The Moral Aspects of a Lawyer’s Fiduciary Duty

Posted on March 12th, 2012 by Francis Pileggi

My regular ethics column in the current issue of The Bencher, the national publication of The American Inns of Court, is entitled: The Moral Aspects of a Lawyer’s Fiduciary Duty. This short piece discusses and refers to sources that document the religious … Continue reading →

Practice Guidelines for Delaware Court of Chancery and Default Electronic Discovery Standards for U.S. District Court, District of Delaware

Posted on February 28th, 2012 by Francis Pileggi

We have previously written on these pages about the relatively new Guidelines issued by the Delaware Court of Chancery, which are intended to give guidance to practitioners on procedural protocols before the Court. We have also written on these pages about the recently … Continue reading →

Noteworthy 2011 Corporate and Commercial Decisions from Delaware’s Supreme Court and Court of Chancery

Posted on January 2nd, 2012 by Francis Pileggi

Noteworthy 2011 Corporate and Commercial Decisions from Delaware’s Supreme Court and Court of Chancery. By:  Francis G.X. Pileggi and Kevin F. Brady. Introduction This is the seventh year that we are providing an annual review of key Delaware corporate and … Continue reading →

Ethics Column on Recent Delaware Recusal Decision

Posted on December 1st, 2011 by Francis Pileggi

My latest ethics column for current edition of The Bencher, the national publication of the American Inns of Court, addresses a recent Delaware decision granting a motion to recuse, and is available here. This month’s column was co-authored by Jill … Continue reading →

Delaware Judge Grants Motion to Recuse

Posted on November 1st, 2011 by Francis Pileggi

My latest ethics column, a regular feature of The Bencher, the national publication of the American Inns of Court, was co-authored with Jill Agro. The article in the current edition is available here. We summarize a recent Delaware decision in … Continue reading →

Fifth Circuit Orders Recusal of Trial Judge

Posted on June 29th, 2011 by Francis Pileggi

In my latest ethics column for The Bencher, the national publication for the American Inns of Court, I highlight here a recent unpublished decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that reversed a decision of a … Continue reading →

Courts Impose Minimum Standards of Attorney Behavior

Posted on June 1st, 2011 by Francis Pileggi

One of my regular ethics columns for the national publication of the American Inns of Court, The Bencher, referred to two decisions that addressed the conduct of attorneys during a deposition and in written arguments to the court. The article … Continue reading →

Commentary on Recent Delaware Decisions interpreting DGCL Section 220: Rights of Shareholders to Books and Records

Posted on April 17th, 2011 by Francis Pileggi

The following article appeared in the current issue of the recently debuted publication called the Delaware Business Court Insider. Courts Clarifying Shareholders’ Rights to Information Kevin. F. Brady and Francis G.X. Pileggi Special to the Delaware Business Court Insider | April 13, 2011 Two recent … Continue reading →

Rule 1.16 Applied to Grant Motion to Withdraw of Counsel

Posted on March 13th, 2011 by Francis Pileggi

In my regular ethics column for The Bencher, the national publication of The American Inns of Court, in the current issue, I write here about a recent decision of the Rhode Island Supreme Court which granted a motion to withdraw of … Continue reading →

Key 2010 Delaware Rulings for M&A, Corporate Governance and Alternative Entity Practice

Posted on February 22nd, 2011 by Francis Pileggi

On Thursday, Feb. 24 from 1:00 p.m. EST to 2:30 p.m. EST, a webinar will be presented on key 2010 Delaware court decisions on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, class actions, alternative entities and related issues. A more detailed description follows: … Continue reading →

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