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Shareholder Rights
726 published works
Florida Eminent Domain Law Blog
My Co-Owner Won’t Share the Books: How to Inspect Company Records in Florida
When a co-owner controls the books, Florida law gives LLC members and corporate shareholders a way to force the issue. Your right to inspect company records depends on your entity…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Delaware and Texas Are Moving Toward India on Shareholder Rights
By Renholding
Ask whether a shareholder may submit a proposal to a U.S. corporation, examine the corporation’s records, or file a derivative suit, and the accurate answer is now another question: How…
Business Law Prof Blog
The SEC agrees that it’s illegal for Exxon to allow its shareholders to vote against management
By Ann Lipton
Back when Exxon's board first created its retail voting program - allowing retail shareholders to submit advance instructions to always vote with Exxon's management - the New York City Comptroller’s…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Counts Later-Obtained Written Consents In Lieu of a Meeting in Section 225 Fight over Director Elections
This synopsis was prepared by Chauna Abner, a corporate and commercial litigation partner at Lewis Brisbois. In Freiberg v. Xonar Technology Inc., C.A. No. 2026-0093-KSJM (Del. Ch. Sep. 15, 2026),…
Public Company Advisory Blog
ISS STOXX Governance Announces Results of Annual Global Benchmark Policy Survey
By Publisher
On October 7, ISS STOXX Governance (ISS) announced the results of its annual global benchmark policy survey. This survey is conducted as part of the annual policy development process that…
Cabrera Rodriguez Blog
Essential Assets
By Mario
The Sale of Essential Assets Without Shareholder Approval: New Guidance from the Spanish Supreme Court The Spanish Supreme Court Judgment No. 881/2026, dated 9 June 2026, addresses an issue that…
AGP & Co Insights
What the Jautiva ruling means for shareholder privacy
Businesses need reliable information about the companies they deal with. Shareholders also have a legitimate interest in how their personal information is used. The Jautiva ruling shows why those interests…
Across The Board
Glass Lewis Shifts to Multi-Perspective Research Model: What Corporate Issuers Need to Know
By Ali Perry
On September 15, 2026, Glass Lewis announced that it was soliciting public comment on four research perspectives that will underpin its new research model that will be introduced in September…
The Law and Other Anomalies
SEC Proposes Limitations on Shareholder Rights
Today the SEC has formally proposed two significant changes to the rights afforded by Federal law to stockholders in publicly traded companies. The SEC seeks to rescind Rule 14a-8 under…
Business Law Prof Blog
Checking in on Delaware developments
By Ann Lipton
Just some things I’ve been meaning to blog about. First, in Dodiya v. Franklin, VC Will concluded that a take-private involving a conflicted director and conflicted CEO did not satisfy…