Weekly Roundup: June 30-July 6, 2023

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This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of June 30-July 6, 2023.

High Bar for Challenge of Business Decisions by an Independent Board

Posted by Gail Weinstein, Philip Richter and Steven Epstein, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Friday, June 30, 2023

Tags: Delaware articles, Delaware cases, Delaware Court of Chancery, Delaware law, independent boards, Liability standards, Mergers & acquisitions

Delaware Rulings Underscore the Importance of Preserving Documents

Posted by Gregory P. Ranzini and TJ Rivera, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Saturday, July 1, 2023

Tags: Delaware articles, Delaware cases, Delaware Court of Chancery, Delaware law, Discovery, Document preservation, Transparency

SEC Spring 2023 Reg-Flex Agenda — Not Much New But Lots Left To Do

Posted by Cydney S. Posner, Cooley LLP, on Sunday, July 2, 2023

Tags: board diversity, Climate change, Cybersecurity, Disclosure, human capital disclosures, Political spending, SEC enforcement, short term agenda

Chancery Court Finds for Oracle Founder and CEO in Post-Trial Decision

Posted by Rick S. Horvath, Steven A. Engel, and Joni S. Jacobsen, Dechert LLP, on Monday, July 3, 2023

Tags: Delaware articles, Delaware cases, Delaware Court of Chancery, Delaware law, Merger litigation, Mergers & acquisitions

Proxy-Voting Insights: How Differently Do The Big Three Vote on ESG Resolutions

Posted by Lindsey Stewart, Morningstar, Inc., on Monday, July 3, 2023

Tags: BlackRock, Climate change, Diversity, ESG resolutions, Proxy voting, social issues, State Street, Vanguard

Board Effectiveness: A Survey Of The C-Suite

Posted by Maria Castañón Moats, Paul DeNicola, and Carin Robinson, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Tags: board diversity, board effectiveness, Board of Directors, dei, Pay for performance, shareholder engagement

Chancery Court Offers Guidance on Waivers Not to Sue for Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Posted by Rick S. Horvath, Allie Misner Wasserman, and Andrew Darnell, Dechert LLP, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Tags: Delaware articles, Delaware cases, Delaware Court of Chancery, Delaware law, Fiduciary duties, stockholders, waivers

The Fall of “Affirmative Action” and Its Implications for Employers

Posted by Martin Lipton, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Tags: affirmative action, Board of Directors, company mission, dei, equal protection clause, strategy

Compliance Gatekeepers

Posted by Asaf Eckstein (Hebrew University) and Roy Shapira (Reichman University), on Thursday, July 6, 2023

Tags: compliance, corporate disclosure, Derivative actions, ESG, inspection rights, internal investigations, Oversight, Shareholder litigation

ESG Recent Developments

Posted by Miriam Wrobel, Ben Herzkowitz, and Peter Reilly, FTI Consulting, on Thursday, July 6, 2023

Tags: anti-ESG, Disclosure, Financial institutions, gender pay gap, Proxy season, scope 3 disclosures, SEC enforcement, Supply chain, Transparency

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