By Andrew Steffensen Thomas C. Watkins recently received the North Carolina Bar Association Business Law Section’s highest honor, its Distinguished Service Award. The NCBA presents the Distinguished Service Award to recognize extraordinary service to the Business Law Section, the legal profession and the public. In making the nomination, April Kight said of her colleague, “Tom […]
By Ed Chaney The Business Law Section invites you to join its annual section program on February 8-9 in Winston-Salem and via live webcast. This year’s theme is “The Times They Are A-Changing for Business Lawyers,” and as the title suggests, we will be focusing on a number of important recent developments in the field […]
The Business Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association was active this past year in proposing certain changes to the North Carolina Business Corporation Act and the North Carolina Charitable Solicitation Statute. Below is a summary of the amendments that were adopted this year. Legislative Update – North Carolina Business Corporation Act Recent Amendments […]
By Marc E. Gustafson Having been involved in a fair number of due diligence reviews over the course of my career, I can’t imagine there is a single due diligence checklist that doesn’t include an examination of key employment agreements. And anyone tasked with performing that assessment would certainly check to ensure those agreements include […]
By Heyward Armstrong, Dave Clement, and Justin Truesdale In September 2021, the North Carolina General Assembly passed, and Governor Roy Cooper signed into law, Session Law 2021-162 (House Bill 320), Part I of which includes amendments to the North Carolina Business Corporation Act (NCBCA) to authorize North Carolina corporations to conduct shareholders’ meetings entirely by […]
By Heyward Armstrong, Dave Clement, and Justin Truesdale The North Carolina General Assembly recently approved Senate Bill 507 (the “Act”),[i] which makes a number of significant changes to the North Carolina Business Corporation Act (“NCBCA”), and the governor signed the Act into law on August 16, 2021.[ii] Certain provisions of the Act were effective immediately, and […]
By Andrew Steffensen Overview The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enacted into law on January 1, 2021, as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. The stated objectives of the CTA include the collection of certain beneficial ownership interest information from corporations, limited liability companies and similar entities “to (A) set a clear, Federal […]
By John W. Babcock In Skye Mineral Investors, LLC and Clarity Copper, LLC v. DXS Capital (U.S.) Limited et al., C.A. No. 2018-0059-JRS (Del. Ch. Feb. 24, 2020), the Delaware Court of Chancery rejected a motion to dismiss breach of fiduciary duty claims brought against two minority members of Sky Mineral Partners, LLC (“SMP”), a […]
By Ben Baldwin, NCBA Business Law Section Chair Hello, fellow Business Law Section members. I want to pass along three things (two of which are related). First: An enthusiastic word of gratitude to Ritchie Taylor, who planned and organized (and was also a presenter for) this year’s Business Law Section annual CLE program, which was […]
By Ketan Soni What You Need to Know About the New Community Platform This year, the NCBA has switched to a new online community platform. This new community platform for Sections, Divisions and Councils offers many more features than the previous system. Below is a summary of the basics and what you need to know […]