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Shareholder Activists Empowered Under Recent SEC Policy Change

A legal bulletin published last month by the SEC will make it easier to file shareholder resolutions and return more […]

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The Prospect For D&O Climate Liability Claims

A recent study looks at how, in today’s legal environment, a board’s failure to adequately address climate change-related issues could […]

Board Diversity Lawsuits Are Not Faring Well

The recent dismissal of two shareholder lawsuits alleging failure to promote board diversity continues an increasingly unmistakable trend, writes D&O […]

CEO Must Testify About “Facts” From GC’s Privileged Communication

A decision from the Southern District of Florida cuts a distinction between a privileged communication from a GC to a […]

AG Report: Millions Of Fake Comments Tainted 2017 Net Neutrality Battle

A report from New York state’s Office of the Attorney General details massive fraud during the comment period preceding repeal […]

Pandemic May Be Waning, But Securities Lawsuits Keep Coming

Two recent securities class actions related to the coronavirus are likely a harbinger of what’s to come even if there […]

Report: Companies Failing To Report Cyber Risk To Shareholders

Many companies are not adequately reporting cybersecurity risk in their SEC filings, according to a recent report. Instead they are […]

Law Firms Half A World Apart Come To Same Conclusion: Increasing Risk Of Climate Change Litigation

Recent posts from major law firms in the U.S., the UK and New Zealand issue similar warnings: Climate change litigation […]

Privilege Invoked: Shareholders Won’t See Facebook Board Communications

A Facebook institutional shareholder (a state public employee retirement fund) did not like a $5 billion settlement the company negotiated […]

The Decision That Has Shaped Privilege Law For 40 Years

This is the fortieth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that “forever redefined the corporate attorney–client privilege,” writes Todd Presnell […]

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