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Block, Dennis J. was born on September 1, 1942 in Bronx, New York, United States.
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Co-author: The Business Judgment Rule: Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Directors and Officers, First, Second, Third and Fourth Editions, Prentice Hall Law and Business, Inc., 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1993. Co-editor: "The Corporate Counsellor's Desk Book," First, Second, Third and Fourth Editions, Law and Business, Inc., 1982, 1985, 1990 and 1992. Monthly Column, "Mergers and Acquisitions," New York Law Journal, 1987.
Author of numerous articles on Business, Corporate and Securities Law including: Co-author: " New Battles in the Class StruggleThe Federal Courts Re-Examine the Securities Class Action," 34 Business Lawyer 455, January, 1979. "Internal Corporate Investigations: Maintaining the Confidentiality of a Corporate Client's Communications with Investigative Counsel," 35 Business Lawyer 5, November, 1979. "The Business Judgement Rule as Applied to Stockholder Proxy Derivative Suits Under the Securities Exchange Act," 8 Securities Regulations Law Journal 99, 1980.
"The Business Judgement Rule and Shareholder Derivative Actions: Viva Zapata?" 37 Business Lawyer 27, November, 1981. "Schedule 13D Problems Associated with Large Accumulations of Stock," 10 Securities Regulation Law Journal 3, April, 1982. "Dismissal of Derivative Actions Under the Business Judgement Rule: Zapata One Year Later," 38 Business Lawyer 401, February, 1983.
"The Responsibilities and Obligations of Corporate Directors in Takeover Contests," 11 Securities Regulation Law Journal 44, 1983. "Dramatization of a Hostile Tender Offer," reprinted in American Bar Association Journal, March & April, 1984. "Termination of Derivative Suits Against Directors on Business Judgement Grounds: From Zapata to Aronson," 39 Business Lawyer 1503, August 1984.
"Affirmative Duty to Disclose Material Information Concerning Issuer's Financial Condition and Business Plans," 40 Business Lawyer 1243, August, 1985. "Advising Directors on the D & O Insurance Crisis," 14 Securities Regulation Law Journal 130, 1986. "The Role of the Business Judgment Rule in Shareholder Litigation at the Turn of the Decade, 45 Bus.
Law. 469 (Feb, 1990). "A Post-Polaroid Snapshot of the Duty to Correct Disclosure," 1991 Columbia Business Law Review, 139 (Volume 1991). "Derivative Litigation Current Law Versus The American Law Institute," 48 Business Lawyer 1443, August, 1993.
Chief Attorney, New York Regional Office of Securities and Exchange Commission, 1967-1972. Member, Board of Contributing Editors and Advisers of the Securities Regulation Law Journal, 1979 and Corporate Law Review, 1980.
Dennis J. Block
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State University of New York at Buffalo (Bachelor of Arts, 1964). Brooklyn Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1967).
Career
Worked at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Admitted to the bar, 1968, New York. Recipient, Henrietta & Stuart Hirschman Foundation Scholarship.
Co-author: The Business Judgment Rule: Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Directors and Officers, First, Second, Third and Fourth Editions, Prentice Hall Law and Business, Inc., 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1993. Co-editor: "The Corporate Counsellor's Desk Book," First, Second, Third and Fourth Editions, Law and Business, Inc., 1982, 1985, 1990 and 1992. Monthly Column, "Mergers and Acquisitions," New York Law Journal, 1987.
Author of numerous articles on Business, Corporate and Securities Law including: Co-author: " New Battles in the Class StruggleThe Federal Courts Re-Examine the Securities Class Action," 34 Business Lawyer 455, January, 1979. "Internal Corporate Investigations: Maintaining the Confidentiality of a Corporate Client's Communications with Investigative Counsel," 35 Business Lawyer 5, November, 1979. "The Business Judgement Rule as Applied to Stockholder Proxy Derivative Suits Under the Securities Exchange Act," 8 Securities Regulations Law Journal 99, 1980.
"The Business Judgement Rule and Shareholder Derivative Actions: Viva Zapata?" 37 Business Lawyer 27, November, 1981. "Schedule 13D Problems Associated with Large Accumulations of Stock," 10 Securities Regulation Law Journal 3, April, 1982. "Dismissal of Derivative Actions Under the Business Judgement Rule: Zapata One Year Later," 38 Business Lawyer 401, February, 1983.
"The Responsibilities and Obligations of Corporate Directors in Takeover Contests," 11 Securities Regulation Law Journal 44, 1983. "Dramatization of a Hostile Tender Offer," reprinted in American Bar Association Journal, March & April, 1984. "Termination of Derivative Suits Against Directors on Business Judgement Grounds: From Zapata to Aronson," 39 Business Lawyer 1503, August 1984.
"Affirmative Duty to Disclose Material Information Concerning Issuer's Financial Condition and Business Plans," 40 Business Lawyer 1243, August, 1985. "Advising Directors on the D & O Insurance Crisis," 14 Securities Regulation Law Journal 130, 1986. "The Role of the Business Judgment Rule in Shareholder Litigation at the Turn of the Decade, 45 Bus.
