California Corporate & Securities Law

Yesterday's post limned the Nevada Supreme Court's adoption of New York's Auerbach standard of review for special litigation committee recommendations.  In re Dish Network Derivative Litigation, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 61 (2017). The Supreme Court...

Nevada law endows a board of directors "full control over the affairs of the corporation".  NRS 78.120(1).  This control is subject only to such limitations as may be provided by NRS chapter 7, or the articles of incorporation of the corporation.  Id.  ...

On July 21, 2017, Delaware's 74th Governor, John Carney, signed SB 69 into law. This legislation amended various provisions of Delaware's General Corporation Law (Title 8, Delaware Code) ostensibly to establish express statutory authority for...

Yesterday's post concerned asked the question whether shareholders can sue CEOs for social activism. The answer is of course, yes. The more interesting question is whether shareholders will win the suit. To answer that question, one must first...

Last Friday, I wrote about one of the docketed appeals in Wynn Resorts, Limited v. Eight Jud. Dist. Ct., 41 Nev. Adv. Op. 52 (2017). Today's post concerns the other docketed appeal in that case. This appeal addressed whether disclosure of an...

Nevada, like California, has codified the attorney-client privilege:

Article 8, Section 3 of the Nevada Constitution provides:

The answer to this question in Nevada may soon be an unequivocal "no".  Last week, the Nevada Legislature unanimously passed SB 203 and sent it to Governor Brian Sandoval for signature.  Among other things, Section 2 of SB 203 declares:

California's version of the Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act expressly subjects members to potential alter ego liability: