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Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Stockholders Need Ordinarily Only Identify a ‘Credible Basis’ for Possible Wrongdoing, Not ‘Actionable Misconduct,’ to Establish a ‘Proper Purpose’ for a Section 220 Books and Records Demand
Last week, the Delaware Supreme Court issued an important decision effectively broadening the scope of stockholder pre-litigation inspection rights. In …
NY DFS to Amend Credit-for-Reinsurance Regs to Conform to Covered Agreements
New York-domiciled insurers may soon be able to take advantage of more-relaxed provisions on balance sheet credit for reinsurance where the assuming …
Plateformes numériques : mettre en place une charte de responsabilité sociale
Depuis une loi du 24 décembre 2019, les plateformes ont la possibilité de mettre en oeuvre une charte de responsabilité sociale …
SEC Adopts Amendments to MD&A and Financial Disclosures
On Nov. 19, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the disclosure rules affecting Management’s Discussion …
SEC Adopts Rule Modifying Fund Valuation Oversight Practices
On Dec. 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a new rule (Rule 2a-5) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) that …
US District Court Sets Aside Interim Final Rules Affecting H-1Bs Previously Issued by the US Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security
On Dec. 1, the United States District Court in the Northern District of California set aside two Interim Final Rules affecting the H-1B program, holding …
LIBOR Benchmark Administrator to Cease Publication of One-Week and Two-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR on Dec. 31, 2021, and the Remaining U.S. Dollar LIBOR Settings on June 30, 2023
U.S. Banking Regulators Issue Statement That Banks Should Nonetheless Cease Entering Into LIBOR Contracts as Soon as Practicable and, in Any Event, No …
French Competition Authority Overturns Its Decision-Making Practice: Coordination Between Subsidiaries in Calls for Tenders Is No Longer Anti-Competitive
According to the decision-making practice of the French Competition Authority (FCA), the coordination between subsidiaries of the same group when …
Corporate Crime Update - November 2020
The Future of Cities: Businesses stand ready to help governments unlock city investment
Taking the “Stress” Out of Distressed Condominium Investments
While many real estate developers are grappling with the costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, astute investors are surveying opportunities, particularly in …
NYC CPC Certifies Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency Proposal for Public Review
On Oct. 19, 2020, the City Planning Commission certified for public review a proposed citywide text amendment known as Zoning for Coastal Flood …
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