Law. 469 (Feb, 1990). "A Post-Polaroid Snapshot of the Duty to Correct Disclosure," 1991 Columbia Business Law Review, 139 (Volume 1991). "Derivative Litigation Current Law Versus The American Law Institute," 48 Business Lawyer 1443, August, 1993.
Chief Attorney, New York Regional Office of Securities and Exchange Commission, 1967-1972. Member, Board of Contributing Editors and Advisers of the Securities Regulation Law Journal, 1979 and Corporate Law Review, 1980. Member, Editorial Board of Inside Litigation, 1986.
Insights, 1987; Securities Regulation and Law Report, 1989. Corporation, 1990. Member, Task Force on Commercial Courts for State of New York, 1992. Chairman, Lawyers Division, U.J.A. Federation, 1989-1991.
Member: Association of the Bar of The City of New York. American Bar Association (Member, Federal Regulation of Securities Committee and Committee on Counsel Responsibility, Business Law Section, 1980. Co-Chairman, Committee on Corporate Counsel, 1982-1985, Division Director, 1985-1986 and Member of the Council, 1986-1989, Section of Litigation.
Member of Committee on Corporate Laws, Business Law Section, 1993). Federal Bar Council; American Law Institute. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
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Co-author: The Business Judgment Rule: Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Directors and Officers, First, Second, Third and Fourth Editions, Prentice Hall Law and Business, Inc., 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1993. Co-editor: "The Corporate Counsellor's Desk Book," First, Second, Third and Fourth Editions, Law and Business, Inc., 1982, 1985, 1990 and 1992. Monthly Column, "Mergers and Acquisitions," New York Law Journal, 1987.
Author of numerous articles on Business, Corporate and Securities Law including: Co-author: " New Battles in the Class StruggleThe Federal Courts Re-Examine the Securities Class Action," 34 Business Lawyer 455, January, 1979. "Internal Corporate Investigations: Maintaining the Confidentiality of a Corporate Client's Communications with Investigative Counsel," 35 Business Lawyer 5, November, 1979. "The Business Judgement Rule as Applied to Stockholder Proxy Derivative Suits Under the Securities Exchange Act," 8 Securities Regulations Law Journal 99, 1980.
"The Business Judgement Rule and Shareholder Derivative Actions: Viva Zapata?" 37 Business Lawyer 27, November, 1981. "Schedule 13D Problems Associated with Large Accumulations of Stock," 10 Securities Regulation Law Journal 3, April, 1982. "Dismissal of Derivative Actions Under the Business Judgement Rule: Zapata One Year Later," 38 Business Lawyer 401, February, 1983.
"The Responsibilities and Obligations of Corporate Directors in Takeover Contests," 11 Securities Regulation Law Journal 44, 1983. "Dramatization of a Hostile Tender Offer," reprinted in American Bar Association Journal, March & April, 1984. "Termination of Derivative Suits Against Directors on Business Judgement Grounds: From Zapata to Aronson," 39 Business Lawyer 1503, August 1984.
"Affirmative Duty to Disclose Material Information Concerning Issuer's Financial Condition and Business Plans," 40 Business Lawyer 1243, August, 1985. "Advising Directors on the D & O Insurance Crisis," 14 Securities Regulation Law Journal 130, 1986. "The Role of the Business Judgment Rule in Shareholder Litigation at the Turn of the Decade, 45 Bus.
Law. 469 (Feb, 1990). "A Post-Polaroid Snapshot of the Duty to Correct Disclosure," 1991 Columbia Business Law Review, 139 (Volume 1991). "Derivative Litigation Current Law Versus The American Law Institute," 48 Business Lawyer 1443, August, 1993.
Chief Attorney, New York Regional Office of Securities and Exchange Commission, 1967-1972. Member, Board of Contributing Editors and Advisers of the Securities Regulation Law Journal, 1979 and Corporate Law Review, 1980.
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Membership
Member, Board of Contributing Editors and Advisers of the Securities Regulation Law Journal, 1979 and Corporate Law Review, 1980. Member, Editorial Board of Inside Litigation, 1986. Insights, 1987; Securities Regulation and Law Report, 1989.
Corporation, 1990. Member, Task Force on Commercial Courts for State of New York, 1992. Chairman, Lawyers Division, U.J.A. Federation, 1989-1991. Member: Association of the Bar of The City of New York.
American Bar Association (Member, Federal Regulation of Securities Committee and Committee on Counsel Responsibility, Business Law Section, 1980. Co-Chairman, Committee on Corporate Counsel, 1982-1985, Division Director, 1985-1986 and Member of the Council, 1986-1989, Section of Litigation. Member of Committee on Corporate Laws, Business Law Section, 1993).
Federal Bar Council; American Law Institute. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
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American