National Law Review M&A

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Ashish Raivadera Jurisdiction: Hong Kong China Singapore South Korea Japan Australia Type of Law: Global Law Office Management Litigation / Trial Practice Mergers & Acquisitions Special highlight:

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National Law Review M&A

JULY 28, 2022

Laurie Lebrun Jurisdiction: China Hong Kong Singapore South Korea Japan Australia Type of Law: Global Law Office Management Financial Institutions & Banking Mergers & Acquisitions Corporate & Business Organizations Special highlight:

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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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IBG Business

MARCH 14, 2024

The representations and warranties section of the purchase agreement is very important,” said Gary Papay , an M&A advisor and managing partner in the Pennsylvania office of IBG Business. RWI policies are becoming more commonplace today,” notes M&A advisor John Zayac , the managing partner in IBG Business’s Colorado office. “As

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 2, 2023

In fact, diversity at the management level is as important as on the board, if not more so. Top management in charge of day-to-day operations and diversity in its perspectives will have a significant impact on how the company engages with external and internal stakeholders.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 5, 2022

law based on a company’s climate-related disclosures if the rule is promulgated as proposed, as well as potential defenses to those claims. The new disclosure requirements created by the SEC’s proposed rules could give rise to litigation based on alleged violations of the federal securities laws. POTENTIAL CAUSES OF ACTION.

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ThomsonReuters

AUGUST 26, 2022

Using a risk-based approach grounded in comprehensive data, companies can better manage supply chains in an unpredictable world. Singh, Chief Product Officer for Corporate Tax & Trade at Thomson Reuters, said that companies are asking “What are the changes that I can make, to be better prepared for the future?”

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

When assessing the legality of actions by boards of directors, corporate officers, and shareholders, judges use five standards of review: the business judgment rule, Unocal , Revlon , the entire fairness standard, and, to some degree, Blasius. [1] Yet this view is neither accurate nor useful for practitioners and corporate managers.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Corporate law – and judicial application of that law – considers two facets of a transaction: (1) whether a corporation’s management used processes that are fair to stockholders to reach its decision (“process”), and (2) whether the economic results of that decision were substantively fair to stockholders (“substance”).

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

1] These standards, if adopted, would heighten requirements for auditors to identify, evaluate, and communicate regarding a company’s possible or actual noncompliance with laws and regulations, as described in more detail below. Specifically, the standards would: Replace “illegal acts” with “noncompliance with laws and regulations.”

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Appraiser Newsroom

MARCH 20, 2024

He is a managing director and North American Valuation Services Leader and part of the firm’s Valuation Advisory Services practice. Manish Choudhary, ASA, CFA | Deloitte Manish Choudhary is a Managing Director in Deloitte Advisory’s Valuation practice in New York. Myron is also the firm’s Consumer Products and Retail industry leader.

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ThomsonReuters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Jump to: What are the main types of business ownership? Choosing the right business structure for entrepreneurs Business owners can structure their companies in several different ways , depending on the size of the business, its growth potential, how the business is managed, how the owners want to be taxed, and many other variables.

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Farrel Fritz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

v Mekhaya , I posted about a topic on which there’s little or no New York law, viz., The Concurring Opinion The concurring opinion prefaces its analysis of the fiduciary breach claim with a lengthy explication of the statutory framework and interpretive case law under the Maryland General Corporation Law.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 9, 2023

The expanded removal provisions would apply to the senior executives of every insured bank in the country, even well-managed and well-capitalized banks. It is important to keep in mind that there is no judicial review of these determinations until after years of proceedings before an administrative law judge.

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The Proposed Guidelines aim to improve the safety and soundness of covered institutions through governance and risk management following the bank failures this past spring. Content of Proposed Guidelines The Proposed Guidelines would set standards for corporate governance, risk management practices and board oversight.

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Farrel Fritz

JANUARY 3, 2023

The dispute erupted when the managing member, to whom the operating agreement gave sole authority to sell the LLC’s realty, began exploring a sale. Justice Cohen held that the default rule did not apply in the absence of any reference to removal in the operating agreement naming a specific person as manager.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Historically, directors have been protected from personal liability in connection with risk management by the high standard set in the seminal 1996 Caremark [1] case. Background Under Delaware corporate law, directors owe fiduciary duties of care and loyalty to the corporation that they serve. [2] 8] However, in 2019, with Marchand v.

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Reynolds Holding

AUGUST 10, 2022

These expenses are often inconsequential for a well-funded hedge fund activist – a so called Type I A ctivist – but have traditionally kept Type II a ctivists – which include social activists, unions, government pension plans, and gadflies – from running director slates at annual meetings.

