S&C Critical Insights

Oct 11 2024 100 ep. 16 mins 7

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Sullivan & Cromwell present the S&C Critical Insights podcast. Topics include M&A trends across industries, corporate governance including shareholder activism, litigation, arbitration, products liability, and more.

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The Clement Decision: Implications for Controlling Shareholders and Clarification of the Unique Benefit Principle

Oct 11 2024 22 mins

In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, S&C litigation partner John Hardiman discusses Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster’s recent ruling in Sarah Clement v. Apollo Global Management and its implications for controlling shareholders in M&A transactions. Despite the Delaware Chancery Court’s intense scrutiny of transactions involving controlling shareholders, the

Lessons from the 2024 Proxy Season, Part 2

Oct 09 2024 11 mins

In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Corporate Governance Co-Heads Marc Treviño and Melissa Sawyer and Special Counsel June Hu continue to analyze significant trends and developments that emerged from the recent U.S. annual meeting proxy season and provide takeaways for 2025.

Lessons from the 2024 Proxy Season, Part 1

Oct 08 2024 7 mins

In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Corporate Governance Co-Head Marc Treviño analyzes significant trends and developments that emerged from the recent U.S. annual meeting proxy season.

Key Takeaways for U.S. Companies Considering Cross-Border Investments

Sep 18 2024 44 mins

In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Tony Lewis and Eric Kadel, Co-Heads of S&C’s National Security Practice, Sergio Galvis, Head of the Firm’s Latin American Practice and Inosi Nyatta, Co-Head of S&C’s Project Finance Group, discuss key takeaways for U.S. companies considering cross-border investments, especially in light of the new Treasury Regulations

An Update on the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule, Part 2

Sep 10 2024 6 mins

In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Annie Ostrager, Co-Head of S&C’s Employment Law Group, and Jeannette Bander, a partner in S&C’s Executive Compensation Group, provide an update on the nationwide injunction against the FTC’s non-compete rule and discuss considerations for companies in light of this decision.

Key Considerations for Boards in AI Governance

Aug 28 2024 32 mins

In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Nader Mousavi, Co-head of S&C’s Artificial Intelligence Practice, and Jay Clayton, Senior Policy Advisor and Of Counsel to S&C, discuss key considerations for boards in their oversight of a company’s AI technologies and policies, and how to build an effective AI governance framework. Boards should stay informed and be pr

The New Proposed Federal Rule 16.1 and Its Implications for Multidistrict Litigation

May 08 2024 15 mins

In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Bill Monahan, Head of S&C’s Products Liability & Mass Torts Group, and Shane Palmer, an associate in the Firm’s Litigation Group, examine the new proposed Rule 16.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which the Judicial Conference of the United States’ Advisory Committee on Civil Rules recently voted to adopt as t

An Update on the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule

May 01 2024 9 mins

In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Annie Ostrager, Co-Head of S&C’s Labor & Employment Group, and Jeannette Bander, a partner in S&C’s Executive Compensation Group, provide an update on the FTC’s final rule containing a sweeping ban on non-compete agreements.

A Discussion of Non-Compete Agreements and Their Enforceability

Apr 19 2024 15 mins

In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Annie Ostrager, Co-Head of S&C’s Labor & Employment Group, and Jeannette Bander, a partner in S&C’s Executive Compensation Group, discussed non-compete agreements and the evolving nature of their enforceability, including developments at the federal and state level.

Major Developments in National Security Enforcement, Part Three

Apr 11 2024 28 mins

In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Sharon Cohen Levin, Craig Jones and Eric Kadel, Co-Heads of S&C’s National Security Practice, Adam Szubin, Of Counsel in S&C’s National Security Practice, and Andrew DeFilippis, Special Counsel in S&C’s National Security Practice, continue their discussion of significant developments in national security enforcemen