Posted on: October 2, 2013

At the ABA's Business Law Today site, Francis Pileggi and Kevin Brady have posted analysis of important business law decisions from the Delaware Court of Chancery and Supreme Court issued during the first six months of 2013.

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Tag: Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Commercial Litigation, Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships
Posted on: September 27, 2013

Berger Harris partner Lisa Stark was a contributing author to the “Annual Survey of Judicial Developments Pertaining to Venture Capital,” which was published in September 2013 in Preferred Returns,  the newsletter of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee (PEVC), ABA Section of Business Law.

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Tag: Commercial Transactions, Contracts, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Theory, Mergers and Acquisitions, Professional News, Technology & Law
Posted on: September 25, 2013

At Harvard Law School's Corporate Governance blog, Noam Noked has a feature on corporate governance indices being established by various stock exchanges to measure and compare corporate governance practices, and their effect on the market.

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Tag: Business Ethics, Corporations, Law & Economics, Legal Theory, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology & Law
Posted on: September 25, 2013

Avvo.com has a series of free webinars that can be viewed online.  One that caught my eye: "Someone Online Hates You," deals with negative online feedback, its reprecussions, and ways of addressing and dealing with it.  It is focused on lawyers and their compliance with ethical obligations but much of the advice may be of interest to businesspeople as well.

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Tag: Business Ethics, Legal Ethics, Legal Industry, Social Media, Technology & Law
Posted on: September 25, 2013

California has adopted a substantially revised Limited Liability Company Act, which goes into effect January 1, 2014.  LLC Law Monitor has the details.

One item of particular note is this:

Tag: Alternative Business Entities, Commercial Transactions, Comparative Law, Legal Opinions, Legislation, Limited Liability Companies, Structured Finance
Posted on: September 20, 2013

Berger Harris partner Lisa Stark authored an article in Business Law Today, a publication of the American Bar Association. The piece, "Side-Stepping Fiduciary Issues in Negotiating Exit Strategies for Preferred Stock Investments after Trados," appeared in the September 2013 issue. Stark's article analyzes the Delaware Court of Chancery's recent decision in In re Trados Inc. Shareholders Litig., C.A. No. 1512-VCL (Del. Ch. Aug. 16, 2013).

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Tag: Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Mergers and Acquisitions

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