Legal Opinion
Shenker v. Laureate Education, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 12, 2009No. 8, Sept. Term, 2009PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrell, J.
This case is about certain modalities of accountability in a corporate business setting.
Petitioners are shareholders 1 of Laureate Education, Inc. (“Laureate”), a successful publicly-held Maryland corporation headquartered in Baltimore. Laureate’s primary business is licensing its educational technology overseas and acquiring management interests in foreign colleges and universities. During 2006 and 2007, Laureate underwent a private acquisition process whereby certain members of Laureate’s Board of Directors, namely, Board Respondents Douglas L. Becker and R. Christopher Hoehn-Saric, and…
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