Rick Paszkiet

Dec 2, 2024 | businesslawtoday.org | Shawn Garrett |Acquisitions Law |Glenn West |Rick Paszkiet

CURRENT MONTH (November 2024)Delaware Chancery Court Answers Whether Directors of a Corporation Breached Their Fiduciary Duties by Approving a Cash-Out Merger That Rendered Common Stock ValuelessBy Shawn Garrett, Founding Attorney, Garrett, PLLCOn October 30, 2024, the Delaware Chancery Court issued its opinion in Jacobs, et al. v. Akademos, Inc., et al., a suit concerning a merger that rendered the common stock of the target company, Akademos, Inc.(hereinafter “Corporation”), valueless.

Nov 5, 2024 | businesslawtoday.org | Rick Paszkiet |H. Ward Classen |Robert Dickie |Peter Russo

The MAC Cup II law student M&A negotiation competition has launched! Sixty-four student teams from forty-six schools across the US and Canada are squaring off in multiple qualifying rounds to join the “Final Four” in-person championship in Laguna Beach, California, and to win awards for best agreement mark-ups, all while learning to advocate their (made-up) clients’ positions.

Apr 12, 2024 | businesslawtoday.org | Rick Paszkiet |H. Ward Classen |Robert Dickie |Peter Russo

John J. McCann, former chair of the American Bar Association Business Law Section (1992–1993), passed away on March 13, 2024, but his work as a lawyer and leader of the Business Law Section (BLS) lives on. Most notably, McCann was instrumental in his leadership role in creating a new publication for the Business Law Section: Business Law Today (BLT).

Jun 13, 2023 | businesslawtoday.org | Rick Paszkiet |H. Ward Classen |Robert Dickie |Peter Russo

The American Bar Association Business Law Section is proud of its library of quality legal titles that serve the business law community. However, there are a handful of BLS titles that are true “classics”—that is, they are the go-to sources for the legal practitioner; they strengthen their branding with each new edition; and they sell in the thousands. A prime example of a “classic” is The Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, Fifth Edition by Kenneth A. Adams.