California Corporate & Securities Law

Last Friday, John Jenkins wrote about another momentous ruling by Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick.  In Sjunde AP-Fonden v. Activision Blizzard, Inc., 2024 WL 863290 (Del. Ch. Feb. 29, 2024), she ruled:

Section 705(a) of the California Corporations Code provides that no proxy is valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. This is a reflection of the fact that proxies are typically obtained...

Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick's decision to set aside Elon Musk's multibillion dollar compensation package with Tesla, Inc. has garnered widespread in the general and legal press.  Tornetta v. Musk, 2024 WL 343699, (Del. Ch. Jan. 30,...

Section 17707.08(c) of the California Corporations Code provides:

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Last week, Senator Steven M. Glazer introduced a bill, SB 1482, that would require licensing of "commercial financing providers" and "commercial financing brokers" with the Department of Financial Protection & Innovation under the California...

In yesterday's post, I discussed Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster's recent ruling in Palkon v. Maffeii, 2024 WL 678204 (Del. Ch. Feb. 20, 2024).  The case concerned a challenge to the proposed redomestications of TripAdvisor, Inc. and  Liberty...

Last April, I wrote about a lawsuit challenging the redomestications of TripAdvisor, Inc. and  Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc.  Yesterday, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster issued his ruling on the defendants' motion to dismiss the suit for failure...

Writing in DealLawyers.com, Meredith Ervine highlights one Delaware corporation's proposal to amend its certificate of incorporation to designate the corporation as the agent of its stockholders to pursue damages in the event that specific...