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Corporate law prohibits companies from pursuing profits through criminal misconduct. It uses the fiduciary duties imposed on boards under the Caremark doctrine, [1] and the threat of personal liability of directors for deliberate breach, to help motivate directors to make sure their companies comply with the law.

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Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On October 24, 2023, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (together, the “Agencies”) released their final Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions (the “Climate Principles”).

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Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 5, 2022

This paramount event provides an experience unlike other appraisal conferences, offering timely content for all appraisal professionals spanning Business Valuation, Personal Property, Machinery & Equipment, Real Property, Gems & Jewelry as well as Appraisal Review & Management. For over 15 years, Ms. and international courts.

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Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the agencies) are issuing the following statement on crypto-asset1 risks to banking organizations.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If found guilty, the insider faces a civil penalty and officer and director bar. In a recent study , we find that a new type of shadow trading is widespread – insiders trade exchange-traded funds (ETF), rather than the stock of the company, to profit from price-sensitive news. The average net inflows into U.S.-listed In the U.S.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 2, 2024

Legislation proposing to amend the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) has been approved by the Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and is expected to be introduced to the Delaware General Assembly for consideration during its 2024 regular session.

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Viking Mergers

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

There’s still time to take advantage of these 23 business tax deductions for the 2022 tax year: Utilities You pay to keep the lights on in your place of business, whether a shop, factory, restaurant, office, or other location. The legislation signed into law in December 2022 allows for Roth contributions, effective in 2023.)

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ThomsonReuters

APRIL 18, 2024

Begin mapping out just one workflow : pick the most common type of work you do or the process that’s causing the most problems, such as the tax workflow for a current client. Keep in mind that your toolset should allow you to centralize information and proactively monitor the status and location of work through the office.

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Audit Board

APRIL 25, 2022

From firewalls to strong password management tools to multi-factor authentication, security practices you implement are designed to prevent hackers and other threats from impacting your organization’s daily functioning and bottom line. The Three Types of Security Controls. Authentication. What Is Compliance? HIPAA Compliance .

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ThomsonReuters

APRIL 18, 2023

Wage garnishments can pose a significant compliance burden for employers and can prove especially difficult given that requirements vary by type of jurisdiction and the type of debt. During the walkthrough, consider such questions as: Who monitors compliance with payroll laws and regulations? Who makes them?

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Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 9, 2023

This paramount event provides an experience unlike other appraisal conferences, offering timely content for all appraisal professionals spanning Business Valuation, Personal Property, Machinery & Equipment, Real Property, Gems & Jewelry as well as Appraisal Review & Management. Since 1999, Mr.

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Business Valuation Appraisal Banking Start-ups 40

Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 11, 2023

3] Claims brought against the defendants included direct copyright infringement, vicarious copyright infringement, violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, violations of California’s right of publicity statute and common law rights of publicity and unfair competition under California state law.

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Shephard Mullin M&A

OCTOBER 5, 2023

A Lot) More Information Will Be Required The FTC last updated the rules and Form targeting the private equity sector in 2011 by requiring filers to disclose relationships with entities not just under common ownership or governance control but also entities with common investment or operational management with the acquiring person (i.e.

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Audit Board

APRIL 27, 2023

An internal auditor’s role usually includes reviewing processes and procedures, examining financial records, assessing compliance with applicable laws and regulations, evaluating risks and developing recommendations to improve risk management, and investigating fraud. What Types of Internal Audits Are There?

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Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

My thanks to the Practising Law Institute and the 54 th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation. On May 27, 1933, when he signed the first of the federal securities laws, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said: “This law and its effective administration are steps in a program to restore some old-fashioned standards of rectitude.” [1].

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Farrel Fritz

MARCH 7, 2022

For those of you interested in the AG’s legal basis for seeking judicial dissolution of the NRA under New York’s Not-For-Profit Corporation Law (N-PCL), and in Manhattan Commercial Division Justice Joel Cohen’s reasoning behind his 42-page decision last week dismissing the AG’s dissolution claim, make yourself comfortable.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The SEC will continue to build its internal control and risk management capabilities, with a focus on data and information security to optimize controls on systems and data, both internally and across the SEC’s vendors and supply chains. A Nod to Digital Assets. for further information, see Latham’s previous post here and here.).

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 24, 2023

From Congress to law enforcement to the courts, these levels are at, or below, historic lows. [2] First, it requires you to educate yourselves about the law and external developments relevant to your business, particularly emerging and heightened risk areas. 1] No sector is immune from this trend. This is by no means easy work.

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has proposed enforceable guidelines on corporate governance and risk management that would apply to all state non-member banks with assets greater than $10 billion (the Proposed FDIC Guidelines). The proposal was issued over two dissents. The proposal was issued over two dissents.

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