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Post date: Posted on: July 22, 2014

At Bloomberg View, Megan McArdle presents arguments for the abolition of the corporate income tax.

Tags: Administrative Law, Corporations, Law & Economics, Taxation
Post date: Posted on: July 9, 2014

The Delaware General Assembly recently passed several bills which could have a substantial impact on financing transactions involving Delaware entities.  Some of the noteworthy bills are amendments to the

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Commercial Litigation, Contracts, Corporations, Legislation, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships, Securities, Structured Finance
Post date: Posted on: June 20, 2014

At the Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog, Francis Pileggi analyzes the Delaware Court of Chancery’s opinion in In re: El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Derivative Litigation.[1]

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Contracts, Corporations, Courts, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Theory, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships
Post date: Posted on: June 17, 2014

The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation  from around the country addressing the enforceability of exclusive forum clauses in corporate bylaws.  Such clauses are designed to limit forum shopping by shareholders and other potential litigants by mandating that c

Tags: Comparative Law, Contracts, Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Securities
Post date: Posted on: June 13, 2014

Gordon Smith of and Jordan Lee of Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School have published an article on discretion in exercising fiduciary duties.

From the abstract:

Tags: Agency, Alternative Business Entities, Contracts, Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Theory, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships, Trust Law
Post date: Posted on: June 11, 2014

Delaware's Division of Corporations reports that 83% of the companies involved in initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2013 were Delaware corporat

Tags: Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Legal Industry, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities

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