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Artificial intelligence (AI) is an increasingly important part of business strategy for many companies. As AI has become increasingly important in the corporate world, some commentators suggest that corporate boards not only need AI fluency but in fact need a specialized AI expert.  These suggestions about board expertise may present challenges for many boards, as boards seek to balance a host of competing objectives and interests. An April 15, 2026, memo from the Debevoise & Plimpton law firm (here) takes a pragmantic approach, proposing that the appropriate AI governance framework “will differ for each company and should align with the company’s strategic needs and relationship to technology.”

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JJ Chan

In the following guest post, my good friend JJ Chan takes a look at some key principles of Malaysian corporate law, including important appellate cases interpreting the Business Judgement Rule under Malaysian law. JJ is the Managing Partner of the Chan Ban Eng law firm in Malaysia. I would like to thank JJ for allowing me to publish his article on this site. Here is JJ’s article.

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Richard M. Leisner

After many decades of law practice, legal veteran Richard M. Leisner, a Senior Member in the Trenam law firm in Tampa, found that increasingly he has been called upon to be a sounding board and resource on proposed corporate transactions. In the following guest post, which is the first installment in a three-part series, Richie recounts a number of “open door encounters” – that is, occasions when colleagues came to his office to discuss pending matters. There are a number of important lessons from the tales described below. A version of this article previously was published in Trenam Law News & Insights, available at www.trenam.com. I would like to thank Richie for allowing me to publish his article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this blog’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Richie’s article.
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del1One feature of the U.S. corporate law environment that always strikes outside observers and new initiates as odd is the predominance on the legal landscape of the law of Delaware. The tiny Eastern seaboard state is the second smallest U.S. state by size; only five states are smaller by population, yet its corporate laws outweigh those of any other state. Over half of the U.S. listed companies are incorporated in Delaware. Nearly two thirds of Fortune 500 companies are organized under the laws of Delaware.

Questions about Delaware’s outsized role in the corporate legal world are nothing new. But when the Wall Street Journal runs a front page article questioning Delaware’s role, it might be time to start wondering of Delaware’s predominance might actually be under challenge.
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