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Delaware dominates the incorporation market, with approximately 60% of publicly traded companies in the United States incorporated there, including 63% of the Fortune 500 companies. Over 90% of companies that incorporate outside of their principal state of operations make Delaware …
Our paper titled “The Power of Shareholder Votes: Evidence from Director Elections” aims to answer the question: Do shareholder votes matter in uncontested director elections? In principle, shareholders who own a firm should be free to pick the board members …
A recent Delaware Chancery Court decision confirms that, as the court held three years ago in Seinfeld v. Slager, there is no shareholder ratification defense for self-awarded director compensation granted under a stockholder-approved option or bonus plan that lacks …
A major criticism of activist hedge funds, and one that allegedly supports the argument that they suffer from short-termism, is that their recommendations almost always focus on disinvestment. For example, they will typically recommend raising the dividend, cutting costs, spinning …
It has long been assumed that shareholders’ rights in the United States diminished considerably through the 20th century as a result of a competition among states to attract and retain corporations. More recently, various commentators have disputed the significance …
In our new paper, The Present and Future of Corporate Governance: Re-Examining the Role of the Board of Directors and Investor Relations in Listed Companies, forthcoming in the European Company and Financial Law Review, we contribute a new …