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2014 Bus. L. Today [i] (2014)

handle is hein.journals/busiltom2014 and id is 1 raw text is: January 2014 * Our Mini-Theme: Social Media and Business Law - People Get Readv There's a Train a'comin' * The Threat of Social Media Diligence on the Confidentiality of the M&A Process: The Problem and Possible Solutions This article looks at the practical impact of the Internet and social media diligence on the confidentiality in M&A transactions and suggests certain practices to mitigate and more fairly allocate this risk. * Discovery and Preservation of Social Media Evidence Businesses of every size can be affected by social media - both in the duty to preserve social-media content and in the desire to access relevant social-media evidence in litigation. * 10 Tips for Avoiding Ethical Lapses When Using Social Media Have you paused to consider how the ethics rules apply to your online activities? You should. * Privacy and Social Media Led by the states, the U.S. is developing laws and regulations to protect certain aspects of people's information on social media. * Words that Matter: Considerations in Drafting Preferred Stock Provisions The precise words that drafters employ clearly matter in determining the special rights, powers, and privileges of preferred stock. * Female Corgorate Directors Pay Dividends for Corgorations and their Countries Many countries have imposed minimum quotas for female corporate directors. Given the data, is the United States next? Departments: * Keeping Current: U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms that Forum-Selection Clauses Are Presumptively Enforceable What procedure should a defendant use to enforce a forum-selection clause when the defendant is sued in a court that is not the contractually selected forum? * Keeping Current: Canada's Tough New Anti-Spam Legislation: Beware Its Extra-Territorial Reach Canada's new anti-spam laws (CASL) will come into force on July 1, 2014, and is the toughest anti-spam law in the world. Whether or not your client is not located in Canada, CASL may affect your client. * Delaware Insider: Inadvertently Waivina Right to Seek Judicial Dissolution of LLC: It is Easier to do than You Think Opting out of all of the members' default rights under the LLCAct waives the right to seek judicial dissolution, unless the LLC agreement specifically enumerates the right to seek judicial dissolution. * Ethics Corner: Losing the Privilege When the Subsidiary is Sold Most of us don't think much in advance about what happens when the parent-subsidiary relationship changes, but the consequences can be very significant. * Member Spotlight: Interview with Alvin W. ThoMpson Before being appointed a U.S. District Judge for the District of Connecticut in 1994 by President Clinton, Alvin W. Thompson served for three years as the managing partner of Robinson & Cole, the first African-American to lead a large Connecticut law firm. A former chair of the Business Law Section (2005-2006), Thompson has worn many hats in the Section. Inside Business Law The Business Law Section held its 2013 Fall Meeting on November 22 and 23 in Washington, D.C. The Meeting featured outstanding CLE programs, six of which we highlighted in December and six of which we highlight in this issue.

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