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M&A Fiduciary Duties: Delaware’S Murky Jurisprudence, Daniel J. Morrissey

Dan Morrissey

The article deals with the fiduciary duties of corporate officials in mergers and acquisitions, particularly as they have been defined by the Delaware Courts. It focuses on judicial decisions over the last several decades and includes a discussion of some of the most recent significant ones.

The article also describes how those duties may vary depending on the type of corporate event that is occurring and contains commentary on the nature of those obligations. Where corrupt activity is present or there is no showing that these transactions are in the public interest, they should not be permitted to go forward. …

Executive Compensation And Income Inequality, Dan Morrissey

Dan Morrissey

Abstract of Morrissey Article The Articles explores the connection between exorbitant executive compensation and the growing income inequality in our country. It discusses the tradition legal attempts to rein in corporate remuneration as well as the more recent “Say-on-Pay” right given shareholders in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010. The Article concludes that negative stockholder votes there can be evidence that directors have breached their fiduciary duties by granting overly generous pay hikes to their top officials.

Executive Compensation And Income Inequality, Dan Morrissey

Dan Morrissey

The Articles explores the connection between exorbitant executive compensation and the growing income inequality in our country. It discusses the tradition legal attempts to rein in corporate remuneration as well as the more recent “Say-on-Pay” right given shareholders in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010. The Article concludes that negative stockholder votes there can be evidence that directors have breached their fiduciary duties by granting overly generous pay hikes to their top officials.