SAC’s Insiders: Indicting Financial Institutions

Vesna Harasic On November 8th, 2013, billionaire Steven A. Cohen’s Connecticut-based hedge fund, SAC Capital Advisors (“SAC”),…

By Business Editor

Hayes v. Activision Blizzard Inc.

Harini Kidambi In the fast-tracked case Hayes v. Activision Blizzard Inc.[1], the Delaware Supreme Court unanimously reversed…

By Business Editor

SEC Approves Crowdfunding for Internet Stock Sales

Danielle Hartl Crowdfunding is “the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts…

By Jennifer Simile

TVI Corporation, et al. v. Gallagher, et al.

Chris O’Mahoney The Delaware Court of Chancery has shown a renewed interest in holding corporate founders also…

By Diane Ghrist

The Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act: Clarity and Nothing More

Addison Pierce In December of 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder announced a precedent-setting $335 million settlement with…

By Jennifer Simile

Merger Agreements and the Importance of Contract Language: An Analysis of Winshall v. Viacom Int’l. Inc.

Dylan Mooney In Winshall v. Viacom Int’l. Inc.,[1] the Delaware Supreme Court held that in corporate mergers,…

By Jennifer Simile

Federal Jury Finds Bank of America’s Countrywide and one of its Former Executives Guilty of Fraud

Lara Samuels  On October 23, 2013, a federal jury in the Southern District of New York returned…

By Jennifer Simile

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mark Cuban, No. 3:08-cv-02050 (N.D. TX 2013).

Anna Cloeter In Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cuban, a jury in the U.S. District Court for…

By Jennifer Simile

A Setback for Cable Streaming Start-Ups in the Fight Against FOX

Ryan Van Olst In Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. FilmOn X LLC,[1] the D.C. District Court granted…

By Diane Ghrist

JPMorgan’s Settlement Demonstrates Dodd-Frank’s Bite

Christopher J. Frisina On October 16, 2013, JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (“JPMorgan”) settled with the U.S….

By Jennifer Simile