Delaware precedent, primarily Trados and ODN, holds that corporate boards of directors owe fiduciary duties to holders … of preferred stock.Rarely analyzed or applied in an intra-corporate context, the fiduciary duty of impartiality allows a … fiduciary to exercise discretion while having a duty to act bona fide in the best interests of the beneficiaries as a whole …

. At the same time, however, confusion abounds about the intersection of fiduciary principles and ESG investing. This … fiduciary law generally prohibits collateral benefits ESG, but risk-return ESG can be permissible if supported by a reasoned and …

This book chapter traces the divergence between the development of director and officer fiduciary duties. The chapter … explores the causes and consequences of this gap in corporate law. Using officer fiduciary doctrine as an example, the chapter … highlights the fragile relationship between stockholder litigation and fiduciary duties and the consequences for doctrinal …

, the issue I address in this white paper is whether the fiduciary duties of a plan manager of an “employee pension benefit … BlackRock’s shareholder activism. This indirect approach is required as the fiduciary duties of ERISA do not generally extend to … mutual funds and ETFs and their investment advisors.This Article takes the position that a plan manager has a fiduciary duty …

my white paper, "The Conflict between Blackrock's Shareholder Activism and ERISA's Fiduciary Duties" based on these …