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The Public Company Adviser - Spring 2013

Schiff Hardin LLP
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USA
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May 8 2013

On February 27, 2013, the Supreme Court decided two cases under the federal securities laws, one a victory for plaintiffs in class actions for damages

Another day, another forum: strategies for litigating stockholder class actions and derivative suits in multiple forums

Latham & Watkins LLP
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USA
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May 8 2013

Parallel litigation in multiple forums has become a systemic and growing problem in stockholder class actions and derivative suits. Following the

Delaware Supreme Court affirms preclusive effect of non-Delaware dismissals and rejects irrebuttable presumption that a derivative plaintiff who fails to conduct a Section 220 inspection is an inadequate representative

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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USA
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April 23 2013

In Pyott v. Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, No. 380, 2012, 2013 WL 1364695 (Del. Apr. 4, 2013), the Delaware Supreme Court

Derivative claims dismissed elsewhere cannot be relitigated in Delaware

Jones Day
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USA
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April 19 2013

Last June, the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that a shareholder derivative suit could be litigated in Delaware even after an identical claim had

Third time is the charm for auditor seeking dismissal of securities fraud case

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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April 10 2013

On April 8, 2013, District Judge Shira Scheindlin (S.D.N.Y.) dismissed Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. ("Deloitte") from a securities fraud class

Fried Frank M&A quarterly - 1st quarter 2013

Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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China, USA
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April 5 2013

In public company sale processes, confidentiality agreements executed by bidders almost universally include "standstill" provisions

More than “lip service” to limited liability: personal liability of directors and causation of damages for misrepresentation to investors

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada
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March 26 2013

Will a director or officer of a corporation or limited liability partnership be personally liable for the losses of investors who relied upon his or

Universal Trading & Inv. Co. v. Bureau for Representing Ukrainian Interests in Int'l & Foreign Courts, No. 10-12015, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133736 (D. Mass. Sept. 19, 2012)

Baker & McKenzie
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Ukraine, USA
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March 25 2013

Plaintiffs were Universal Trading and Investment Company, Inc. ("UTICo"), a Massachusetts corporation engaged in international asset recovery

Litigation over proxy statement disclosure another update

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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March 20 2013

As readers know, I have been blogging on the new form of lawsuit over companies' executive compensation disclosures that has appeared in the last

Greenlight Capital v. Apple and its potential impact on the 2013 proxy season

Covington & Burling LLP
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USA
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March 4 2013

Just as many companies are putting the finishing touches on their proxy statements for upcoming annual meetings, a recent decision may cause them to

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The Public Company Adviser - Spring 2013

Another day, another forum: strategies for litigating stockholder class actions and derivative suits in multiple forums

Delaware Supreme Court affirms preclusive effect of non-Delaware dismissals and rejects irrebuttable presumption that a derivative plaintiff who fails to conduct a Section 220 inspection is an inadequate representative

Derivative claims dismissed elsewhere cannot be relitigated in Delaware

Third time is the charm for auditor seeking dismissal of securities fraud case

Fried Frank M&A quarterly - 1st quarter 2013

More than “lip service” to limited liability: personal liability of directors and causation of damages for misrepresentation to investors

Universal Trading & Inv. Co. v. Bureau for Representing Ukrainian Interests in Int'l & Foreign Courts, No. 10-12015, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133736 (D. Mass. Sept. 19, 2012)

Litigation over proxy statement disclosure another update

Greenlight Capital v. Apple and its potential impact on the 2013 proxy season

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