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Author: Broc Romanek, a former lawyer for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is editor of the blawg. He also authors TheCorporateCounsel.net and contributes to The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog.

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What is the Timetable to Assert a MAE?
What is the Timetable to Assert a MAE? From Brad Aronstam of Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz: Last week, Vice Chancellor Noble of the Delaware Court of Chancery rendered this short opinion - in Henkel…
Ryan II: Delaware Chancery Court Denies Interlocutory Appeal
Ryan II: Delaware Chancery Court Denies Interlocutory Appeal Last Friday, Vice Chancellor Noble of the Delaware Chancery Court issued a letter opinion in Ryan v. Lyondell, in which he denied the interlocutory appeal by the…
The Mad Rush: Changing Your Advance Notice Bylaws
The Mad Rush: Changing Your Advance Notice Bylaws Now that the Delaware Supreme Court has affirmed the Chancery Court's decision in Jana Partners (as well as the holdings in the Office Depot and CSX cases),…
SEC Adopts Changes for Cross-Border Business Combinations, Exchange Offers and Rights Offerings
SEC Adopts Changes for Cross-Border Business Combinations, Exchange Offers and Rights Offerings Yesterday, the SEC approved a host of changes to the exemptions for M&A transactions and rights offerings at an open Commission meeting; here…
Recent DOJ Opinion Highlights FCPA Due Diligence in M&A
Recent DOJ Opinion Highlights FCPA Due Diligence in M&A Back in June, the Department of Justice published an advisory opinion regarding a US companys approach to a corporate transaction under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.…
Lyondell Directors Appeal
Lyondell Directors Appeal I seriously whacked out my back, so this blog suffers and all I can do is quote from Gordon Smith, one of the folks behind the "Conglomerate Blog": If you are following…
Exploring "Strategic Alternatives" and Postponing Annual Meetings
Exploring "Strategic Alternatives" and Postponing Annual Meetings I recently was checking out Damien Park's new blog - "Activist Hedge Fund Investing" - and noticed the spotlight on Point Blank Solutions and how Steel Partners is…
Potential Personal Liability for Directors: Selling the Company
Potential Personal Liability for Directors: Selling the Company Kudos to Francis Pileggi and his "Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog" for highlighting a new Delaware Chancery Court case that exposed independent directors of a public…
CSX/TCI: Vote Miscounting?
CSX/TCI: Vote Miscounting? I think we are gonna hear about more and more about this type of thing, shareholders complaining - and eventually litigating - over how votes are counted at shareholders' meetings. In the…
The Focus on Contractual Clarity
The Focus on Contractual Clarity This recent article from The Deal Newsweekly provides some insight into how private equity shops are pushing for language in their merger agreements that clearly state the target has no…