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Sometimes, the scholarly enterprise offers one the opportunity to deeply learn while sharing embedded knowledge. I never thought that my 2022 Southeastern Association of Law Schools discussion group on Elon Musk and the Law would turn into such a rich...ConferencesCurrent AffairsEthicsJoan HeminwayLawyeringWellnessjoanheminway2024-03-18T06:00:00-07:00Chancellor McCormick is Annoyed
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On March 12, Chancellor McCormick issued a revised appraisal opinion in HBK Master Fund v. Pivotal Software, amending her calculations to award the petitioners 44 cents above deal price, rather than 17 cents below, as she had originally. But I...Ann LiptonAnn Lipton2024-03-15T10:33:24-07:00The SEC Should Allow FINRA To Regulate Non-Attorney Arbitration Representation
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For a long time, compensated non-attorney representatives (NARs) have been a blight on FINRA's securities arbitration forum. PIABA released a report highlighting problems with these groups in 2017. After considering the issue, FINRA moved to largely ban non-attorneys from representing...Benjamin P. Edwards2024-03-14T16:25:27-07:00March 19 - Seminar on The Evolution of Financial Markets: Digital Money and Atomic Settlement
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Dear BLPB Readers, I wanted to share that the Journal of Financial Market Infrastructures (where I'm an Associate Editor), in addition to the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, and Quinan & Associates will host a seminar, The Evolution of...Colleen BakerColleen Baker2024-03-13T10:58:18-07:00Activision and Delaware
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Last week, Chancellor McCormick decided Sjunde AP-Fonden v. Activision Blizzard, which held that former shareholders of Activision had stated a claim that Activision’s board failed to comply with DGCL 251(b) when it approved the merger agreement with Microsoft. The draft...Ann LiptonAnn Lipton2024-03-08T07:10:29-08:00Shareholder Agreements and Corporate Charters
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Vice Chancellor Laster recently requested information from litigants in Seavitt v. N-able, Inc. with this letter. According to the complaint: Plaintiff brings this action because N-able is presently flouting this foundational principle of Delaware law through a contractual arrangement designed...Benjamin P. Edwards2024-03-07T15:43:48-08:00Law School Better than a Meme
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The meme below has been going around about the different framing for medical school and law school. I get why it is kind of amusing, but it is mostly rather upsetting because it resonates too readily with too many people....Current AffairsJoshua P. FersheeLaw SchoolLawyeringTeachingJoshua Fershee2024-03-06T12:12:51-08:00Global Conversations in International Business Transactions
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Hat tip to Kish Parella regarding the following call for papers and roundtable!Call for PapersConferencesInternational BusinessJoan Heminwayjoanheminway2024-03-05T13:45:41-08:00Corporate Transparency Act Held Unconstitutional
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A U.S. District Court judge sitting in the Northeastern Division of the Northern District of Alabama found the Corporate Transparency Act (affectionately referred to in short form as the CTA) unconstitutional as detailed in a memorandum opinion issued on Friday....Constitutional LawCorporationsCurrent AffairsJoan HeminwayLLCsjoanheminway2024-03-04T05:00:00-08:00*spins roulette wheel* Moelis and OpenAI!
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I had so many choices for what to blog about this week. The dispute about Donald Trump’s Truth Social SPAC? Chancellor McCormick’s conclusion that the Activision/Microsoft merger might have violated Delaware law? VC Laster’s Moelis decision? Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI?...Ann LiptonAnn Lipton2024-03-01T10:41:11-08:00A Recent Snapshot on American Retirement Readiness
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Senator Sanders recently released the Majority Report for the Senate's Health, Labor, Education, and Pensions Committee. That report has some grim findings about American retirements. About half of people 55 and older have no retirement savings. As we all know,...Benjamin P. Edwards2024-02-29T13:00:38-08:00Status and Corporate Stakeholders
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Check out High-Status Versus Low-Status Stakeholders, an intriguing paper authored by one of our business school brethren, Justin Pace. In this work, Justin approaches an important, yet difficult, topic at the intersection of corporate governance and the class divide. The...Corporate GovernanceJoan Heminwayjoanheminway2024-02-26T07:00:00-08:00Counseling Creators: Influencers, Artists and Trendsetters Negotiation Competition and Conference
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If you happen to be in Miami or think it's worth it to fly there next week, this is for you. I'll be moderating the panel on regulatory considerations for promoters and influencers and we have student teams competing from...ComplianceConferencesCurrent AffairsLaw SchoolLawyeringLegislationLicensingMarcia Narine WeldonMusicSportsMarcia Narine Weldon2024-02-24T01:37:39-08:00The Materiality of Audit Opinions
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A while back, I posted about an eyebrow-raising opinion out of the Second Circuit holding that clean audit opinions may not be material to investors because they use generic language. Happily, the Second Circuit has agreed to take a second...Ann LiptonAnn Lipton2024-02-23T03:29:27-08:00Delaware's TripAdvisor Decision
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Vice Chancellor Laster has issued his opinion in the TripAdvisor case. I'm still digesting it, but the overall framework does not surprise me. As I can't improve on the opinion's recitation of the basic factual situation, here it is: A...Benjamin P. Edwards2024-02-22T15:33:59-08:00Northwestern Law School Workshops on Research Design for Causal Inference
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Dear BLPB Readers: For those of you who might be interested in strengthening your knowledge of empirical methods, Northwestern Law School is offering two summer workshops on Research Design for Causal Inference. An overview of the main workshop and its...Colleen BakerConferencesColleen Baker2024-02-22T10:30:12-08:00Call for Papers - Global Conversations in International Business Transactions
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Call for PapersInternational BusinessJoan Heminwayjoanheminway2024-02-21T07:32:33-08:00Richmond Law Seeking Spring 2025 Business Law Visitor
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From friend-of-the-BLPB Jessica Erickson: The University of Richmond School of Law is looking for a visitor next spring (2025) in the business law area. Specifically, we are looking for coverage for our Mergers & Acquisitions course, as well as either...Joan HeminwayJobsjoanheminway2024-02-20T07:00:00-08:00Baiardi Endowed Law Speaker Series - Wayne State Law
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I have the privilege and honor to be in Detroit today to present the second annual Baiardi lecture at Wayne State University Law School. Wayne Law is a bit of a second home for me (a status it enjoys with...ConferencesCorporationsJoan Heminwayjoanheminway2024-02-19T07:00:00-08:00Seeking Applicants for the Executive Director of the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy
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POSITION OVERVIEW Position title: Executive Director of the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy Salary range: A reasonable estimate for this position is $200,000 to $250,000 APPLICATION WINDOW Open date: October 30, 2023 Most recent review date: Sunday,...Joan HeminwayJobsjoanheminway2024-02-18T10:00:00-08:00