“governments are treating corporate mergers as weapons of industrial policy. Deals that may have passed muster on competition grounds are being weighed—and, increasingly, thwarted—for the risks they may pose to a country’s security or strategic industries.” #corpgov ht @bjmquinn https://t.co/PI712CZIy0
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 27, 2018
“Powell … ‘went ballistic’ …. [and] argued that Nike would face backlash from the media and consumers if it was seen as siding with the N.F.L. rather than Kaepernick…. the largely white, older N.F.L. fans … are not a priority ….” #corpgov https://t.co/eZWfCFHczv
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 27, 2018
“This paper aims to … examine the circumstances under which veil piercing takes place …. The countries examined are England, Singapore and the US which are common law jurisdictions, as well as the civil law countries of China and Germany.” https://t.co/dqbTv6tGgE #corpgov
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 28, 2018
“information technology has contributed to an erosion of the conventional boundary between the firm and the market and undermines the rationale for the existence of hierarchical firms” https://t.co/SCfQvjJQTT
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 28, 2018
The “omnipresent specter” of self-interest when a board adopts anti-takeover devices justifies enhanced scrutiny of that decision. 493 A.2d at 954 Will the omnipresent specter of political bias ultimately require enhanced scrutiny when corporations take sides in our culture wars? https://t.co/luQ2S99VlA
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) September 29, 2018