Defend of Trade Secrets Act

A sure sign the year is winding up is the release of TIME magazine’s “Person of the Year” list.  If TIME created a similar list of legal developments impacting owners and investors in private Texas companies this past year, at least two issues would be on it: the adoption of the Defend Trade Secrets Act and the stalemate that continues to exist for minority shareholders who have claims for oppression against majority owners.  The legal restrictions on the oppression claim have spurred an increase in shareholder derivative lawsuits containing allegations that private company officers and directors breached their fiduciary duties to the business.
Continue Reading A Look Back at 2016 – Legal Issues Affecting Texas Private Company Owners and Investors (Part 1)