Voluminous commentary addresses the substantive differences between Delaware and Texas corporate law. Less attention is given to the practical aspects of the service provided by their respective state agencies that handle filings of corporate documents, and how prompt or “user friendly” they are. Texas recently “upped their game” by providing faster service filing options–but they
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Christianity and the Law
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The prolific and nationally-recognized corporate law scholar, Prof. Stephen Bainbridge, has collected an anthology of scholarship on the titular topic including law review articles and other publications by numerous authors in addition to himself.
Although the topic may be viewed as esoteric by some, the learned commentary linked above provides practical insights to those who…
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen Valihura Presents Distinguished Lecture on Charting Delaware’s Course in a New Era
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Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura recently presented the 2026 Weinburg Distinguished Lecture entitled “Legacies, Lessons and Launch Pads: Charting Delaware’s Course in a New Era, now available in an article format.
My own paraphrasing of a few takeaways: (i) the scholarly presentation included references to icons among prior court decisions in…
National Law Review’s Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Monitor
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As the Editor-in-Chief of the National Law Review‘s publication called the Delaware Corporate and Commercial Law Monitor, I’m pleased to share the latest edition that has now been published. The newsletter includes articles from authors around the country on the titular topic. My role for this publication is in addition to…
Law Professors Propose New Procedures for Amending Delaware Corporate Law
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New Delaware Corporate Litigation Podcast–Inaugural Broadcast
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Our new podcast series by Wilmington Managing Partner Francis G.X. Pileggi, Esq. and Partner Chauna Abner, offers practical insights on fiduciary duties, shareholder disputes, corporate governance issues, and other high-stakes business litigation matters arising in the State of Delaware and beyond.
In our inaugural episode, Francis and Chauna welcome veteran trial lawyer Jonathan Blank…
National Law Review’s Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Monitor
By Francis Pileggi on
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As the Editor-in-Chief of the National Law Review‘s publication called the Delaware Corporate and Commercial Law Monitor, I’m pleased to share the latest edition that has now been published. My role for this publication is in addition to my full-time practice and maintaining this blog–now in its 21st year–as well as…
Is Shareholder Democracy An Illusion?
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A short video examines the titular topic in connection with the “leopard paradigm” and the recent proxy proposal by Exxon related to its efforts to change its state of incorporation.
What is the Delaware Court of Chancery?
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The Federalist Society prepared a video/podcast that explains what the Court of Chancery is, and what it does, and why it may have some outsized influence within the area of its jurisdiction. The link follows:
Annual National Firearms Law Seminar
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I will be one of the speakers in Houston on April 17 at the Annual National Firearms Law Seminar, the largest gathering of Second Amendment attorneys in the country. The seminar provides a unique opportunity for attorneys, judges, FFLs, and others interested in firearms law to discuss recent developments in the law.
The 2026 seminar…