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- ↑ "The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation - The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation". blogs.law.harvard.edu.
- ↑ http://onespot.wsj.com/law/2009/01/11/264324876-chancery-retains-jurisdiction-over-claims%5B%5D
- ↑ "Community".
