Nick represents public and private companies and private equity firms in a broad range of transactions and corporate matters. His practice focuses on capital formation transactions (public offerings and private placements of securities, joint venture transactions, private equity and venture capital investments), securities law compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate representation. Nick has served as counsel to clients in a number of sectors, including retail, life sciences, technology, health care, and nonprofits.
Before joining Mintz, Nick was an associate in the Boston office of an international law firm. Prior to this, he was in-house counsel at a biotechnology company.
During law school, Nick served as editor of the University of Connecticut Journal of International Law.
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Delaware Court of Chancery Extends the Fiduciary Duty of Oversight (i.e., Caremark Claims) to Corporate Officers
February 15, 2023 | Blog | By Nicholas V. Perricone
Until the Delaware Court of Chancery issued its recent decision in In re McDonald’s Corp. Stockholder Derivative Litigation[1] (“McDonalds”), it was unclear if claims for breach of the fiduciary duty of loyalty premised on a lack of oversight first established by In re Caremark International Inc. Derivative Litigation[2] (“Caremark”) in 1996, with respect to directors, also applied to corporate officers of Delaware corporations.
Elimination of the Duty of Care In Delaware? Statutory Exculpation of Officers: Recent Amendment to Section 102(B)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law
September 21, 2022 | Advisory | By Nicholas V. Perricone
In this advisory, we discuss a recent amendment to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) permitting a Delaware corporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of certain officers of the corporation — for monetary damages to the corporation or its stockholders — for the breach of the fiduciary duty of care.