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Update on Legal Issues and Developments Relating to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Coronavirus pandemic, while primarily a public health issue, is creating numerous legal concerns. We have identified some of the key issues and developments below. In addition, we have formed a task force comprised of partners and senior lawyers from across all practice groups and offices to track developments and provide timely guidance to clients on Coronavirus-related issues.

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Quadrant v. Vertin: duty to maximize value of an insolvent enterprise—business judgment rule applies to interested directors’ “risky” strategy to increase value, even though creditors bear the downside and the controller stands to benefit

In Quadrant Structured Products Company, Ltd. v. Vertin (October 1, 2014), Vice Chancellor Laster clarified the Delaware Chancery Court’s approach to breach of fiduciary duty derivative actions brought by creditors against the directors of an insolvent corporation.

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