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1. Shareholders’ Rights & Shareholder Activism 2020
  
  Explore corpgov.law.harvard.edu Nov 15 2020 BoardBlogs
  
  ...shareholders with new opportunities to campaign for change to unlock shareholder value. The premier forum for shareholders to exercise their rights, hold a board of directors and management accountable, and make their vo...
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  Mentions: Investment Management Delaware
2. Outerwall Ex-Board Dodges Suit Over $1.6 Billion Apollo Buyout
  
  Explore news.bloomberglaw.com Sep 12 2020 BoardNews
  
  ...ion take-private buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC over conflicts of interest caused by pressure from an activist investor, a Delaware judge ruled Friday... ...
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  Mentions: Fiduciary Duties Management Delaware
3. WeWork is Set to Vote on Adding 2 New Independent Board Members After Big Investors Suing SoftBank Unsuccessfully Tried to Stop It
  
  Explore Business Insider May 28 2020 BoardNews
  
  ...f corporate governance to determine what role if any WeWork should have in this contractual dispute among its shareholders. The court's decision today allows that process to go forward," a SoftBank spokesperson said in a...
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  Mentions: Special Committee Delaware KKR
4. Delaware Court of Chancery Holds that a Stockholder’s Disagreement with a Board’s Business Judgment and Intent to Pursue a Proxy Contest is Not a “Proper Purpose” for a Section 220 Demand
  
  Explore National Law Review Nov 20 2019 BoardNews
  
  ....C.), the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a stockholders mere disagreement with a business decision of a board of directors and intent to pursue a bone fide proxy contest is not a proper purpose to support a demand ...
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  Mentions: Delaware Verizon Anadarko
5. Court Tosses Carl Icahn's Lawsuit Seeking Occidental Acquisition Records
  
  Explore Stock Market Quotes and News Nov 15 2019 BoardNews
  
  ...res of the oil and gas producer, reducing his Occidental holdings by nearly a third, according to a letter to shareholders. His stake, valued at about $1.6 billion last May, was worth about $900 million after the sale, h...
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  Mentions: Management Delaware Proxy Fight
6. Recent Director and Executive Compensation Lawsuits Heighten Need for Robust Corporate Governance
  
  Explore National Law Review Oct 23 2019 BoardBlogs
  
  ...ig ., 67 A.3d, 496 (Del. Ch. 2013), aff'd, Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp., 88 A.3d 635 (Del. 2014). In In Re MFW Shareholders Litigation, the court held that the business judgement standard of review is appropriate in the c...
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  Mentions: Delaware Goldman Sachs CFO
7. Activist Proxy Slates and Advance Notice Bylaws
  
  Explore corpgov.law.harvard.edu Sep 5 2019 BoardBlogs
  
  ...recent bench ruling, the Delaware Court of Chancery enforced an advance notice bylaw and thereby precluded an activist investor from nominating a slate of directors and conducting a proxy contest at a company’s annual me...
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  Mentions: Annual Meeting Bylaws Delaware
8. Carl Icahn Steps up his Fight with Occidental over Anadarko Deal, Wants 4 Board Seats
  
  Explore CNBC.com Jun 27 2019 BoardNews
  
  ...r. "If their bet is successful, they and possibly their shareholders win, but if it is unsuccessful, only the shareholders lose." While Icahn has said publicly that the Occidental-Anadarko deal likely would not be derail...
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9. The Standard of Review for Challenged Director Compensation
  
  Explore corpgov.law.harvard.edu Jun 25 2019 BoardBlogs
  
  ...cision refusing to dismiss a stockholders fiduciary duty claims challenging the compensation of Goldman Sachs board of directors. [1] The case highlights the type of claim potentially available to stockholders in challen...
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  Mentions: Delaware Goldman Sachs Attorneys
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Articles mentioning both Delaware Court of Chancery and Board of directors

Shareholders’ Rights & Shareholder Activism 2020

Outerwall Ex-Board Dodges Suit Over $1.6 Billion Apollo Buyout

WeWork is Set to Vote on Adding 2 New Independent Board Members After Big Investors Suing SoftBank Unsuccessfully Tried to Stop It

Delaware Court of Chancery Holds that a Stockholder’s Disagreement with a Board’s Business Judgment and Intent to Pursue a Proxy Contest is Not a “Proper Purpose” for a Section 220 Demand

Court Tosses Carl Icahn's Lawsuit Seeking Occidental Acquisition Records

Recent Director and Executive Compensation Lawsuits Heighten Need for Robust Corporate Governance

Activist Proxy Slates and Advance Notice Bylaws

Carl Icahn Steps up his Fight with Occidental over Anadarko Deal, Wants 4 Board Seats

The Standard of Review for Challenged Director Compensation

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