Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Majarian, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Noel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Tags: China , Foreign firms , IPOs , Merger litigation , Shareholder rights , U.S. What It Means for a Board To Exercise Oversight. foreign policy.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Posted by Subodh Mishra, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., Peregrine (McDermott Will & Emery) and Charles W.

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Law 360 M&A

APRIL 13, 2023

Colleagues at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP are mourning the death of Nancy Lieberman, a decorated mergers and acquisitions attorney who served as an example and mentor to generations of lawyers at the firm after becoming the youngest partner in its history at age 30.

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Law 360 M&A

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has hired a private equity specialist as a partner in its Paris office as the firm looks to expand its European practice.

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Law 360 M&A

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Two firms have been named lead counsel for a proposed class action against Myovant Sciences Ltd. claiming lawyers from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP who helped negotiate a merger between the pharmaceutical companies had undisclosed conflicts that resulted in a low-value deal, causing losses to Myovant minority shareholders.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Pritchard (University of Michigan), on Thursday, February 23, 2023 Tags: Class actions , Corporate fraud , law firms , Oversight , Securities damages , Shareholder litigation Department of Justice (DOJ) The Business of Securities Class Action Lawyering Posted by Stephen Choi (New York University), Jessica M.

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Marketability 189

Law 360 M&A

JUNE 16, 2023

London-based Watson Farley & Williams LLP announced Thursday it has hired an international corporate lawyer as a partner in its New York office, who joins the firm after past stints at Clifford Chance LLP, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Dickinson Wright PLLC.

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 30, 2022

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP represented defendants in more securities cases than any other firm in the last three years, according to a Lex Machina report that shows securities filings in federal court are on the rise.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 2, 2023

Adams, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Thursday, June 1, 2023 Tags: corporate officers , Delaware articles , Delaware cases , Delaware Court of Chancery , Delaware law , DGCL , officer exculpation 2023 Proxy Season: More Proposals, Lower Support Posted by Paul Washington and Merel Spierings, The Conference Board, Inc.,

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Equity 215

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 19, 2022

Statement by Chair Gensler on PCAOB Amendments to Strengthen Auditing Standards for Audits Involving Multiple Firms. PE Firms Poised for Diversity Drive. Gerber, Greg Norman, and Simon Toms, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S. Posted by Marc S.

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Dividends Equity Marketability 211

Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

provides key guidance on advance notice bylaw provisions Posted by Andrew Freedman, Lori Marks-Esterman, and Adrienne Ward, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, on Thursday, February 1, 2024 Tags: AAU , Advance Notice Bylaw , ANB , Delaware law , Kellner , Shareholder activism How Do Consumers Use Firm Disclosure? AIM ImmunoTech, Inc.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 18, 2023

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP steered clients through some of the most talked-about deals of 2022, including the record-breaking $68.7 and Elon Musk's blockbuster $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, earning the firm a spot on Law360's 2022 Mergers & Acquisitions Groups of the Year. and Microsoft Corp.

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Mergers & Acquisitions 40

Law 360 M&A

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP guided real estate firm Oak Street and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, respectively, in acquiring DLA Piper-counseled real estate investment trust STORE Capital for $14 billion in cash, the companies announced Thursday.

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Law 360 M&A

JUNE 24, 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 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP.

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 5, 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 O'Melveny & Myers LLP and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP. Here, Law360 recaps the ones you may have missed.

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Law 360 M&A

JUNE 2, 2022

Energy-focused private equity firm North Hudson, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, said Thursday it bought oil and natural gas company LOGOS from ArcLight Capital Partners LLC for $402 million.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 13, 2023

Berger, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Monday, January 9, 2023. Tags: Board of Directors , CEOs , Corporate governance , Equilar , Firm Outcomes , Machine Learning. US M&A Levels Remain Healthy. Posted by Maxim Mayer-Cesiano, and Jonathan E. Census Bureau. How Important Is Corporate Governance?

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Banking Finance 189

Law 360 M&A

APRIL 15, 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 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP. Here, Law360 recaps the ones you may have missed.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Statement by Chair Gensler on PCAOB’s Determinations Regarding Public Accounting Firms in China. Gerber, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Friday, December 16, 2022. Posted by Richard J. Grossman, Allison L.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 29, 2022

Posted by Lauren Aguiar, Anita Bandy, and Tansy Woan, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Monday, July 25, 2022. Can We Trust the Accounting Discretion of Firms with Political Money Contributions? Tags: Corporate culture , Diversity , ESG , Firm performance , Human capital , Innovation.

