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Rich is an experienced securities litigator focusing on value-generating legal strategy.  Rich brings to each matter a deep knowledge of the quantitative methods side of securities litigation, especially damages computation, event studies, econometrics/economics and the theories, tools, and strategies involved in the preservation and maximization of the value of client’s securities claims.

Does increased appraisal risk have an effect on manager behavior?  Recent research (unpublished) suggests it does.

In this paper (earlier version), the author examines target manager disclosure behavior before and after the significant Transkaryotic decision.  Reviewing mergers before and after that merger, the returns, abnormal returns, and associated disclosures by target management, the author concludes

Business Law Today previously posted this piece discussing key Delaware General Corporate Law differences between merger, conversions and domestications.  A sometimes forgotten reason for a merger or other major corporate action is to change the jurisdiction of incorporation and thus, usually, the regulatory or tax regime associated with it.  Mergers effectuated even for this purpose

We previously wrote about the Interoil decision, where the Yukon Court of Appeal overturned a decision applying a discounted cash flow analysis to a Canadian appraisal proceeding, holding that the trial court failed to give proper consideration of merger price. Discussion of the Interoil decision has been significant among Canadian and international law firms, including

We’ve previously written about how appraisal rights are a factor considered by deal-makers during the merger process, as well as by in-house counsel and other professionals involved in mergers: but are appraisal rights part of the decision-process when deciding where to incorporate?  Perhaps they should be, as one writer has compared the appraisal regimes in

Per JDSupra, the Yukon Court of Appeal overturned a decision applying a discounted cash flow analysis to a Canadian appraisal proceeding, holding that the trial court failed to give proper consideration of merger price. Citing factors that would be familiar to a US practitioner, including the deal process, the existence (or lack thereof) of

The Principal Funds, a provider of a suite of investment products including ETFs and mutual funds, recommends voting for appraisal rights in its proxy guidelines. When it comes to mergers themselves, the Principal Funds take a case-by-case approach, considering a litany of factors, including “(1) prospects of the combined companies; (2) anticipated financial and

Proxy firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) offers a number of proxy guidelines for specific funds, kinds of funds and separate interest groups. We recently wrote about ISS’s sustainability guidelines, which recommend voting in favor of appraisal rights. ISS also provides recommendations for Catholic funds and related entities. Per ISS: “Catholic Advisory Services Recommendation: