Corporate Governance

Consumer Warranties Welcomed To The Digital Age With E-Warranty Act

Thanks to changes in the federal statute governing warranties on consumer products, manufacturers and other suppliers are now able...

Should Parties in Merger and Acquisition Transactions Seek Representation and Warranty Insurance (RWI)?

Buyers in mergers and acquisitions are increasingly turning to insurance policies to protect themselves from financial loss stemming from...

FINRA Expels First Member For Regulation Crowdfunding Violations

A company called UFP LLC in November became the first crowdfunding portal to be expelled as a member of...

SEC Adopts New Rule 147A To Facilitate Interstate Securities Offerings

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted new rules aimed at modernizing how companies can raise money to...

Rule 504 Of Reg D Could Become More Useful Following SEC Amendments

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted amendments to Rule 504 of Regulation D under the Securities Act...

California Tightens Data Breach Notification Law

On September 13, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law AB 2828, tightening what is already considered to be...

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Sandbagging In M&A Deals: What Does Silence Mean?

Sandbagging in billiards and other games happens when someone pretends to be a worse player in order to trick...

Delaware Court Clarifies “Commercially Reasonable Efforts” In M&A Deal

The Delaware Chancery Court in a recent decision cleared Energy Transfer Equity to abandon its planned merger with rival...

Shareholder Inspection Rights In Delaware

An earlier post covered the inspection rights of shareholders of California corporations. Here, I cover the rights provided in...

Shareholder Inspection Rights In California

Corporate shareholders have certain rights to access the books and records of a company in which they hold stock....