Banking 204

Banking Equity Technology Marketability 204

Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 27, 2022

Rosenello, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Monday, May 23, 2022. Tags: Board composition , Board dynamics , Board independence , Board oversight , Board performance , Boards of Directors , ESG , Outside directors , Private firms. Recent Delaware Corporate Law Trends and Developments.

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Banking Marketability 204

Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 17, 2022

Posted by Jason Russell, Hillary Hamilton, and Candace Ross Phoenix, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Tags: China , Foreign firms , Insider trading , International governance , SEC , SEC enforcement , Securities enforcement , Securities regulation.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 25, 2022

Posted by Brian Breheny, Raquel Fox, and Marc Gerber, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Posted by Anat Alon-Beck (Case Western Reserve University), on Monday, March 21, 2022. Opportunities for Postdoctoral and Doctoral Corporate Governance Fellows. Annual Meeting Filing and Disclosure.

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Equity Appraisal Compliance Technology 189

Reynolds Holding

APRIL 17, 2024

This post comes to us from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “Supreme Court Holds Item 303 Omissions Are Not Actionable Under Section 10(b) of Exchange Act,” dated April 12, 2024, and available here.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Insights From Skadden Partners “In the past, activists would usually demand that the CEO and chair go. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “Shareholder Activism Continues To Increase and Spread in Europe,” dated Winter 2024, and available here.

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Marketability Banking 69

Reynolds Holding

APRIL 14, 2024

a mid-cap oncology firm that was resisting one hostile bidder (Sanofi S.A.) and encouraging another firm (Pfizer) to outbid Sanofi. Rather, he purchased shares in Incyte Corporation, which was a firm arguably occupying the same market space as Medivation. In Panuwat , the defendant was an employee of Medivation, Inc.,

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Reynolds Holding

AUGUST 2, 2023

The indictment alleges a series of crimes: The two induced a Japanese cryptocurrency firm to transfer $600,000 worth of cryptocurrency in exchange for fundraising and marketing services that were never provided. This post comes to us from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

1 While the proposed rules raise the bar in the areas of conflicts of interest, disclosures, and policies and procedures, existing provisions of the federal securities laws address these areas and may be relevant to how firms currently develop and use AI models.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

In a recent post on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance , three partners at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP give practical advice to companies in preparing for and responding to a short attack. A market manipulation claim under Rule 10b-5 turns that paradigm on its head. The bottom line is simple.

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Grewal noted, as an example, the case of a national partner in a large accounting firm who, while not a CCO, was responsible for quality controls across the firm’s assurance practice, including those relevant to compliance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) quality control and audit standards.

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Compliance Accounting Firms Marketability 40

Reynolds Holding

JUNE 29, 2023

the development of these frameworks is welcome news to the industry and consumers alike, as they create a clear pathway for authorization and regulation and, correspondingly, credibility and trust among crypto users, while requiring cryptoasset firms to adhere to standards similar to those for existing financial services firms.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 25, 2023

This post comes to us from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “SCOTUS Unanimously Endorses Early Challenge to Agency Proceedings, Limiting Enforcement Agency Power,” dated April 17, 2023, and available here.

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Given the intention to increase the imposition of monitors and consultants as part of CFTC settlements, firms that are subject to enforcement actions may consider independently hiring a consultant before reaching a resolution with the CFTC to give the Division confidence that it can adequately remediate its issues without the CFTC’s involvement.

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Compliance 40

Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 2, 2024

This post comes to us from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “FBI, DOJ and SEC Publish Guidance on Requesting Delayed Reporting of Material Cyber Incidents on Form 8-K: Takeaways for CISOs and Disclosure Committees,” dated December 19, 2023, and available here.

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 19, 2024

This post comes to us from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “Litigation and Investigation Implications for Companies Adopting GenAI,” dated March 4, 2024, and available here.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 19, 2022

This post comes to us from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “California Trial Court Strikes Down Women on Boards Law,” dated May 17, 2022. That court likewise concluded that the law violated the equal protection clause in California’s constitution.

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Equity 45

Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 7, 2024

This post comes to us from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “DOJ Leverages the Private Sector To Achieve Enforcement Goals,” dated December 13, 2023, and available here.

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