Highlights & Analysis of Key Decisions from Delaware's Supreme Court & Court of Chancery
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 Sixth Edition that has now been published.
The Delaware Corporate and Commercial Law Monitor curates articles from many commentators around the country. Commentary from academia and practitioners continues to examine…
Our favorite corporate law scholar, the prolific Professor Bainbridge, provides scholarly insights that compare the current position of large U.S. corporations represented on the Business Roundtable with the public statement of the group in 2019 that heralded a new age of corporate governance that focused on ESG and related social justice goals–instead of shareholder…
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 Fifth Edition that has now been published. (My role for this relatively new publication will be in addition to my full-time practice and maintaining this blog–now in it’s 20th…
A law review article authored by a Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery that chronicles nine eras of Delaware court decisions on Delaware corporate law, from the State’s founding in 1776 through the present, is featured on the Harvard Law School Corporate Governance blog (where yours truly has published several articles over the…
The inestimable Professor Bainbridge, one the country’s leading corporate law scholars, has done a deep dive into the issues presented by a recent filing in Illinois for corporate records of a Delaware corporation. The good professor has written three articles on the issues raised, such as the internal affairs doctrine. Despite the oddity of the…
For my most recent ethics column for The Bencher, now in its 25th year, I highlighted a recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision on the duty of anyone involved in potential or pending litigation to preserve relevant evidence, including electronic data such as emails and text messages, in order to avoid penalties for spoliation.
The fusillade of learned commentary on recent developments in Delaware corporate law, known colloquially as SB 21, continues apace. The Delaware Legislature passed legislation in March that statutorily defines controlling shareholder and director independence, via an amendment to DGCL Section 144. It also imposes additional prerequisites in order for a shareholder to demand corporate books…
Recently I was asked to be the Editor-in-Chief of the National Law Review‘s new publication called Delaware Corporate and Commercial Law Monitor. (This role will be in addition to my full-time practice and maintaining this blog, as well as upholding my rich family life and participation in various religious, cultural, professional and community…
The Delaware Governor signed legislation last night that makes big changes to Delaware corporate law. The new law amended the corporate statute to create a definition for “controlling shareholder” and “disinterested director” as well as adding new prerequisites before a shareholder can demand corporate records. As the editor of The National Law Review’s Delaware Corporate …
A PowerPoint with highlights of SB 21 at today’s beginning of the annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute, an event featured many times on these pages in prior years, was part of a panel presentation led William Lafferty of Morris Nichols. For the few people who have missed the tsunami of articles and commentary…