“And They’re Off”: The Arms Race for the COVID Legal Services Market has Begun
Temple 10-Q Editor, Jonathan Broder (LAW ’83), discusses the rise of a new legal market as law firms develop COVID-19 resource centers.
Corporate Governance
Delaware Court of Chancery Orders Investment Fund and Manager to Pay Over $20 Million in Damages for Demise of Tech Company
Melissa Pang (LAW ’13), Associate @WhiteandWil, discusses Delaware Court of Chancery Decision Ordering Investment Fund and Manager to Pay Damages for Demise of Tech Company #Temple10Q #CorporateLaw #Delaware
DOJ Targeting Private Equity Firms in False Claims Act Litigation
The False Claims Act (FCA) has long been a powerful tool for the federal government to generate large recoveries from government contractors, including companies in the healthcare industry. In fiscal year 2017 alone, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered more than $3.7 billion in settlements and judgments in civil cases brought under the FCA.
Back On Track: Update on CSX
When last we checked in with our intrepid railroad, legendary railroader E. Hunter Harrison was leading the company through rapid and tumultuous change. Trumpeting his famed ‘Precision Railroading’ and driving CSX’s stock up more than $10B in value, while overseeing rapid consolidation and layoffs, at least shareholders were enjoying the fruits of activist investing. Looming
A Better Business Succession Mousetrap: A New Way To Fund and Utilize Buy-Sell Insurance
Harvey M. Katz (LLM ’82, BA ’73) discusses how closely held businesses can effectively fund and use buy-sell arrangements.
The Caremark Decision at 21 – Corporate Compliance Comes of Age
Temple Law Review and Temple’s Center for Compliance and Ethics host symposium on corporate compliance
On Track
Jonathan Broder (LAW ’83) provides an update on CSX since Hunter Harrison was foisted as the new CEO
United We Stand
CEOs should “let professionals handle a communications crisis,” Jonathan Broder (LAW ’83) advises in his critique of United’s recent PR debacle.
The Barbarians are Still at the Gate
Hostile takeover in the blink of an eye. Jonathon Broder (LAW ‘83) discusses how CSX was snatched.
Delaware Supreme Court Establishes Rules Facilitating Dismissal of Board Advisors from M&A Litigation
In recent years, entrepreneurial plaintiffs’ lawyers representing stockholders in litigation challenging mergers and acquisitions have increasingly asserted aiding and abetting claims against financial and other advisors to corporate boards of directors, perceiving the investment banks and law firms that serve in these roles as potential defendants with deep pockets. This trend likely will reverse itself