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Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Pleading-Stage Dismissal of Control Stockholder Buyout Litigation

Feb. 11, 2016—Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Pleading-Stage Dismissal of Control Stockholder Buyout Litigation AUTHORS Robert S. Reder Professor of the Practice of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, has been serving as a consulting attorney at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in New York City since his retirement as a partner in April 2011. Lauren Messonnier Meyers...

Decriminalization, Regulation, Privatization: A Response to Professor Natapoff

Jan. 28, 2016—Decriminalization, Regulation, Privatization: A Response to Professor Natapoff Response to Alexandra Natapoff, Misdemeanor Decriminalization, 68 Vand. L. Rev. 1055 (2015). AUTHOR O.M. Vicars Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law.

Sell-Side Financial Advisors in the M&A Crosshairs

Dec. 6, 2015—Sell-Side Financial Advisors in the M&A Crosshairs AUTHORS Robert S. Reder Professor of the Practice of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, has been serving as a consulting attorney at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in New York City since his retirement as a partner in April 2011. Stephanie Stroup Estey Vanderbilt University Law...

Delaware Supreme Court Rejects Piecemeal Approach to Analyzing Director Independence

Dec. 1, 2015—Delaware Supreme Court Rejects Piecemeal Approach to Analyzing Director Independence AUTHORS Robert S. Reder Professor of the Practice of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, has been serving as a consulting attorney at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in New York City since his retirement as a partner in April 2011. Lauren Messonnier Meyers...

Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins (2015)

Sep. 16, 2015—Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins was argued before the Supreme Court on November 2, 2015. In Spokeo, the Court considered whether Congress may confer Article III standing upon plaintiffs who suffer no concrete injury by vesting them with a private right of action to enforce a statutory requirement. The case may have broad-reaching impacts upon standing doctrine...

Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar (2015)

Sep. 16, 2015—Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar was argued before the Supreme Court on January 20, 2015. In Williams-Yulee, the Court considered whether a rule of judicial conduct that bans judicial candidates from directly soliciting campaign funds violates the First Amendment. The case has important implications, as currently thirty-nine states elect at least some of their judges and at...

Family Support and Supporting Families

Apr. 16, 2015—Family Support and Supporting Families Response to Laura A. Rosenbury, Federal Visions of Private Family Support, 67 Vand. L. Rev. 1835 (2014). AUTHOR Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law.

A Tax Audible: Coaches and Buyouts

Apr. 8, 2015—A Tax Audible: Coaches and Buyouts AUTHOR Harry W. Walborsky Professor, Florida State University College of Law.

The Tale of the Fee Tail in Downton Abbey

Apr. 8, 2015—The Tale of the Fee Tail in Downton Abbey AUTHOR David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair in Law, Vanderbilt University Law School.

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (2014)

Sep. 16, 2014—This Roundtable considered Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., which was argued at the Supreme Court on March 25, 2014. In Hobby Lobby, the Court considered whether Hobby Lobby is entitled to an exemption from the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”). The Court could have addressed many questions: Is a...

Maryland State Comptroller of the Treasury v. Wynne (2014)

Sep. 16, 2014—Maryland State Comptroller of the Treasury v. Wynne was argued before the Supreme Court on November 12, 2014. In Wynne, the Court considered whether the Constitution bans a state from taxing its residents’ income, wherever earned, by requiring a credit for taxes paid on income taxed in other states. The Court could have answered many questions: How...

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