SHENKER v. LAUREATE EDUCATION

No. 8, Sept. Term, 2009.

983 A.2d 408 (2009)

411 Md. 317

Nathan SHENKER, et al. v. LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

November 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Piven, David Brower (Brower Piven, Baltimore), on brief, for Petitioners.

David Clarke, Jr. (Sara Z. Moghadam, DLA Piper LLP (US), David J. Cynamon, Alvin Dunn, Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP, Washington, DC, Eric A. Kuwana, Catherine S. Wood, Katten, Muchin, Rosenman LLP, Washington, DC Mark D. Gately, Scott R. Haiber, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Baltimore), on brief, for Respondents.

John B. Isbister, Gregory M. Garrett, Tydings & Rosenberg, LLP, Baltimore, Amici Curiae.

Argued before BELL, C.J. HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, MURPHY, JOHN C. ELDRIDGE, (Retired, Specially Assigned), and IRMA S. RAKER, (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ.


HARRELL, J.

This case is about certain modalities of accountability in a corporate business setting.

Petitioners are shareholders1 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...

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