Court Declines to Approve Settlement in Director Pay Suit
Employment, Executive Compensation, Litigation, Public Companies and Securities In Stein v. Blankfein et al the Delaware Court of Chancery considered a proposed settlement of litigation against directors of Goldman Sachs. The related complaint contained two counts for derivative relief for breach of fiduciary duties related to the payment of excessive compensation awards to non-employee directors and issuing stock-based awards that were void because […] Read more →
Chancery Describes Commercially Reasonable Efforts
M&A, Private Equity Akorn, Inc., v. Fresenius Kabi AG et al will undoubtedly become known as the first case where a Delaware court found a material adverse effect, or MAC (often referred to as a... Read more →
Treasury Releases Interim Regulations for FIRRMA Pilot Program
M&A, Private Equity The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), today issued temporary regulations in connection with the... Read more →
How to Read a MAC / MAE Clause
Litigation, M&A Akorn, Inc., v. Fresenius Kabi AG et al will undoubtedly become known as the first case where a Delaware court found a material adverse effect, or MAC (often referred to as a... Read more →