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2023 Delaware Corporate Law and Litigation Year in Review

Harvard Corporate Governance

Introduction In 2023, the Delaware courts issued many decisions addressing an array of important topics, including director and officer oversight obligations, the role of boards in navigating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, dual-class stock structures and controlling stockholder conflicts of interests, structuring and process considerations (..)

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The Evolving Battlefronts of Shareholder Activism

Harvard Corporate Governance

Shareholder activism—the practice of shareholders engaging in a campaign to influence corporate actions—has long been a controversial topic in corporate governance. We recently published a paper on SSRN (“The Evolving Battlefronts of Shareholder Activism”) that examines current trends in shareholder activism and their potential impact.

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Columbia Law School to Hold 2022 Conference on M&A and Corporate Governance

Reynolds Holding

On December 2, 2022, Columbia Law School will hold its 2022 Conference on Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Governance. Rakoff, Chief of the SEC Office of Mergers and Acquisitions Ted Yu, and Director of the SEC Division of Investment Management William Birdthistle. McCormick, Delaware Vice Chancellor Lori W.

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Weekly Roundup: December 22-28, 2023

Harvard Corporate Governance

Department of Justice (DOJ) FASB issues final ASU requiring enhanced disclosure of segment expenses Posted by Cydney Posner, Cooley LLP, on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 Tags: Accounting standards , ASU , CODM , Disclosure , FASB , public entity , Topic 280 Chancery Court Upholds Identity-Based Voting Within Single Class of Stock Posted by Marina C.

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Weekly Roundup: August 4-10, 2023

Harvard Corporate Governance

Larcker (Stanford University) , on Monday, August 7, 2023 Tags: CEO Pay , equity awards , Executive Compensation , pay versus performance , Proxy advisory , shareholder engagement How Governance Professionals Are Guiding Corporate Disclosure on E&S Topics Posted by Sarah Crowe and Charles Neidenbach, Nasdaq, Inc.,

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IVSC Webinars Series 2023 – Bios

IVSC

He was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Fundação Estudar and a member of the Advisory Board of Columbia Global Centers Latin America (Rio de Janeiro) and of the Committee for Acquisitions and Mergers (CAF), as well as a Fiscal Advisor to the Lemann Foundation. David received an M.S. in accounting from Brigham Young University.

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Update on ESG, Stakeholder Governance, and Corporate Purpose

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Martin Lipton, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Saturday, January 28, 2023 Editor's Note: Martin Lipton is a founding partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, specializing in mergers and acquisitions and matters affecting corporate policy and strategy. Emmerich , Kevin S. Schwartz , Sabastian V. .;

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