2022.

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 4, 2022

Milbank LLP has added an attorney from Shearman & Sterling LLP who has worked on issues related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States for over 20 years, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The nightmare for any law firm is a “partner run,” a domino-style collapse that can turn a temporary downturn into a liquidation in months. Reform efforts in the legal profession to open up law firms’ rigid governance structure could reduce partner run risk but could also open the profession to a host of new hazards.

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Appraisal Rights

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Delaware Supreme Court Reverses And Remands Dell MBO Appraisal Decision, Finding The Trial Court Erroneously Disregarded The Deal Price, Shearman & Sterling. This firm is a counsel of record in the Dell case. Magnetar, Eric Talley & Jeffrey Gordon, CLS Blue Sky Blog. Dell Ruling Bridges Philosophical Gap In Del.

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Appraisal Rights

JANUARY 31, 2018

Numerous news outlets, blogs, corporate governance authors, and law firms have provided their own take on the Dell decision. Delaware Supreme Court Reverses And Remands Dell MBO Appraisal Decision, Finding The Trial Court Erroneously Disregarded The Deal Price, Shearman & Sterling. “ We covered the decision previously.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 14, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, July 14, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of July 7-13, 2023. Huber, Sarah E.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 12, 2022

Posted by Richard Alsop, Harald Halbhuber, and Lona Nallengara, Shearman & Sterling LLP, on Sunday, August 7, 2022. SEC Proposes Narrowing Grounds for Excluding Shareholder Proposals. Welcoming the Universal Proxy. Posted by Kai Liekefett, Derek Zaba, and Leonard Wood, Sidley Austin LLP, on Monday, August 8, 2022.

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 19, 2023

This post comes to us from Shearman & Sterling LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “Personal Liability of Directors for Climate Strategy: Landmark Case against Energy Company Board,” dated February 27, 2023, and available here. Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited [2022] EWHC 1233 (Ch). [25]

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In a new study, we look at dealmakers in law firms, examining the individual characteristics that distinguish those who lead M&A deals. We find that successful leaders of a firm’s significant deals rarely lead alone. We find that deals, by the firms’ own account, are led by a team of lawyers rather than a single person.

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