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Cleaning Up The Corporate Opportunity Doctrine Mess: A First Principles Approach, Yifat Naftali Ben Zion
Cleaning Up The Corporate Opportunity Doctrine Mess: A First Principles Approach, Yifat Naftali Ben Zion
Washington and Lee Law Review
Almost a century ago, a legal dispute over who is the rightful owner of Pepsi-Cola, at the time an unknown syrup company on the verge of bankruptcy, led the Supreme Court of Delaware to develop what is now famously known as the corporate opportunity doctrine. This doctrine is the central framework Delaware courts use to this day to determine whether an officer who seized a business opportunity has breached his fiduciary duties. Despite the doctrine’s old roots, it has thus far failed to reach stable ground. For one, while many corporate law scholars have supported the rule developed following this …
Corporate Officers As Agents, Deborah A. Demott
Corporate Officers As Agents, Deborah A. Demott
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Games Ceos Play And Interest Convergence Theory: Why Diversity Lags In America's Boardrooms And What To Do About It, Steven A. Ramirez
Games Ceos Play And Interest Convergence Theory: Why Diversity Lags In America's Boardrooms And What To Do About It, Steven A. Ramirez
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Race To The Top Of The Corporate Ladder: What Minorities Do When They Get There, Devon W. Carbado, Mitu Gulati
Race To The Top Of The Corporate Ladder: What Minorities Do When They Get There, Devon W. Carbado, Mitu Gulati
Washington and Lee Law Review
Racing to the top of the corporate hierarchy is difficult, no matter how qualified or capable the candidate. Producing more widgets than one's competitors is not enough. Negotiating the political landscape of the institution is also required. More specifically, individual corporate officers have to be appeased, powerful interest groups have to be co-opted and made allies, and competitors have to be undermined or eliminated. The more bureaucratic the organization and the more opaque the promotion process, the more important this institutional game to climbing the corporate ladder. This Article identifies the kind of racial minorities or racial types who are …
Proposals For Reform Of Corporate Boards Of Directors: The Dual Board And Board Ombudsperson, Lynne L. Dallas
Proposals For Reform Of Corporate Boards Of Directors: The Dual Board And Board Ombudsperson, Lynne L. Dallas
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Situation-Specific Fiduciary Duties For Corporate Directors: Enforceable Obligations Or Toothless Ideals?, Rima Fawal Hartman
Situation-Specific Fiduciary Duties For Corporate Directors: Enforceable Obligations Or Toothless Ideals?, Rima Fawal Hartman
Washington and Lee Law Review
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If You Can't Trust A Fiduciary, Who Can You Trust? Using State Fiduciary Duties To Compel Shareholders In Closely Held Corporations To Disclose Preliminary Merger Negotiations
Washington and Lee Law Review
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The Financial Institutions Regulatory And Interest Rate Control Act Of 1978, Federal Banking Agencies, And The Judiciary: The Struggle To Define The Limitation Of Cease And Desist Order Authority
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Directors' Standard Of Care And Directors' Liability Under The Virginia Stock Corporation Act
Directors' Standard Of Care And Directors' Liability Under The Virginia Stock Corporation Act
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Is Silence Golden? A Director's Duty To Disclose Preliminary Merger And Acquisition Negotiations , Lawrence G. Nusbaum, Iii, David C. Young
Is Silence Golden? A Director's Duty To Disclose Preliminary Merger And Acquisition Negotiations , Lawrence G. Nusbaum, Iii, David C. Young
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Moran And The Poison Pill: A Target's Savior?
Moran And The Poison Pill: A Target's Savior?
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Down But Not Out-The Lock-Up Option Still Has Legal Punch When Properly Used
Down But Not Out-The Lock-Up Option Still Has Legal Punch When Properly Used
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Golden Parachutes: Executiveemployment Contracts, William R. Spalding
Golden Parachutes: Executiveemployment Contracts, William R. Spalding
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Director Dismissal Of Derivative Suits After Zapata Corp. V. Maldonado
Director Dismissal Of Derivative Suits After Zapata Corp. V. Maldonado
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Directors' Duties And Liabilities Under The Securities Acts And Corporation Law, Elliot Goldstein, Michael Shepherd
Directors' Duties And Liabilities Under The Securities Acts And Corporation Law, Elliot Goldstein, Michael Shepherd
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Director And Audit Committee Responsibilities Relating To Perquisites, Charles B. Tomm
Director And Audit Committee Responsibilities Relating To Perquisites, Charles B. Tomm
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Jurisdiction Over The Corporate Agent: The Fiduciary Shield, Thomas H. Sponsler
Jurisdiction Over The Corporate Agent: The Fiduciary Shield, Thomas H. Sponsler
Washington and Lee Law Review
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The Outside Director - Selection, Responsibilities, And Contribution To The Public Corporation, Avery S. Cohen
The Outside Director - Selection, Responsibilities, And Contribution To The Public Corporation, Avery S. Cohen
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Factors Determining The Degree Of Culpability Necessary For Violation Of The Federal Securities Laws In Information Transmission Cases, David S. Ruder
Factors Determining The Degree Of Culpability Necessary For Violation Of The Federal Securities Laws In Information Transmission Cases, David S. Ruder
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Sec Enforcement Techniques: Expanding And Exotic Forms Of Ancillary Relief, James C. Treadway, Jr.
Sec Enforcement Techniques: Expanding And Exotic Forms Of Ancillary Relief, James C. Treadway, Jr.
Washington and Lee Law Review
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"Notice To The Corporation" And The Undated Resignation
"Notice To The Corporation" And The Undated Resignation
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Director's Right To Inspect Corporate Records
Director's Right To Inspect Corporate Records
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.