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Joint Venture-Streitigkeiten - Fünf Hot Topics

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In diesem Beitrag widmen wir uns fünf zentralen Streitpunkten, die in Joint Ventures immer wieder zu beobachten sind. Dies umfasst die Entfernung eines unliebsamen Partners, die Übernahme der Kontrolle innerhalb des Joint...more

Allen Matkins

California Decides That The Sun Shall Not Set On Virtual Meeting Statutes

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Despite being home to the Silicon Valley, California has not embraced with abandon virtual-only meetings of shareholders.  Section 600(e) of the Corporations Code currently does not permit virtual only meetings unless one of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Annual Stockholder Meetings – Some Basics

At a Glance - This guide outlines some of the basics about preparing for and conducting an annual stockholder meeting of a Delaware corporation....more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in the Netherlands (Updated)

TYPES OF BUSINESS ENTITIES - In the Netherlands, there is a distinction between entities which qualify as legal entities (‘rechtspersonen’) and partnerships (‘personenvennootschappen’) which do not. Legal entities are...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Spain (Updated)

1. TYPES OF BUSINES ENTITIES - 1.1 Description of the types of entities available in each jurisdiction through which to conduct business - • Limited companies: Corporation and Limited Liability Company - When...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Taiwan (Updated)

Introduction to Taiwan - In less than 50 years starting from 1949, Taiwan went from an agriculture-based economy to being an economic powerhouse and leader in the field of high-tech goods. Its Gross Domestic Product...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Italy (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - Italian law provides multiple forms of organizational structures to do business in Italy. They differ from one another due to the extent of liability undertaken by its members. In...more

Venable LLP

Protecting Closed-End Investment Companies under Maryland Law

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Closed-end investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), have proven to be a product sought by many investors, especially individuals. Despite their appeal to long-term...more

Bennett Jones LLP

ISS and Glass Lewis Update 2024 Proxy Voting Guidelines

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Glass, Lewis & Co (Glass Lewis) and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) have each released updates to their Canadian proxy voting guidelines for the 2024 proxy season. The Glass Lewis updates apply to shareholder...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Brazil (Updated)

The two most common forms of legal entities incorporated in Brazil are the limited liability company (“Limitada”) and the corporation (“S.A.”). These are considered the most attractive types of companies given that they ...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Argentina (Updated)

Types of business entities - The two most common types of legal entities adopted in Argentina are the limited liability company (“Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada” or “SRL”) and the corporation (“Sociedad Anónima” or...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Public Company Update: Corporate America Beware: Labor Unions, Social Activists, and Universal Proxy Cards

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On November 21, 2023, a coalition of labor unions led by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), announced that it has nominated three director candidates for election to the Board of Directors of Starbucks at the...more

Allen Matkins

California Amends Corporations Code To Authorize Audio Option For Shareholder/Member Meetings

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Historically, a meeting necessarily meant a physical encounter.  Indeed, the word "meet" can be traced to the Anglo Saxon word metan which means to encounter or meet.  So it was that shareholder meetings involved the presence...more

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Who Votes Pledged Shares?

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Under the California General Corporation Law, a shareholder whose shares are pledged is entitled to vote those shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee.  Cal. Corp. Code § 702(c).   There are...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Better Late than Never: Virtual Shareholder Meetings Now Available to South Carolina-Chartered Corporations

South Carolina-chartered corporations may now hold virtual meetings of shareholders whereby shareholders and proxy holders not physically present at the annual or special meeting location may participate by means of remote...more

Cooley LLP

Companies Implementing ‘Super-Voting Preferred Stock’ as Stockholder Meeting Solution

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Increasingly, many small-cap and microcap public companies are failing to secure stockholder approval of critical proposals, particularly for reverse stock splits and authorized share increases. With heavy concentration of...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In The Netherlands (Updated)

TYPES OF BUSINESS ENTITIES - In the Netherlands, there is a distinction between entities which qualify as legal entities (‘rechtspersonen’) and partnerships (‘personenvennootschappen’) which do not. Legal entities are...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Taiwan (Updated)

Introduction to Taiwan - In less than 50 years starting from 1949, Taiwan went from an agriculture-based economy to being an economic powerhouse and leader in the field of high-tech goods. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Spain (Updated)

1. TYPES OF BUSINES ENTITIES - 1.1 Description of the types of entities available in each jurisdiction through which to conduct business - • Limited companies: Corporation and Limited Liability Company - When...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Italy (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - 1.1 Premises - The Italian law provides multiple forms of organizational structures in order to do business in Italy, which differ from one another due to the extent of the liability...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Approaching Shareholder Engagement in 2023

Shareholder engagement is an imperative for every public company. And with the recent adoption of universal proxy cards, 2023 promises to inject fresh uncertainty into how companies think about and approach that engagement....more

Allen Matkins

Bill Would Allow Shareholders To Phone It In

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Currently, the California Corporations Code prohibits a California corporation from conducting a meeting of shareholders solely by electronic transmission by and to the corporation, electronic video screen communication,...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Brazil (Updated)

The two most common forms of legal entities incorporated in Brazil are the limited liability company (“Limitada”) and the corporation (“S.A.”). These are considered the most attractive types of companies given that they are...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Argentina (Updated)

Types of business entities - The two most common types of legal entities adopted in Argentina are the limited liability company (“Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada” or “SRL”) and the corporation (“Sociedad Anónima” or...more

Bennett Jones LLP

ISS and Glass Lewis Update 2023 Proxy Voting Guidelines

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Glass, Lewis & Co (Glass Lewis) and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) have both released updates to their Canadian proxy voting guidelines for the 2023 proxy season. The Glass Lewis updates apply to shareholder...more

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