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		<title>The Most Important Developments in M&#038;A Law in 2017</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Appraisal, Corwin, Controllers, Director Self-Interest, Disclosure, M&#38;A Agreements, MLPs, Financial Advisors Below, we (i) outline the key developments in M&#38;A law in 2017; (ii) review the transformation that has occurred since 2014; and (iii) summarize the Delaware courts&#8217; major 2017 decisions. Key Developments in 2017 Litigation. There has been a significant shift by plaintiffs away [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<hgroup><em>Posted by Gail Weinstein, Philip Richter, and Steve Epstein, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Thursday, January 11, 2018 </em><div class='e_n' style='background:#F8F8F8;padding:10px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:10px;text-indent:2.5em;'><strong style='margin-left:-2.5em;'>Editor's Note: </strong> <p style="margin:0; display:inline;"><a class="external" href="http://www.friedfrank.com/index.cfm?pageID=42&amp;itemID=663" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Gail Weinstein</a> is senior counsel, and <a class="external" href="http://www.friedfrank.com/index.cfm?pageID=42&amp;itemID=527" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Philip Richter</a> and <a class="external" href="http://www.friedfrank.com/?pageID=42&amp;itemID=1230" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Steven Epstein</a> are partners at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &amp; Jacobson LLP. This post is based on a Fried Frank publication by Ms. Weinstein, Mr. Richter, Mr. Epstein, <a href="http://www.friedfrank.com/index.cfm?pageID=42&amp;itemID=1802">Scott B. Luftglass</a>, <a class="external" href="http://www.friedfrank.com/index.cfm?pageID=42&amp;itemID=1797" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Warren S. de Wied</a>, and <a href="http://www.friedfrank.com/index.cfm?pageID=42&amp;itemID=1287">Matthew V. Soran</a>, and is part of the <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/the-delaware-law-series/">Delaware law series</a>; links to other posts in the series are available <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/the-delaware-law-series/">here</a>.</p>
</div></hgroup><h2>Appraisal, Corwin, Controllers, Director Self-Interest, Disclosure, M&amp;A Agreements, MLPs, Financial Advisors</h2>
<p>Below, we (i) outline the key developments in M&amp;A law in 2017; (ii) review the transformation that has occurred since 2014; and (iii) summarize the Delaware courts&#8217; major 2017 decisions.</p>
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