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Delaware Chancery Court Allows Board to Abandon Sales Process

Robert S. Reder & Alison Fraser

Earlier this year, the Delaware Chancery Court dismissed a claim by shareholders of First Niles Financial, Inc., alleging that the directors breached their fiduciary duty by abandoning a sales process, despite receiving offers that its financial adviser found to be "within a range supported by its financial models.

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The Supreme Court and Business

Anthony Michael Sabino

Recently, we witnessed the annual ritual of the United States Supreme Court releasing its most monumental decisions in the waning days of its term. The front pages were consumed with new landmarks on, among others, the Second Amendment and the death penalty. The general public and the media rightly gave greater import to these constitutional decisions, but does that mean that American business was ignored by the Justices this year?

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When Delaware Companies Are Required to Advance Fees

Kimberly S. Greer

A recent Delaware Chancery Court case may send Delaware companies scrambling to review their bylaws to determine if they are required to advance fees in more instances than first thought. A review of this and two other pivotal cases.

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When Your Witness Is a Former Employee

Linda L. Listrom

In an era when employees change jobs frequently, your most important witness is often a former employee. At best, a former employee may be ambivalent toward your company. At worst, he or she may be downright hostile. What should you do?

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Prevent Your Tenant Mix from Turning Your Property into a 'REC'

Am'lie H. Mailloux

Last month, the author discussed RECs (recognized environmental conditions) in depth. This month, she presents a sample clause regarding a tight tank for a hypothetical Massachusetts hair salon.

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Law Firms 'Building a Case' for Automated e-Procurement Solutions

John H. Hutchinson, Andrew Gastwirth & Frank A. Davis, Jr.

Procure-to-Pay automation technology has finally come of age as a user-friendly, flexible, and cost-effective strategic business solution. It is a solution that can ease pressures from the law firm partnership by decreasing the cost of doing business.

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Coast-to-Coast Legal Practice

Heidi Golz

In today's technology-driven culture, law firms are able to compete for the representation of clients located throughout the country and, as a result, many attorneys have provided legal services to clients located in a state other than the one(s) in which they are licensed. Here's a look at ABA Model Rule 5.5.

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ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.

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International Arbitration Awards: Recognition and Enforcement

Odran Hickey

This article discusses the enforcement of foreign arbitration awards rendered outside of the United States, with an emphasis on English law and a recent English Court of Appeal decision upholding an anti-suit injunction that prevented a challenge to a London arbitration award.

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In the Spotlight

Martin M. Shenkman

You are renting a new office or store and are negotiating an allowance for improvements, and planning for the costs you'll incur on fitting out the space. How can you maximize deductions from leasehold improvements and other costs you are likely to incur?

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