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June 2020

Welfare Losses Associated with Fire Sales Are Smaller than Previously Documented

By Jean-Marie Meier and Henri Servaes June 1, 2020 by renholding

When companies in financial difficulty are forced to sell assets – especially real assets such as factories, business units, real estate, or the entire company – the news is often seen as negative all around. In these situations, often referred …

The Limits of the G20’s Debt Service Suspension Initiative

By Alexander Nye and June Rhee June 1, 2020 by renholding

As of May 1, G20’s Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) for 76 International Development Association (IDA) countries and least developed countries (LDCs) has become operational. However, it remains unclear whether private-sector creditors will collaborate on such efforts for those countries, …

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June 30, 2020
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June 30, 2020
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Fight Looms Over Business Interruption Coverage
June 30, 2020
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The Covid-19 Game Changer That Wasn’t
June 29, 2020
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Do Stock Drops Inevitably Prompt Lawsuits?
June 29, 2020
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NYSE Gives Direct Listings Another Crack
June 29, 2020
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Delaware Chancery’s Dell Decision Gives MFW Director-Primacy Spin
June 29, 2020
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June 29, 2020
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June 28, 2020
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June 28, 2020
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SEC Auditing Cases Down a Bit
June 28, 2020
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June 28, 2020
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June 25, 2020
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June 25, 2020
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June 25, 2020
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June 25, 2020
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June 25, 2020
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Bayer Settles Most Roundup Weedkiller Suits for up to $10.9 billion
June 24, 2020
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June 24, 2020
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SEC Adds Disclosure Guidance on Virus
June 24, 2020
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Supreme Court Gets Disgorgement Wrong
June 24, 2020
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June 24, 2020
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Damages in Baby Powder Case Halved
June 23, 2020
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June 23, 2020
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Dell Redemption Flunks MFW Test
June 23, 2020
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June 22, 2020
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June 22, 2020
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June 22, 2020
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June 22, 2020
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June 22, 2020
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June 21, 2020
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June 21, 2020
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June 21, 2020
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Fewer Class Actions During Pandemic
June 21, 2020
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June 21, 2020
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June 18, 2020
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June 18, 2020
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June 18, 2020
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Main Street Loans Open to Foreign Firms’ U.S. Subsidiaries
June 18, 2020
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Tech IPOs Roaring Back
June 17, 2020
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Time to Rethink Comp Committees?
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June 17, 2020
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ESG Prompts Need for SEC “Names Rule” Update
June 17, 2020
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Court Backs Exchanges in SEC Fee Row
June 16, 2020
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June 16, 2020
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Trump Targets International Criminal Court
June 16, 2020
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June 16, 2020
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June 15, 2020
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June 15, 2020
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Tips for Sustainability Reporting
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June 15, 2020
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June 14, 2020
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Companies Split over Covid-19 Impact on Sustainability
June 14, 2020
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Delaware Chancery Rules on Dell-VMware Case.
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Major Changes to the PPP
June 14, 2020
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Protests and Business Judgment Rule
June 14, 2020
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Wall Street “Fear Gauge” Jumps
June 11, 2020
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June 11, 2020
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June 11, 2020
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June 11, 2020
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The Fallout from Delaware Case on Forcing Securities Claims to Federal Court
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June 10, 2020
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Materiality and the Flynn Prosecution
June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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Directors See Covid-19 Effects Lasting
June 10, 2020
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How to Reform Securities Litigation
June 9, 2020
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Nasdaq Seeks Tighter Listing Standards for Some Emerging Market Firms
June 9, 2020
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Delaware Chancery Announces New Courtroom Protocols
June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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DOJ Updates Corporate Compliance Guidance
June 9, 2020
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BP Will Cut 15 Percent of Workforce
June 8, 2020
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BNY Mellon Whistleblower Gets $50 Million
June 8, 2020
PubCo @ Cooley
SEC Chair Backs Foreign Firm Delisting Bill
June 8, 2020
Professor Bainbridge
Should Struggling Firms Do Philanthropy?
June 8, 2020
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FinCEN Issues Notice on Suspicious Activity Filings
June 8, 2020
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Is May Jobs Report a Head Fake?
June 7, 2020
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Delaware Supreme Court Offers Lesson in Interpreting Words
June 7, 2020
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Delaware Chancery Rules Anti-Reliance Provisions Squelch Fraud Claims
June 7, 2020
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Quality Indicators Are Integral to Audit Transparency
June 7, 2020
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Gatekeeping in the Dark
June 7, 2020
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U.S. to Revise Chinese Airline Ban
June 4, 2020
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June 4, 2020
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June 4, 2020
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SEC Chair and Asset Managers Weigh In on Current Market
June 4, 2020
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June 4, 2020
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Wynn Ducks #MeToo Securities Suit
June 3, 2020
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Rethinking Insider Trading and 10b5-1 Plans
June 3, 2020
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Securities Class Actions Drop in May
June 3, 2020
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June 3, 2020
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June 2, 2020
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Covid-19 May Goose Gig Work
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Life-Sciences Securities Suits Often Filed and Often Dismissed
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