Are Diversity Riders Legal?

Some venture capital firms have recently begun including so-called "diversity riders" in their term sheets. In general, these require that the issuer and the lead investor make commercially reasonable efforts to include a member of an...

Why Some Delaware Corporations May Be Concerned With California's Supermajority Vote Requirements

Section 710(b) of the California Corporations Code defines a "supermajority vote" as a requirement set forth in a corporation's articles of incorporation (or certificate of determination) that specified actions be approved by a larger proportion of...

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